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Landsec: Creating opportunities & tackling local issues

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Landsec: Creating opportunities & tackling local issues

Landsec: Creating opportunities & tackling local issues

Landsec is committed to fostering a more inclusive economy by addressing local inequalities and future skills needs through its £20 million social impact fund, Landsec Futures. This 10-year initiative supports people facing barriers to employment and socio-economic challenges, with £54 million in social value generated since 2019/20. Landsec also offers paid internships and real estate bursaries to improve diversity in the industry, alongside partnerships with local charities to inspire underrepresented communities to pursue real estate careers.

As a significant creator of jobs across real estate, construction, customer service and retail, we have an important role in helping to create a more inclusive economy. One that helps tackle inequalities specific to our local areas and addresses the current and future skills we need. 

Landsec Futures

At Landsec, we believe increasing diversity across our industry and supporting local communities is essential to the future of the places we create. Our £20m social impact fund, Landsec Futures, is designed to empower people facing barriers with the skills and opportunities to move toward the world of work and aims to tackle socio-economic need in the local areas we serve. The fund is a 10-year commitment, allowing us to make a sustained impact in our industry and local communities.

  • Social value created through our community programmes since 2019/20 – £54m
  • People facing barriers supported towards employment since 2019/20 – 10,249

Landsec internships Our six-month paid internships support people who meet social mobility criteria, in building their skills, confidence and work experience at the start of their careers.

Landsec Futures interns

Real Estate Bursaries 

We’re improving representation in placemaking careers across the real estate industry through financial support and mentoring. 

Our real estate bursaries provide a unique opportunity to increase the diversity of talent across the industry and in our business. We offer these in partnership with universities around the UK, available to candidates meeting social mobility criteria who are applying for specific real estate courses. Bursary recipients will be offered mentoring and employability support from Landsec volunteers to build their confidence and professional networks, before entering a career in the real estate industry. All university courses are RICS accredited.

We’re supporting local people with the skills and opportunities to enter careers in our industry through 3-year partnerships with local employability charities. 

Every three years, we open the opportunity to apply for funded grants to support charity and community partners local to our places. These three-year programmes work with people from underrepresented socio-economic backgrounds to inspire them to consider careers in real estate and help them into work.

Community Grants 

We’re working with our communities to address important issues through grant awards to local charities and community groups.

To learn more about their work, see here.

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