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On Friday, the Homelessness Reduction Bill, proposed by Bob Blackman MP, passed its second reading in Parliament - its first major hurdle.

LandAid, the property industry charity, has launched a new campaign to encourage businesses to help turn empty properties into homes for young people facing homelessness.

One of the things we're proud of at LandAid is that as well as investing over £1 million every year in projects working to end youth homelessness, we never just write a cheque and walk away. We work alongside the charities we help, bringing in property expertise and often funding them more than once.

When a young person falls out of mainstream education, your first thoughts on how to get them back on track probably don't involve gardening gloves, plant seeds and a trowel.

Homelessness is one of the most critical issues facing society today, so it's great to see people from different walks of life coming up with new ways to tackle this problem. From politics to plays, football tournaments to cutting-edge technology, here's our run down of some of the innovative ways people have come together recently to support those who are homeless...

LandAid has today unveiled its new Young Voices programme which aims to promote young people's voices to the property industry and help raise youth homelessness up the agenda.

This week Telereal Trillium staff tell us about their fundraising campaign for LandAid which made £24,000 to help vulnerable young people.

'Homelessness is not a natural disaster. It is a man made disaster.' These were the words of Tim Richter, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness speaking at a recent Brunch & Learn hosted by UK charity Homeless Link.

Richard Spencer is a Masters student at UCL, an aspiring real estate professional and, since last October, a committed LandAid volunteer.