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LandAid's most extreme challenge is just around the corner. As the daredevils and fundraising heroes get ready for the return of TowerAthlon, let's take a look back on last year's highlights.

LandAid and fund manager Frogmore have launched London's first taxi that can be coloured in. The taxi, which was unveiled on Thursday, will raise awareness of LandAid's work tackling youth homelessness whilst also being a unique piece of public art.

It's fantastic to see so many fundraisers from across the property sector rallying people to tackle youth homelessness. The money raised from these efforts makes a huge difference to the lives of young people - a recent example being Roots and Shoots' new environmental learning centre which opened this month.

Most of us like the thought of raising money for charity but sometimes coming up with ideas can be tricky. Yesterday, over 40 professionals from across the property sector gathered at our LandAid Day Workshop hosted by the RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) in the hope of gaining fundraising inspiration for LandAid Day in October.

This is the question at the heart of a ground-breaking piece of research LandAid has commissioned from independent experts New Philanthropy Capital.

In this month's guest blog, 14 Knight Frank graduates tell LandAid about an upcoming fitness and fundraising adventure to the Roof of Africa.

Property people from across the sector will be pitting their wits against each other at a unique challenge event on 16 September, the London TowerAthlon. Organised by LandAid and the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors, the event sees hundreds of professionals complete an assault course on and around the Broadgate Tower, London's 11th highest skyscraper.

800 professionals from across the property and construction sectors put their best foot forward for young homeless people at yesterday's LandAid 10K sponsored by Bilfinger GVA.

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