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639 runners entered the property industry's biggest annual 10k race on Clapham Common yesterday

Over 80 senior property professionals from across the South West gathered together this morning to form LandAid, the property industry charity, South West Fundraising Board.

Lack of opportunity does not mean lack of aspiration, and LandAid House will help young people to unlock it. Everyone deserves a good first start in life. I was lucky enough to have one - a conventional' path through a good school, two parents who encouraged me in my chosen degree and a solid network of friends and family that ensured I sailed comfortably through the rocky waters of their divorce.

RICS's Pledge150 campaign aims to raise enough money to create 150 bed spaces for young homeless people around the UK. Erin Peart, Board Member for RICS North East, recently visited one of the LandAid projects that the campaign will fund: SHAID (Single Homelessness Action in Durham).

I was struck by two separate but connected facts last week. The first fact was the shocking statistic that well over a third of young people who are homeless are also struggling with a mental health problem. Homeless Link's excellent Young & Homeless 2018 report - jointly funded by LandAid and Comic Relief - highlighted the prevalence of mental health problems among an already very vulnerable group of young people.

The LandAid 10K calls on runners of all abilities to join the race to end youth homelessness! Now with a new 5K course, there's more than one way you can take part in property's biggest running event. Ahead of this year's race, we asked some of last year's trophy winners for their top tips for race day success:

LandAid is calling on runners to take on property's toughest 10K. The race, sponsored by St. Modwen, will take place on Friday 14 September in Longbridge, Birmingham. All funds raised will go towards the aim of ending youth homelessness in the Midlands.

LandAid held its third annual LandAid Ambassador Awards last night at the Walkie-Talkie' to highlight the achievements of property's rising stars in helping to end youth homelessness.

Welfare reforms are contributing to homelessness among young people aged 16 to 24 by affecting their ability to access and sustain housing, according to Homeless Link's Young & Homeless 2018 report, published today. Read the Young & Homeless 2018 executive summary and full report, funded by LandAid and Comic Relief.