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Esteemed senior leaders from across the property industry have assembled for the first time to officially launch brand new LandAid Scotland board.

A new initiative to make it easier for small charities to access free professional support has been launched during Small Charity Week by 19 organisations, all members of the UK Pro Bono Association.  LandAid are proud to be one of these charities. 

It is with great sadness that we announce that Kevin Hunter, LandAid’s Head of Programmes & Impact, father to El and husband to Helen, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday 20 May, following a short battle with cancer.

Since April 1, LandAid’s Deputy Chief Executive (DCEO), Alice Lamb, has added a formidable, additional cog to her wheels, following her appointment to Director of Operations.  

LandAid’s biggest ever SleepOut has seen nearly 1,300 property professionals from across the UK come together to raise over £500,000 to support young people experiencing homelessness.

Gemma Copp, Architect from Buttress Architects in Manchester talks about her role as a LandAid Ambassador, the upcoming 2023 SleepOut, why ending youth homelessness is so important to her, through her own lived experience, and how the property industry can play a vital role in providing young vulnerable people with safe and secure places to call home.

Work has begun to develop the next phase of homelessness charity, St Basils’ innovative live and work project in Sandwell, with the refurbishment of former doctors and nurses residences to create an aspirational young workers’ ‘village’.

The StreetSmart restaurant campaign, in partnership with LandAid, raised a colossal £750,000 from participating restaurants during the recent Christmas period.

LandAid aiming to raise over £500,000 to end youth homelessness, calling on over 1,000 property professionals to SleepOut in March across 7 UK locations, including a brand new Scottish SleepOut