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LandAid is part of a new London Homeless Charities Group launching its first winter campaign with support of Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

A new report has found that Live and Work', an innovative scheme run by St Basils, a leading Birmingham-based provider of services for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, could also deliver a considerable public cost saving. LandAid, the property industry charity, has announced it is part-funding phase two of this pioneering project with a £50,000 grant.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a ground breaking fundraising campaign to celebrate their 150th year - to raise £2.25m for LandAid, which will fund 150 bed spaces for young people who have experienced homelessness.

LandAid has announced that funds raised from its inaugural LandAid Midlands 10K will support local charity St Basils to convert an empty property into a home for 18 young people at risk of homelessness. LandAid is calling on runners of all abilities to tackle youth homelessness in the Midlands.

Last month, LandAid, Palmer Capital and Opus North visited Canopy Housing to see a home they sponsored using funds raised for last year's LandAid Day in their annual Money Maker Challenge.

A ground breaking ceremony for LandAid House took place on Wednesday July 19, marking the beginning of construction for a state-of-the-art building near Old Street to provide 146 bedrooms for young people at risk of becoming homeless. The event was attended by James Murray, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, and Una O'Halloran, Mayor of Islington.

The property industry has responded to LandAid's urgent two-week appeal to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy and by this morning, had pledged over £170,000 to go directly to the British Red Cross's London Fire Relief Fund.

This week we visited charity partner Hope into Action: Black Country in the West Midlands, who provide supported housing for people facing homelessness in Wolverhampton. Hope into Action was awarded a LandAid grant to refurbish four shared houses in four different locations including Wolverhampton, as well as an additional home in Wolverhampton as part of our Sponsor a Home campaign.

It’s a view close to our hearts here at LandAid. A year ago we set out to achieve lasting change with a clear goal in mind: to end youth homelessness. This in itself had us concentrating our efforts on one pressing issue. But over the year, we recognised the need to focus even further.