Creating opportunities & tackling local issues

As a significant creator of jobs across real estate, construction, customer service and retail, we have an important role in helping to create a more inclusive economy. One that helps tackle inequalities specific to our local areas and addresses the current and future skills we need. 

Landsec Futures

At Landsec, we believe increasing diversity across our industry and supporting local communities is essential to the future of the places we create. Our social impact programme, Landsec Futures, is designed to empower people facing barriers with the skills and opportunities to move toward the world of work and aims to tackle socio-economic need in the local areas we serve. 

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Social value created through our community programmes since 2019/20
£96m 

 

People facing barriers supported towards employment since 2019/20
14,737 

 

Landsec internships

Our six-month paid internships support people who meet social mobility criteria, in building their skills, confidence and work experience at the start of their careers.  

Noshin completed a Landsec Futures Internship in our People team, after learning about the internship programme through one of our employability partnerships, Circle Collective, who support young people with employability skills to help them towards the world of work. At the end of the internship, Noshin moved into a full-time position within Landsec. 

"Being part of Landsec Futures has been an amazing experience. It opens doors for young people from various backgrounds, not typically linked to real estate, to join a FTSE 100 company and gain valuable insights. This programme has made me realise that a corporate career is within reach, even if it seemed unlikely before. Landsec is leading the way in creating inclusive career opportunities for young people." Noshin, Centres of Expertise Coordinator at Landsec and former Landsec Intern

In 2025, we expanded our internship programme to Manchester and Leeds, taking on our first cohort of regional interns. Manuella joined us as an intern at Mayfield, having previously worked with Regeneration Brainery, one of our employability partners.

“Within the first two months of working at Landsec, I have received insight into what the development process is and all that it requires to reach the next stage. The internship has not only equipped me with the skills required for the role of a project manager but it has enabled me to face challenges head on.” Manuella, Regeneration Brainery, Ambassador and Landsec Intern
 

 

 

Landsec Futures interns
Landsec Futures interns

Real Estate Bursaries 

We’re improving representation in placemaking careers across the real estate industry through financial support and mentoring. 

Our real estate bursaries provide a unique opportunity to increase the diversity of talent across the industry and in our business. We offer these in partnership with universities around the UK, available to candidates meeting social mobility criteria who are applying for specific real estate courses. Bursary recipients are offered mentoring and employability support from Landsec volunteers to build their confidence and professional networks, before entering a career in the real estate industry. All university courses are RICS accredited.

We provided Grace, Landsec scholar at with a scholarship to attend University of Westminster in 2023 and she went on to complete and internship at Landsec in 2024.  “This bursary is extremely valuable to me and will open up many opportunities that I may not have been able to access.”

 

Employability Partnerships 

We’re supporting local people with the skills and opportunities to enter careers in our industry through 3-year partnerships with local employability charities. 

Every three years, we open the opportunity to apply for funded grants to support charity and community partners local to our places. These three-year programmes work with people from underrepresented socio-economic backgrounds to inspire them to consider careers in real estate and help them into work.

One of our partners is Ahead Partnership, who support our school engagement programmes, which are now running in 7 different retail locations across the UK, including Glasgow, Portsmouth, Leeds, Cardiff, Oxford and Sommerset.  

Georgina Johnson, Programme Manager at Ahead Partnership said: “It is wonderful that Landsec has committed to expand its programme with us. We have worked in partnership for a number of years which has allowed us to have a fantastic impact across the country, not only on a large geographical scale, but also through sustained, long-term local engagement.“

Landsec team presents to students
Employability partnerships

Community Grants 

Community grants are designed to increase funding for challenges specific to our local communities. To date since 2023, we have awarded over 200 grants to local organisations across the UK with grant awards totalling over £500,000. We are currently reviewing our Community Grants programme and more information about applications will be shared when available.

We provided Bluevale Community Club, a community anchor organisation in the East End of Glasgow, with a grant in 2023. The organisation operates two community centres as well as a multi-purpose gym facility in the Haghill area, intending to improve social cohesion, mental and physical health, and provide community-based recovery in the second-most disadvantaged area in Scotland  

“It has been fantastic that our club has received this support from Buchanan Galleries. As a local charity working out of the East end of Glasgow donations like this help our club provide much needed community activities and support,“ Kenny Trainer, Project Manager at Bluevale Community Club Community said. 

Landsec team holds community grant for buchanan galleries
Community grants