LandAid celebrates 30th anniversary with gala fundraising dinner

LandAid raised over £250,000 for youth homelessness projects at a gala dinner attended by HRH The Duke of Cambridge on 1 March. The event, held at London’s Guildhall and attended by 500 senior industry figures, celebrated the property industry charity’s 30th anniversary. It also marked the launch of the charity’s new capital appeal to help create LandAid House – a state-of-the-art 146-bedroom building near Old Street which will provide a safe place for young people to live, along with advice on housing, education, training and wellbeing. >>> Click here to read more about LandAid House Half of the money raised on the night will go toward the charity’s target of £1.5m to create the house, which is due to open in autumn 2018. The remaining funds raised will be used to convert derelict street properties into decent housing for vulnerable young people. [gallery type="slideshow" ids="874816,874817,874815,874813,874812"] Prior to the dinner, The Duke of Cambridge – who has championed the cause of youth homeslessness for a number of years – attended a small reception during which he met some of LandAid’s biggest supporters and a number of young people involved in the event. LandAid chief executive Paul Morrish said: “The property industry has shown it can be a real force for good. It has a great track record of raising money for good causes. The crisis of youth homelessness is urgent and growing – solutions are needed now.” Sponsored by Grosvenor Britain UK & Ireland, the evening included a music-led performance, commissioned by LandAid and created by Cardboard Citizens. Ten young actors, each with experience of homelessness, joined the Choir with No Name, a 60-strong community of singers brought together through shared experiences of homelessness, to perform. • To send feedback, email damian.wild@estatesgazette.com or tweet @DamianWild or @estatesgazette