Building for the Future: Socio-economic diversity and inclusion in UK Real Estate

A new independent study of leading real estate organisations has found they face a “stark lack” of socio-economic diversity, especially in senior roles. The study also shows that since the previous report on socio-economic background in real estate, conducted in 2020, the sector has been outpaced by peer industries like law and financial services in improving socio-economic diversity. The study analysed over 10,000 employees across thirteen of the UK’s most significant real estate companies, explored how diverse the firms are by socio-economic background (SEB), the factors contributing to the different levels of diversity, and the actions that can be taken to advance SEB diversity in real estate.