"Our purpose is to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of"

At L&Q, you’ll find meaningful careers across the whole organisation. Our virtual work experience programme will give you some insight into the variety of careers we offer and you will hear from some of our colleagues about their experiences. Visit our careers site to find out more about working at L&Q.

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Step into your future: the power of virtual work experience

Interactive online learning

Virtual Work Experience provides an engaging platform for students to explore different industries and careers remotely.

Stand out to employers

Gain real-world experience with L&Q, boosting your CV and hiring potential.

Connect

Access insights, advice, and networking opportunities with industry experts, helping shape your future career path.

Practical skills development

Students complete real-world tasks and projects designed with top employers, helping them gain practical insights and workplace skills.

Build key skills

Develop industry-specific and transferable skills through hands-on tasks designed by L&Q.

Flexible and accessible

Programmes can be completed at your own pace and often include pre-recorded talks with industry professionals.

Virtual Work Experience

Building foundations: L&Q's work experience programme

Embark on a virtual journey to discover how L&Q’s purpose is to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.

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Find out more about us

We are one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. At L&Q, we believe passionately that people's health, security and happiness depend on where they live.

Who we are

We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

Today that passion about the importance of housing, and our not-for-profit ethos, gives us our social purpose. All our resources and all our energy are channelled towards providing better housing at a lower cost than can be provided in the private sector – and building more of it. We provide greater security of tenure and services people can rely on.

We’re proud to serve diverse communities, with over 250,000 people living in our homes.

It’s important our 3,000-strong workforce reflects the residents we serve. We have been named one of Britain’s top LGBT+ employers and one of the best workplaces for women and wellbeing.

What we do

We are the professional body for HR and people development. We've been championing better work and working lives for over 100 years.

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Our vision

At L&Q we believe passionately that people's health, security and happiness depend on where they live.

We house around 250,000 people in more than 105,000 homes, primarily across London, the South East and North West of England. But we’re more than just a registered charitable housing association. We house around 250,000 people in more than 105,000 homes, primarily across London, the south east and north west of England – but we’re more than just a registered charitable housing association.

Our vision is that everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

This echoes our purpose to provide homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of. We will do this by delivering safe, high-quality homes, services and support to all residents.

What we do

We focus on the needs of our existing social housing residents by investing in their homes, local communities and services. We also create quality homes to suit a range of aspirations, incomes and stages of life, for private rent, shared ownership and outright sale.

The health and safety of residents are our number one priority and we’re proud to have one of the largest building safety and planned works programmes in the UK.

We’re also a major residential and mixed-use developer, committed to working with like-minded partners to help solve the housing crisis. This means playing a vital role in building much-needed new homes.

Our charitable Foundation supports the communities residents create, awarding grants to support good causes which promote aspiration and opportunity, and providing free financial advice and support with employment and training opportunities.

What do our students think?

"Thank you so much for putting this programme together. I really appreciate the time, effort, and care that went into it. It was super helpful, and you made something that could feel overwhelming actually feel exciting. Thank you for helping us take our first steps with confidence"

"Thank you so much for offering such an interesting course and giving me this opportunity to strengthen and expand my knowledge in HR, it was really helpful and gave me a lot of insight in the industry."

"Thank you so much for putting together this very insightful programme! I have thoroughly enjoyed learning about the profession and have learned so much about HR and am now looking into routes towards becoming a Learning and Development professional!"