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Real Estate Balance NextGen Survey 2025

The NextGen Committee are a group of individuals from Real Estate Balance members in the early stages of their careers who represent the next generation of property professionals and leaders.

Findings from the previous NextGen surveys helped to shape the Committee’s three-pillar strategy:

  • Opening up the industry and tacking barriers to entry
  • Equipping the next generation: building confidence, leadership and opportunity
  • Creating inclusive cultures and tackling inappropriate behaviours

This survey is aimed at people working the UK real estate industry or its associated roles or sectors who are either under 35 or in their first 10 years of their real estate or real estate-related career, and will help to shape the Committee’s plans for their programme of events and activities, in line with these pillars.
1.Do you permit us to include your anonymous comments in the report highlighting the findings of this survey?(Required.)
2.Which age category are you in?(Required.)
3.How long have you worked for your current employer?(Required.)
4.What is your gender?(Required.)
5.What is your ethnicity?(Required.)
6.What is your sexual orientation?(Required.)
7.Which type of school did you attend between the ages of 11 and 16? If you changed schools, please base your answer on the last two years of your education.(Required.)
8.Did either of your parents attend university by the time you were 18?(Required.)
9.What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were about 14?(Required.)
Pillar 1: Opening up the industry
10.What type of organisation do you work for?(Required.)
11.How did you first hear about the real estate industry?(Required.)
12.How did you find your first job in the real estate industry or in a real-estate related role?(Required.)
13.Real Estate has been described as a 'Secret Sector' meaning it can be difficult to access economically and socially when looking to pursue a career. What do you think can be done to remedy this? (select all that apply)(Required.)
Pillar 2: Equipping the next generation
14.In the past 12 months, which of the following professional development opportunities have you been given access to? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
15.To what extent do you feel Artificial Intelligence has changed the way you work?(Required.)
Not at all
Slightly
Moderately
Significantly
Completely
Don't know
16.How prepared do you feel to use Artificial Intelligence tools in your current role?(Required.)
Not at all prepared
Not well prepared
Somewhat prepared
Fairly well prepared
Very well prepared
Don't know
17.How do you feel about the overall impact Artificial Intelligence will have on your career prospects?(Required.)
Very pessimistic
Pessimistic
Neither/both pessimistic and optimistic
Optimistic
Very optimistic
Don't know
Pillar 3: Tackling inappropriate attitudes and behaviours in the workplace
18.Have you experienced or witnessed any of the following attitudes or behaviours in the workplace over the past 12 months? (Required.)
19.How often have you witnessed or experienced attitudes or behaviours that made you feel uncomfortable in the past 12 months?(Required.)
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Regularly
All the time
20.How often were these attitudes or behaviours dealt with or called out when they happened?(Required.)
I haven’t experienced them
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Regularly
All the time
21.Where they were dealt with / called out do you feel this was done well and appropriately?(Required.)
I haven't experienced them
Yes
No
Don't know
22.Have you seen any active improvement in addressing inappropriate attitudes and behaviours in your workplace in the past 12 months?(Required.)
Yes
No
Don't know
23.We would like to learn more about best practice for addressing inappropriate attitudes and behaviours. What have you seen that has worked well? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
24.Do you feel supported in your working environment in respect of the following?(Required.)
25.Please share any other views you have on opening up access to careers in our industry, equipping the next generation, how AI will our impact our working lives, tackling inappropriate attitudes or behaviours, inclusive cultures or anything else. Your views matter and we are very thankful to you for taking part in this research.