The Department of Real Estate & Planning was established in 1968 and is the largest department in the country for teaching and research in real estate. 

The Department's aims are to maintain the highest standards of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching for the real estate industry and to undertake internationally recognised, leading edge research into real estate, planning and land. 

The Department enjoys strong support from
the surveying profession and property industry both for teaching and research.

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The Department's degree programmes are held in high regard by employers and past graduates. The  Department is widely recognised as one of the leading institutions for real estate education in the UK. 

Whether or not you intend to enter the property profession, our undergraduate degrees offer a solid foundation on which to build a career in a wide range of other fields such as finance, law, general management, or consultancy. 

The Department enjoys a worldwide reputation for the delivery of first class postgraduate education. The courses are delivered by pre-eminent staff who are actively involved in cutting edge professional and academic research.
 

The Department carries out both pure and applied research. This reflects the strong links between the Department's research and the needs of the private and public sectors and the professions. The Department undertakes research that is internationally recognised, academically rigorous and policy relevant. 

Departmental staff include real estate economists, management scientists, strategic and local planners, surveyors, financial analysts and rural specialists.

Staff play a full part in the research activities of the UK professional institutions involved with land, property and planning including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Town Planning Institute and the Investment Property Forum.