“I have five years’ PQE in commercial property, but I was made redundant in December last year and am finding it very difficult to find work – primarily I believe because I worked for a local authority.

“Although the quality of work which I have undertaken has been exceptional (regeneration, development and transactional projects all worth tens of millions of pounds), I have found that I am not considered by agents/recruiters or law firms when applying for commercial property roles, both in-house and private practice.