Our Awards
What makes us Award winning?
At Unite Students we’re driven by a common purpose: to provide a Home for Success to both our residents and our employees.
Our Awards reflect our commitment to our core values of doing what's right and raising the bar together.
We've been recognised for our work in:
Our latest developments; Hayloft Point, London and Campbell House, Bristol
Our commitment to creating a positive impact through people and places
Our commitment to student and employee wellbeing initiatives
Our work in Diversity, Inclusion, and our commitment to lifelong learning through The Academy
WINNER: Property Week’s RESI Awards
Student Accommodation Operator of the Year 2023
We won 'Student Accommodation Operator of the Year' for the second year running at Property Week’s RESI Awards.
The award recognises our commitment to supporting students' mental and physical health as well as our diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Judges said: "Given the challenging economic environment, during this award year unite students has continued to prioritise supporting its students, particularly as the ongoing cost-of-living crisis places significant pressure on students and their families.


We won ‘Student Accommodation Operator of the Year’ for the second year running at Property Week’s RESI Awards.
The award recognises our commitment to supporting students’ mental and physical health as well as our diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Judges said: “Given the challenging economic environment, during this award year unite students has continued to prioritise supporting its students, particularly as the ongoing cost-of-living crisis places significant pressure on students and their families.
Unite students will be donating 1% of its annual profits to social initiatives, amounting to a commitment of around 2m a year.
Alongside this, unite students launched its new student support framework support to stay, which aims to provide students with a supportive living environment to fulfil their potential, particularly when experiencing medical, physical or mental-health difficulties”
PROFESSOR ADAM FAGAN, VICE-PRESIDENT (EDUCATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS), KING’S COLLEGE LONDON, said: “I can’t imagine a better place to be for students; indeed the first question I asked was, ‘Do you have any staff accommodation available?’ “It’s a spectacular space that seamlessly unites the historical with the present. “I’m swept away by this amazing development and I look forward to many years of partnership with Unite Students as we deliver the best possible experience for students.”
PAUL SMITH, DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, said: “Campbell House is an excellent PBSA it’s got the amenities that students will be looking for when they arrive. It is going to be a safe place, a secure place. It’s a place for the students to thrive.”
IAN ROBERTSON, DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL & CATERING SERVICES, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, said: “University of Leeds has partnered with Unite Students since 2003, providing a variety of student accommodation on long and medium-term agreements. The scale of the partnership has grown since then as our university demand for good quality, central accommodation has grown over time.
Most recently we expanded the agreement to include White Rose View, following its completion in 2020. We have over 2000 beds in partnership which equates to circa 23% of our total provision. We have a very strong relationship with Unite and meet regularly to review our combined strategy in Leeds, looking at how both parties can work to best meet the needs of students as well as the University.
Operationally we often need to respond to changes and work in collaboration, tackling issues such as student safety and responding effectively to the covid-19 pandemic. At each residence/partnership property, university-appointed Residence Life Wardens & Assistants provide wellbeing services and manage student discipline as might be required and they work closely with the Unite Students managers and staff who run the properties.
Most recently we have worked together to commence an ongoing project at James Baillie Park, repurposing some unused land for the benefit of the local community, schools and students as a sustainable wellbeing woodland area. My team and a number of colleagues at Unite Students will continue to work together to develop and maintain this initiative.
As Unite Students have evolved, their commitment to improving the student accommodation sector has resulted in the publication of meaningful research which many in the sector can utilise to improve aspects of their operations. We are proud to be part of the Living Black at University commission, created in response to recent research which reviewed the experience of Black Students living in student accommodation and we are committed to implementing a number of the proposed recommendations.
In addition, participation in regular roundtable sessions organised by Unite provides us with opportunities to share best practice and discuss practical solutions for commonly experienced issues with colleagues from other UK universities.”
WINNER: Property Week’s Property Awards
Alternatives Team of the Year 2023
Our win highlighted our achievements with developments and operations, plus innovation, employee initiatives and 'the academy' our commitment to employee development, providing our employees with lifelong learning opportunities client feedback, diversity and inclusion, and our sustainability agenda.
Tom Brewerton said: "It’s great to be recognised in this way for a raft of accomplishments across many parts of our business."


We won ‘Alternatives Team of the Year’ at Property Week’s Property Awards.
Our win highlighted our achievements with developments and operations, plus innovation, employee initiatives and ‘the academy’ our commitment to employee development, providing our employees with lifelong learning opportunities client feedback, diversity and inclusion, and our sustainability agenda.
Tom Brewerton, Group Development Director, said: “It’s great to be recognised in this way for a raft of accomplishments across many parts of our business, including successes around our properties £190million Hayloft Point in London and £45million Campbell House in Bristol.”
Judges described our entry as “a strong submission across all criteria”.
WE’RE ALSO FINALISTS IN THE BELOW AWARDS!
FINALIST: Estates Gazette Awards
UK Company of the Year finalist 2023
We're thrilled to be shortlisted as 'UK Company of the Year' in this year Estates Gazette Awards which will be held in October 2023.

FINALIST: Inside Housing’s Development Awards
Best Development finalist 2023
Our Hayloft Point, London property has been shortlisted for ‘Best Development’ at the Inside Housing’s Development Awards which will be held in September 2023.
Hayloft Point, located in the heart of central London, is Unite Student’s new flagship purpose-built student accommodation development. It spans 24-storeys and will provide beds for 920 students. It covers 29,000 sq m in total and had development costs of £190m.
Facilities include outdoor and indoor social spaces, modern study facilities, a free gym, as well as a cinema, games and karaoke rooms. Sustainability has been prioritised through the design and development phases with solar panels on the roof, air source heat pumps throughout, and bike storage facilities on each floor.

