Unite Students completes £5.7m refurb of London property

• Unite Students has completed a £5.7million refurbishment of its London property, Station Court
• The 220-bed property, in Tottenham, has undergone a full upgrade including to all kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms
• Close to Seven Sisters station, Station Court also has a new reception, improved entrance area, and study and social spaces
• Solar panels have been installed, along with smart controls on hot water and heating systems to help Unite Students progress towards its 2030 net zero development targets

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has refurbished a 220-bed property in London to improve resident experience and help realise its aim of becoming net zero carbon.

Station Court, near Seven Sisters station, in Tottenham, has had all kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and its reception updated, while improving its entrance and amenity areas to include larger study and social space.

The £5.7million project, which took six months, introduces new white goods to the kitchens such as fridges and microwaves. It also includes the installation of solar panels to generate renewable electricity on site, plus smart controls on hot water and heating systems. These measures help Unite Students in its aim to become net zero carbon across its operations by 2030.

Unite Students’ refurbished Station Court in Tottenham, London

The work was part of a £24million refurbishment programme, starting last year, across three of its UK properties, which also included Oak Brook Park in Birmingham and The Bridge House in Edinburgh. Both of these projects finished in time for the start of the 2023/24 academic year.

Unite Students is targeting £50-£75million of refurbishment projects annually with work in London, Liverpool, and Glasgow set to be complete this year.

Unite Students’ Station Court

Claire Barber, Group Asset Management Director at Unite Students, said:

“This has been an impressive transformation of Station Court with residents benefiting from a complete refurbishment of bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and study and social spaces. All of these upgrades improve the quality of the building and help move us closer to our goal of becoming net zero carbon by 2030.

“This refurbishment is part of our commitment to a wider transformation programme of between £50-75million investment in our existing portfolio this year, to help ensure a great student experience and continue delivering our purpose of creating a Home for Success.”

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About Unite Students

Unite Students is the UK’s largest owner, manager, and developer of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) serving the country’s world-leading higher education sector. We provide homes to 70,000 students across 158 properties in 23 leading university towns and cities. We currently partner with over 60 universities across the UK.

Our people are driven by a common purpose: to provide a ‘Home for Success’ for the students who live with us. Unite Students’ accommodation is safe and secure, high quality, and affordable. Students live predominantly in en-suite study bedrooms with rents covering all bills, insurance, 24-hour security and high-speed Wi-Fi.

We are committed to raising standards in the student accommodation sector for our customers, investors, and employees. Our Sustainability Strategy includes a commitment to become net zero carbon across our operations and developments by 2030. It includes our Sustainable Construction Framework, which outlines our approach for reducing embodied carbon.

Founded in 1991 in Bristol, the Unite Group is an award-winning Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information, visit Unite Group’s corporate website www.unitegroup.com or the Unite Students’ site www.unitestudents.com.