Press releases

Following last night's vigil in remembrance of Sabita Thanwani at London's City University, we would like to express our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. On behalf of everyone at Unite Students, our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time.

Unite Students has opened applications for the lease and management of a new community space at its Middlesex Street development in Tower Hamlets. It is hoped the new community space will be utilised sympathetic to the site’s heritage – a former Shakespearean-era playhouse.

Message: This is an unprecedented event for our business and a shock to us all. On behalf of everyone at Unite Students, I would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Sabita Thanwani. Our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time.

Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, today announces the disposal of a portfolio of 11 properties, comprising 4,488 beds for £306 million, providing the Group with capacity to fund its £1 billion development pipeline and explore additional growth opportunities.

Universities UK (UUK) has announced new work in partnership with Unite Students, GuildHE and Independent HE, to set out a common approach to reduce harms from drug use and better tackle supply.

A new report ‘Living Black at University’ examines the experiences of Black students living in student accommodation in the UK.

Unite Students has acquired a new development site in the heart of Nottingham City Centre. The site has planning consent for a 270-bed development. It will be the first development Unite Students has built in Nottingham city centre.

Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, today announces an update on current trading alongside quarterly property valuations for the Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund ('USAF') and the London Student Accommodation Joint Venture ('LSAV') as at 31 December 2021.

New appointment: Shauna Campbell has joined Unite Students from IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group plc) as Commercial Director.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has released a new document outlining its pathway to net zero by 2030, including targets for carbon reduction now formally validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

Paul Watson has joined Unite Students from IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group plc)

Unite Students has contributed to The Manjit Wolstenholme Fund established in her honour to support children and young people in disadvantaged areas of Bradford, West Yorkshire

Our new independent research shows empty nest syndrome is hitting hard.

We have agreed and signed a £450 million sustainability-linked unsecured revolving credit facility (“RCF”) from HSBC, NatWest and Royal Bank of Canada.

Unite Students has joined the global initiative.

The business has once again shown its resilience in the first half and is now positioned for growth.

The scheme is being targeted for delivery in 2025/26, subject to planning approval.

Unite Students is targeting its first fully net zero carbon building in London

The city’s former Bristol Royal Infirmary site will become Campbell House

Our latest survey shows a rise of students suffering with eating disorders

Including campus bans on single-use plastics, fines for peers and annual limits on flights

Unite Students signs a deal for a fifth of its electricity to be sourced from renewable wind power.

Unite Students announces the disposal of eight properties, for £133million

We look back at how we have responded to the pandemic

Unite Students has been granted planning approval for a new development in Nottingham

Karan Khanna joins the Unite Student executive team

Unite Students opens new £82.5m development in Manchester

Unite Students announces a further three- week rent discount

Students’ mental health hit by Covid-19, but majority say university life has positive effect

Unite Students announces extension to rent discount

Some of our customers reflect on their experiences during lockdown

Unite Students announces rent discount following the Government's lockdown announcement

Unite Students granted planning permission for new 298-bed development in Abbey Lane

Unite Students announces the acquisition of a new 800-bed development site in Paddington

Phil White to retire as Chairman in 2021, to be succeeded by Richard Huntingford

Unite Group announces update on current trading and Q3 property valuations for USAF & LSAV

Unite Students pledges to become a more diverse and inclusive workplace