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Why invest in Unite?
Half year results
Our 2024 interim results
The business has delivered a strong performance in the first half, with growth in earnings, dividends and net assets.
We have delivered strong reservations for the 2024/25 academic year, well ahead of our typical leasing pace, which reflects the strength of student demand as well as the continued appeal of our value-formoney proposition and well-located portfolio.
97.5%
Occupancy significantly ahead of sector average (94%)
£48m
Refurbishments to enhance portfolio
£6bn
UTG share portfolio valuation, up 4.8% on a like-for-like basis
OUR STRATEGY
Our strategic objectives
DELIVERING FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND UNIVERSITIES
- Delivering a best-in-class student experience
- Investment to enhance our physical estate
- Front-line service excellence training
- Investment in our digital capabilities and technology platform
- Segmentation of our product and service
- Maintaining our proactive response to cladding risk
ATTRACTIVE RETURNS FOR SHAREHOLDERS
- Dividend payout of 80% of adjusted EPS
- Recovery in earnings and return to normalised growth of 6–8% p.a.
- Return to pre-Covid-19 adjusted EBIT margins
- Increasing our alignment to the strongest universities
- Sourcing new growth opportunities through development and University partnerships
- Disciplined capital management with new capital to pursue growth opportunities
A RESPONSIBLE AND RESILIENT BUSINESS
- Becoming net zero carbon by 2030
- Creating resource efficient assets and operations
- Enhancing the health and wellbeing of our employees and students
- Providing opportunities for all through investment in the Unite Foundation and the Leapskills programme.
- Raising standards for the student housing sector