Press releases

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has purchased a Glasgow site to build a new 934-bed property.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has completed 11 refurbishment projects this year, benefitting 5,239 residents.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has completed its Nottingham city centre property geared towards returning 2nd and 3rd year students, as well as postgraduates.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, is to build a landmark 952-bed property in east London that will be among the biggest in its portfolio.

Unite Students, the UK's largest provider of student accommodation, is to submit a planning application to redevelop one of its key properties in Southampton.

Unite Students, the UK's largest provider of student accommodation, has acquired a key London development that will provide new student homes in central London to support the growth of its university partners.

CONTINUED STRONG DEMAND WITH SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

This year’s university applicants are more confident about their job prospects after graduating than at any other time since the pandemic, according to new research.

Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, today announces the sale of six properties to PGIM Real Estate for £184 million.

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.

Unite Students, the UK's largest provider of student accommodation, has received planning approval for a landmark 952-bed property in east London and 500-bed scheme at a key Bristol location.

Unite Students, the UK’s leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, today announces an update on current trading and quarterly property valuations.

Unite Students, the UK's largest provider of student accommodation, today announces the appointment of Amy Round as Group People Director.

Unite-Group results for the year ended 31 December 2023. Record earnings, strong outlook for 2024/25 and significant growth opportunities.

Unite Students and Newcastle University have contracted to form a joint venture to develop 2,000 beds

Unite Students, the UK's largest provider of student accommodation, has begun the construction phase of its new £185million property in Stratford, London.

Unite Students, the UK's largest provider of student accommodation, is set to build a new 600-bed development at the heart of Bristol's biggest ever regeneration project.

Unite Students, the UK’s leading provider of student accommodation, is offering unique 24/7 wellbeing and mental health services to 70,000 students.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has completed a £9.2million refurbishment at Oak Brook Park in Birmingham.

Unite Students, the UK's leading provider of student accommodation, today announces that Richard Smith has decided to step down as Chief Executive with effect from 31 December 2023.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has completed work on its new £57million property in Nottingham.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, is progressing with the purchase of a new 800-bed Glasgow project.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has begun work to improve and extend its Rushford Court property in Durham, in partnership with Durham University.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has started building one of its greenest ever purpose-built student accommodation properties.

RECORD RESERVATIONS, INCREASING UNIVERSITY DEMAND AND SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Almost one in three applicants (30%) will start university this September with a history of missing education due to their mental health, according to the Unite Students 2023 Applicant Index.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, today reveals a £24million refurbishment scheme across three of its UK properties – Station Court in London, Oak Brook Park in Birmingham, and Bridge House in Edinburgh.

New insight from UCAS is highlighting the rapidly increasing pressure that is likely to faced in the student housing sector, with a projected 30% increase in higher education applicants by 2030. UCAS, in partnership with Unite Students and Knight Frank, has invited 50 key thinkers from across the UK as part of a national debate to give their view on tackling the challenges and seizing the opportunities.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has secured planning approval to improve and extend Rushford Court in Durham – with a view to establishing it as a college of Durham University.

New figures released from UCAS today indicate the UK could see up to 30% more higher education applicants over the remainder of the decade, intensifying competition for places and posing risks to disadvantaged students.

A major new report on student experience and neurodiversity shows more than 14 per cent of current university applicants report having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or are autistic. 

The Unite Group has today released their full year results for the year ended 31 December 2022 reporting on the Group's performance ahead of pre-pandemic peak and a strong outlook for 2023/24.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, is pleased to announce two new appointments: Asset Management Director and Group Development Director

Unite Students, the UK's leading provider of student accommodation, has completed the acquisition of Jubilee House, in Stratford, for £73million.

Unite Students, the UK’s leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, has partnered with Streets of Growth, a leading youth intervention charity.

Unite Students, the UK’s leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, won Operator of the Year award at this year’s Property Week’s 2022 Student Accommodation Awards.

Unite Students has won a major award for its market-leading performance and student support during the last year.

Unite Students has completed the £65million upgrade of three properties in Manchester.

Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, has acquired 180 Stratford, a 178-unit purpose-built build-to-rent ('BTR') property in Stratford, East London for £71m.

Unite Students has reached practical completion on Campbell House, its latest development in Bristol. Situated in the heart of the city, on the site of a former Georgian hospital, Unite Students latest development is named after one of the Bristol’s first Black ward sisters, Princess Campbell. The property spans six storeys and will provide beds for 431 students. It covers 109,000 sq ft, with investment totalling £45million.