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Unite Group

UK purpose-built student accommodation provider

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Headquarters: Bristol , United Kingdom
Founded year: 1991
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 1,500–5,000
Industry: Real Estate Rental, Development & Operations

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Latest news about Unite Group

In short: Unite Group pivoted its strategy toward top-tier universities, selling off non-core assets while facing significant valuation-driven losses.

Company announcements

July 28 Unite Group

Unite Group reported interim results for H1 2026

Adjusted EPS down 8% to 27.1p, portfolio valuation down 6.4% on like-for-like basis, and full-year guidance reiterated.

May 11 Unite Group

Unite Students completes sale of St Pancras Way

The £186 million deal increases USAF ownership to 32% and extends share buyback by £65 million.

April 27 Unite Group

Unite Students is on track to complete Hawthorne House

The 719-bed Stratford development expects main works complete June 2026 and includes six floors for a sixth form plus a multi-year University of the Arts London lease.

April 10 Unite Group

Unite Students publishes quarterly trading update

74% of beds reserved for 2026/27. Reiterates guidance for 93-96% occupancy and 2-3% rental growth. CEO announces accelerated portfolio transition for buybacks or partnerships.

Media coverage

August 13 Property Week

MCR scores Unite Group's 1,163-bed Sheffield PBSA portfolio

MCR Property Group has acquired a 1,163-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) portfolio in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, from Unite Group. The portfolio comprises three developments: Archways...

August 5 Reuters

Activist investor Saba reveals exposure in UK's Unite Group

Activist investor Saba Capital has built an over 5% exposure in Britain's largest student ‌housing provider Unite Group , a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday.

July 28 City A.M.

Student housing giant Unite faces £400m loss amid property value slump

Unite Students has plunged to a more-than £400m loss after being hit by a £500m revaluation of its properties.

July 28 Bloomberg

Unite Eyes Sale of 20,000 Beds in Pivot to Top Universities

Unite Group Plc is planning to sell as many as 20,000 student dorms as the landlord reshapes its portfolio to focus on the UK's top...

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