Our business model

Insight and data drive our purpose.

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The way we operate ensures we deliver for students, university partners, employees and investors

Our business model is underpinned by providing safe and secure accommodation for students, a healthy bed pipeline for university partners, and a passionate and committed workforce together with sustained returns to our shareholders.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

Focus on UK student accommodation
Alignment to the strongest universities
High quality, well-located purpose built homes
Value-for-money accommodation, focused on shared living
Leadership on sustainability, health, safety and security
Disciplined capital management, new capital to pursue growth opportunities

HOW WE CREATE VALUE

Best-in-class operating platform
Unrivalled scale and efficiency across 73,000 beds
1,900 committed people
Strategic partnerships with over 60 universities
Significant growing and development pipeline
Unique student insights and expertise

WHAT WE DO

1. OPERATE

We operate and manage 73,000 beds across the UK. Our scale and PRISM operating platform allows us to deliver the best customer experience and sector-leading operating margins.

2. INVEST

We seek to continuously enhance our portfolio through acquisition, refurbishment and disposals, to ensure we have the best buildings, aligned to the strongest universities.

3. PARTNER

We partner with universities to deliver their long-term accommodation strategies. Our Higher Education engagement team work closely with universities to identify new opportunities for university partnerships.