Over the last three years we have produced more than 30 residential strategies for universities, and taken many student accommodation partnership projects to market on their behalf. Indeed, so much of our work is focused on supporting individual universities that it is valuable to stand back and consider what kind of quilt you get when you stitch these individual strategies together. In this report we have combined our unmatched breadth of insight into universities with Unite Student’s unique depth of experience of the student accommodation market. We are proud to partner with Unite and create this report, with its thought- provoking findings that we hope will help move the whole UK Higher Education sector forward. Please do contact us to discuss how we can help your university to navigate the challenges ahead. Robert Kingham Director – Head of Advisory m: +44 7311 275 105 e: robert@sfg.ltd FOREWORD Page 2 | SFG | Meeting demand for modernised university-owned accommodation