Unite Group completed £130 million of property disposals and is marketing an additional £500 million of assets.
Occupancy for 2026‑27 is at 74% of beds, below last year’s 76%, prompting guidance at the lower end of 93‑96% range.
Share buyback programme £100 million is 85% complete, £85 million deployed across 17 million shares; further tranches depend on disposal proceeds.
Quarterly valuations show 1.7% decline to £2.798 bn for UK fund and 2.6% drop to £2.03 bn for London JV, despite modest rent growth.