This one-day course facilitated by CUBO partner Student First Group provides an overview of the different types of partnership, from short-term nominations to DBFO projects, and includes current legal considerations and university case studies.
"An excellent opportunity to engage with peers and professional consultants and gain high valuetake-aways for your day to day operations"
2023 course participant
09.30 - 10.00 Welcome & Registration
10.00 - 10.15 Introduction and overview of the day, capturing what delegates particularly want to focus on
10.15 - 10.30 Whose student accommodation is it anyway? Scene-setting overview: the different types of ownership and partnership, key features, and number of beds in the UK.
10.30 - 11.15 DBFOs. A step by step journey through DBFO projects.
11.15 - 11.30 Break
11.30 -12.30 The small print. The legal aspects and key risks to consider. Project finance vs income strips.
12.30 - 13.00 Managing the home team. Reflections on the University of Leicester’s DBFO project (Freemen’s Common). How do you pull together a university team to manage such a project? Who’s required, and what skill sets? How much time will everybody need to devote to it at each stage?
13.00 - 13.45 Lunch & networking
13.45 - 14.15 The Highs and Lows of DBFOs and the Aspirations and Aberrations of Nominations. Reflections on the University of London's DBFO projects at Cartwright Gardens (112 rooms) and Duncan House (511 rooms), both with 50-year leases with annual nominations.
14.15 - 14.45 Negotiating nomination agreements. The typical elements of an agreement; how weak or strong is the university’s commercial leverage; what is the owner/operator looking for; what if it’s not built yet; introducing or maximising competition.
14.45 - 15.00 Break
15.00 - 15.30 Discussion between delegates and speakers on specific examples and sharing of experiences, and what the future may bring.
15.30 - 16.00 The London Plan. How the London Plan is affecting partnerships between universities and developers. How other UK cities are viewing the idea. What lessons there are for the whole sector.
16.00 - 16.30 Wrap up and closing comments
This course is aimed at HE commercial and accommodation directors and managers who want to broaden their understanding of how university-private provider accommodation partnerships work.
Robert Kingham, Head of University Advisory at Student First
Robert has over 25 years’ experience in the property industry and for the last 15 has specialised in providing strategic estates advice to the Higher Education sector. He is a Chartered Management Consultancy Surveyor with particular experience in on-campus student housing partnerships, business cases, estate strategies, option appraisals, feasibility studies, capital funding bids, learning environments and space planning.
Robert has advised 50+ universities in the UK and internationally, and 30+ Further Education Colleges, as well as local authorities, NHS trusts, museums, developers and investors.
Chris Owens, Legal Director, Pinsent Masons
Chris is an infrastructure lawyer, specialising in the delivery of long-term infrastructure partnership projects. He advises both public and private sectors and is a leading advisor in the student accommodation and wider social accommodation sectors. Chris is recognised as a Rising Star in the Projects and Education sector in the latest Legal 500 rankings.
Kirsty Woodward, Director of Estates and Campus Services, University of Leicester and CUBO Chair
Kirsty joined the University of Leicester in 2009. She is the strategic lead for accommodation as well as print services, Leicester conferences, campus operations and security. She is also a Board director of College Court Conference Centre and Leicester Services Partnership and the University lead on Prevent. Kirsty is the current Chair of CUBO and has represented CUBO on the Governing Board of the UUK/GuildHE Accommodation Code of Practice since October 2018.
Andrew Howarth, Assistant Director, Student First
Prior to joining SFG, Andrew was Director of Residential Services at the University of London— the federal University for 17 independent member institutions, where over 120,000 students are studying 3,700 courses. He was responsible for providing 3,500 study bedrooms through the Intercollegiate Halls, with 1700 rooms through a partnership with a private provider, and for private housing advice and lettings services for the federation’s students. He has over 24 years of experience in the student accommodation sector, with experience at both campus and city universities.
Our preferred method of payment is by purchasing card.
If your organisation doesn't use a purchasing card, you may not make a booking until you have provided us with a valid purchase order. Please send your PO to Sarah.
Purchase orders to be addressed to: Professional H E Services Ltd, 3 Holywell Drive, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU
Please refer to our terms and conditions when booking this event
Questions? Please contact the CUBO team
Tagged : Accommodation, Commercial Services
Type : Training
Please contact contact@cubo.ac.uk for more information
