05 January 2023
At CODE, we value the contribution our staff make every day and without them, we wouldn’t be able to support our residents with award-winning customer service. That’s why we believe our employees deserve a wage which meets everyday needs. And this is also why we are dedicated to paying our staff the “Living Wage”. The real Living Wage rate is […]
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09 August 2022
This time of year can bring dread to the student accommodation market. That love/hate feeling, facing thousands of rooms to check out, paint, maintain, and clean in preparation for our new student arrivals in September. Every department is pushed to its limits, from accounts to maintenance. It’s all go. As a company, we take great […]
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06 June 2022
If you’ve just received a Section 21 notice/email from us, you may have a few questions about what this means. Below we have tried to answer the most common questions and put your mind at ease. FAQs What it is a Section 21 notice? Your contract at CODE is what is known as an “assured […]
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01 December 2021
We would like to wish all our students, staff and partners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We also hope that 2022 brings more joy and happiness for everyone! During the festive period our Office hours and parcel hours in Coventry and Leicester change slightly: Date Open Hours Dec 23rd 2021 9:00am-5:30pm […]
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17 September 2021
CODE Students, based in Leicester and Coventry, have once again been nominated as Finalists in the RESI Awards.. being shortlisted for best “Student Accommodation Operator” for 2021. The highly prestigious RESI Awards ceremony is organised by Property Week and attracts the very best that the industry has to offer. This year, the event will be […]
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01 August 2021
A Level results day is here and hopefully you have a great plan for the day whether that be college, university, or an apprenticeship. If this is all in place well done, but have you thought about exactly what you are going to do on the day? If the answer to this is no, then […]
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08 July 2021
CODE are overjoyed to have been nominated as finalists in 4 categories in this years’ UKCXA 2021 awards. The UKCXA 2021 awards celebrate the wonderful Customer Experience innovations developed in the past year! As previous Silver and Bronze winners, CODE are eagerly awaiting the final results of the 4 categories: Customers at the heart of […]
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03 December 2020
Our Leicester site team started noticing this very friendly and inqusitive furry friend frequenting our CODE site towards the start of term. Since then they have made good friends with this furry friend who has been enjoying it’s daily treats from the maintenance and cleaning teams! We ran a poll on Instagram to ask our […]
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05 November 2020
England’s new Lockdown – 5 Nov to 2 Dec COVID-19 case numbers are rising rapidly so the Govermnment is introducing a new ‘lockdown’ – with new laws telling you must stay home as much as possible. The lockdown will run from Thursday 5th November (12.01am) – Wednesday 2nd December. The good news is that at […]
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CODE Community, CODE Lifestyle, CODE News, Moving In
04 August 2020
Covid-19 is changing the way we think about the world. Some of you may also be thinking about the next academic year and wondering what this will bring. We are confident that any student who is living with us next year can still have a great experience. Our accommodation consists of self-contained studio flats – […]
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CODE News, Mental Health & Wellbeing
10 July 2020
THIS BLOG POST WAS LAST PUBLISHED ON 10TH JULY 2020 AND IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED. PLEASE DO NOT REFER TO THIS PAGE FOR CURRENT INFORMATION. For the latest Coronavirus information for our tenants please visit: Coventry: https://codestudents.co/covid Leicester: https://codestudents.co/covid-19 _______________________________________________________________________ Please refer to the most up to date check out information for 2021 on our “Leaving […]
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11 June 2020
You may have heard the government announcement that, from the 13th June, adults living alone will be allowed to create a "support bubble" with another household. If you're living in one of our studios, this now means you can potentially have one friend or partner stay in your flat. You could also travel back and […]
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29 May 2020
CODE Coventry is perfectly positioned in the heart of the city. Coventry’s urban edge and its iconic ring road are some of the things that make it unique – but it also means it can be hard to find a tranquil, green spot nearby. But if you’re one of our residents in 2020/21, you don’t […]
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05 December 2019
Our buildings are modern, having been constructed within the last 10 years and have been designed for your safety and built by a reputable construction company. The buildings are either brick or rendered and they do not have any cladding. Sprinkler systems are installed in any buildings over 30 metres high, in line with current […]
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09 September 2019
At CODE we like to thank our staff for their hard work throughout the year. We also feel a team “Away Day” is a great chance for everyone to socialise and top up their energy levels – ready to help our residents. Yesterday, our teams in Leicester and Coventry got to do just that […]
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26 February 2019
This Sunday, Alice Hawkins’ remarkable and inspiring story will be brought to life with live performance, a spectacular local choir and an incredible video projection on the historic Corn Exchange. CODE has a real connection to Alice Hawkins’ story as Block A, Western Road used to be the Equity Shoe Works, where Alice worked, and […]
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04 January 2019
We recently welcomed inspectors from ANUK; The Accreditation Network UK for our annual review to ensure our accommodation and service meets the exacting standards of ANUK. The inspectors spoke very highly of CODE Student Accommodation awarding CODE with the prestigious accreditation and commenting: “This was a very impressive site complimented by an impressive management team. […]
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07 November 2018
On the 9th October 2018 Winvic invited members of the Charted Institute of Building (CIOB) to take a tour of the tallest new building to be added to Coventry’s skyline, a 1,192 bed student accommodation development on the corner of Fairfax Street and Cox Street. CIOB Members in the Midlands jumped at the opportunity to […]
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26 October 2018
As part of the UK wide Civil Service Celebrations for the Suffrage Centenary, the Suffrage Flag came to CODE to celebrate the life and work of Alice Hawkins who as early as 1886 worked at the Equity Shoe Factory – the former site of CODE Student Accommodation emphasising our historic roots. Accompanying the Flag was […]
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04 October 2018
CODE’s new landmark 23-storey student accommodation complex has claimed the accolade for Coventry’s tallest building. Towering over the city centre, just 2 mins from Coventry University with great views over Coventry Cathedral and beyond, CODE Students will deliver 1,192 self-contained studios. All will feature a fully-equipped kitchen, deluxe shower room, a double bed with 200mb […]
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03 August 2018
Yesterday was our big checkout day and we had to say a final fond farewell to many of our students as they finally left CODE, some after 3 years, and graduated into their chosen careers. It was also our opportunity to thank them for being such great guests as we got to know many of […]
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05 July 2018
CODE Student Accommodation on Western Road, Leicester, welcomed twenty female school children from Shaftsbury Primary School to the historic CODE building which was previously the Equity Shoe Factory where Alice Hawkins, the leader of the women’s suffragette movement in Leicester first worked in the 1880’s. CODE has created Suffragette Gallery in the historic entrance which […]
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14 June 2018
CODE are proud sponsors of the Global Student Living Conference for Strategies for Health & Wellbeing which is being held at the University of Leicester on 21st June. There is a jam packed Agenda for this vitally important conference and the CODE Team will be sharing their unique experience in this area along with a […]
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12 April 2018
CODE were pleased to give a warm welcome to Unitemps (the University owned employment service) who set up shop on Wednesday 11th April to offer guidance to our 1000 students on finding full time and part time temporary work within the University and also with local Leicester business’s – including CODE who were also on […]
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08 March 2018
CODE are extremely proud to have won the Customer Focus Award – SME at the 2018 UK Customer Satisfaction Awards ceremony, held at the Hilton on Park Lane, London last night as presented by top TV celebrity Michael Underwood. Now in its eighth year, the annual awards ceremony celebrates UK customer service achievements across the […]
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CODE Community, CODE Lifestyle, CODE News, Mental Health & Wellbeing
05 March 2018
The staff and students of CODE braved the freezing conditions and gathered indoors to raise awareness of University Mental Health Day 2018 an event run by Student Minds, which is the national campaign to focus efforts on promoting the mental health of people who live, work and study in Higher Education. We would like to […]
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26 February 2018
Preparations are underway for the CODE Mental Health & Wellbeing Event to fully support the University Mental Health Day on the 1st March in collaboration with Students Minds the UK’s student mental health charity dedicated to develop new and innovative ways to improve the mental health of students. With 1000 students in the CODE Community […]
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20 November 2017
A big THANK YOU for everybody who participated to help CODE raise a whopping £835 for Children in Need 2018 !! The CODE Sales Team put on their Pudsey outfits and wore big smiles as they made 61 sales on the day with the help of our generous students who themselves enjoyed our CIN Bake […]
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30 October 2017
Every year an independent body measures CODE’s customer experience by asking students on a scale of 1 – 10 how likely they are to recommend CODE to friends or family. Similar measures apply to other businesses whether you are buying a BMW or using an online store so results can be comparable. CODE has a […]
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27 June 2017
Working with Jasdeep Atwal, the Work Placement Progression Coordinator at Leicester College, CODE were delighted to once again welcome an even bigger group of the brightest Painting and Decorating Students who are primed to refurbish 660 en-suite studios ready for the new student intake in September 2017. Under the watchful eye of Paul Proudman, the […]
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24 February 2017
CODE is a very popular destination for International Students and this was underlined when one of China’s largest educational agencies asked if they could conduct a live broadcast from CODE directly back to China to about 1000 eager students who wanted to know more about what life was like here in Leicester – as the […]
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07 February 2017
CODE played host to a fabulous Chinese New Year Party at Western Road so our Chinese residents and their friends could welcome The Year of the Rooster in style. Our own Chinese interns organised the event and made sure we kept to authentic themes and tradition. The party started with everybody being shown how to […]
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04 January 2017
CODE are pleased to be working with the Leicestershire Police Service by providing secure facilities to host the Overseas Visitor Registration Office on the following days : • 11th January 2017 10:00 – 16:00 • 18th January 2017 10:00 – 16:00 • 25th January 2017 10:00 – 16:00 The OVRO will be hosted in the […]
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29 June 2016
CODE Leicester Student Accommodation has been voted as the Best Small (less than 1500 beds) Student Accommodation Provider in the UK in the prestigious National Student Housing Survey 2016. There was a double celebration as the team at CODE were also close runners up in the Best Customer Service Awards making sure that CODE Leicester is home to […]
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31 May 2016
As part of the Braunstone Gate Places for People initiative Laura and a team from CODE Students rolled up their sleeves and got their paintbrushes out to leave a memorable mark on Leicester befitting their time at University. The mural reflects the vibrant multi-cultural community around Braunstone Gate and celebrates the recent success “The Foxes” […]
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