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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| LSE: ESP (FTSE 250 Index constituent) | |
| Industry | Property investment |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | England |
Key people | Mark Pain (Chairman) Duncan Garood (CEO) |
| Revenue |  £80.5 million (2023) [1] |
 £71.4 million (2023) [1] | |
| £53.4 million (2023) [1] | |
| Website | www |
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The company was established by Paul Hadaway and Tim Attlee as London Cornwall Student REIT plc in February 2014. It changed its name to Empiric Student Property plc in March 2014. [3] The first CEO was Paul Hadaway, but after incurring significant extra costs involved with establishing its "Hello Student" management and letting platform, [4] Hadaway stood down and the board instigated a major strategic review, [5] with steps being taken to bring costs under control. [6]
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