Legal Notice

Copyright

All content on the Vita Living website, including without limitation, logos, text, images, graphics, sound recordings and video works, is protected by copyright and/or design right owned by Vita Living(Holdings) Ltd or by its subsidiaries or affiliates unless identified as belonging to third parties. No licence is granted to copy, reproduce, use or otherwise deal in Vita Living website content, including any copyright or design right work of Vita Living. The Vita Living website may not be linked to or reproduced on third party websites without the prior written consent of Vita Living.

Trade marks

The Vita Living name and logo are trade marks of and may not be used without its prior written consent. All other names and logos on the Vita Living website may be registered by third parties and may not be used without their prior written consent. No licence is granted to use the Vita Living name or logo.

Terms of use

When you use Vita Living Web site, you agree to the present conditions. Vita Living reserves the right to change these conditions as well as the content of the Web site at any time without notice. If you do not agree to these conditions, we kindly request you to refrain from using our Web site.

Content of the Vita Living web site and liability

We at Vita Living undertake to maintain our Web site in the most up-to-date version at all times and to provide you with a high-quality, comprehensive overview of our activities and offers. Despite this, Vita Living does not guarantee in any way the topicality, accuracy, completeness or quality of the information provided. Vita Living and its authors are not liable for any claims for direct, indirect or consequential damages of a tangible or intangible nature arising from the use or non-use of the information provided.

All data and offers on the Vita Living Web site are without obligation and non-binding. They serve merely informational purposes and do not represent any sort of decision-making criteria for any questions requiring consultation. However, our staff members are happy to provide you with competent service and comprehensive information about our property and services in a personal consultation.

References and links

Clicking on direct or indirect links of the Vita Living Web site to other Internet sites which were not created by Vita Living may result in your leaving the Vita Living Web site. We have not reviewed the content of these linked Web sites with regard to their legality, and thus assumes no liability whatsoever for the content or products of these Web sites.

Emails

We wish to warn you of the lack of security of electronic mail and thus advise you not to send us confidential information by e-mail unless you use an encryption program. Otherwise you may wish to use regular mail, facsimile or a recognised courier service. If you send us information by e-mail, we will regard this as your consent to our communicating with you about the matter in question by e-mail. In this case you and Vita Living are legally liable for any declarations made by e-mail, insofar as no special form requirements exist based on a contractual agreement or compulsory legal provisions. Should an e-mail which was demonstrably sent by Vita Living not reach its intended recipient by accident, Vita Living assumes no liability whatsoever for any disadvantageous legal consequences which arise as a result.

Accuracy of plans, imagery and market information

Vita Living gives notice that the floor plans provided and other images on this site are produced in good faith and set out as a general guide only which does not constitute any part of an offer or contract. The plans and images are believed to be correct at the time of publication.

Vita Living endeavours to ensure that any market information we provide is accurate and well-researched at all times, however we cannot ultimately warrant the accuracy of that information and cannot be held liable for any reliance you may make of or put on it unless agreed with us in writing.

The drawings, plans and images included on the website are indicative only, may not be to scale and are subject to change.

Information policy

Information we collect from our customers and users of our websites may be used in the following ways.

Registration details

Personal information provided as part of the registration process for any publication, product or service is used to manage your subscription and to enable us to provide a better service.

Contact details

We will use contact details provided by you as part of any registration process (i.e. your name, telephone and your e-mail and postal addresses) to provide any product or services requested by you and also to tell you about important changes to relevant subscription services and their functionality.

CALLS TO OUR UK OFFICE WILL BE RECORDED

Payment details

Contact details other than e-mail addresses will be used by us and by our associated companies to provide you with information about other services and products which may interest you and may also be disclosed to third party businesses and advertisers for the same purpose. If you do not wish to be contacted for this purpose, you may register your preferences by clicking here.

We will not use or disclose your e-mail address for marketing purposes unless you have agreed that we may use or disclose it in this way. You may at any time opt-out of receiving further e-mails by registering your preference here.

Voluntary information

Aggregate statistical information provided by us to our advertisers or others regarding sales or website usage will not include personal identifying information.

Security

Your personal data will be held on a secure server. Our sites are equipped with the latest security devices/firewalls.

See our full Privacy Notice for further details

Cookies

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No personal or identifying information is held in these cookies. As soon as you leave our sites or close your browser, they are automatically deleted from your computer.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, you may not be able to use all the interactive features of our site if cookies are disabled. If you require help with your cookie settings then please contact us.

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Slavery and human trafficking statement

Introduction from the Company Director

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the Act”) requires commercial organisations of a certain size, operating in the UK and supplying goods and services from or to the UK, to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement each financial year, setting out the steps which they have taken to ensure that there is no slavery or human trafficking in their business or supply chains.

We are committed to combatting slavery and human trafficking in all its forms in our own business and in our supply chain. Select Property Group adopt a zero tolerance approach to any criminal offence. This statement is made pursuant to section 54(6) of the Act and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year 2017. This statement relates to all companies within the Select Property Group (Holdings) Limited group of companies.

Organisational structure

We are a global developer, retailer and operator of market-leading investment property brands headquartered in the UK. The ultimate parent company is Select Property Group (Holdings) Limited. The Group has over 300 employees.

Our business

Our business is organised into three business units:

  • Vita Student provides purpose-built student accommodation;
  • Affinity Living and Vita Living operate in the build-to-rent sector; and
  • City Suites provides a serviced accommodation offering primarily for business travellers.

Our supply chains

Our supply chains include: design and engineering consultants, construction contractors, suppliers of furniture, fixtures and equipment, building maintenance/service contractors, professional service providers (such as lawyers and accountants), IT service providers, marketing and design agencies and recruitment agencies.

Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the Act”) requires commercial organisations of a certain size, operating in the UK and supplying goods and services from or to the UK, to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement each financial year, setting out the steps which they have taken to ensure that there is no slavery or human trafficking in their business or supply chains.

We are committed to combatting slavery and human trafficking in all its forms in our own business and in our supply chain. Vita Group adopt a zero tolerance approach to any criminal offence. This statement is made pursuant to section 54(6) of the Act and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year 2022. This statement relates to all companies within the Vita Group Holdings Limited group of companies.

Organisational Structure

We are a developer, operator and promoter of market-leading residential property brands headquartered in the UK but operating through branch offices globally. The ultimate parent company is Vita Group Holdings Limited. The Group has over [500] employees.

Our Business

Our business is organised primarily into five operating brands, across a range of business units from design and development, marketing and letting, building operations, and finance and accounts:

    • Vita Student and House of Social provide purpose-built student accommodation;
    • Vita Living and Affinity Living are brands which operate in the build-to-rent sector; and
    • Union operates co-living residential communities


Given the nature of our business, we consider that there is a low risk of modern slavery and human trafficking having a connection with our operating brands. However we have taken the steps detailed below to ensure compliance of the Act.

Our supply chains

Our supply chains include: design and engineering consultants, construction contractors, suppliers of furniture, fixtures and equipment, building maintenance/service contractors, professional service providers (such as lawyers and accountants), IT software and service providers, marketing and design agencies and recruitment agencies.

Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking

We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business.
In light of the obligation to report on measures to ensure that all parts of our business and supply chain are slavery free we have put in place a designated Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy.

Our Anti-slavery Policy demonstrates our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains.

Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy

Due diligence processes for slavery and human trafficking internal employees

Employees are required to familiarise themselves with all policies and procedures to assist in the identification and prevention of such criminal acts.

External supply chain

We fully expect that our direct supply chain members meet both legal and ethical standards in their daily operations, while ensuring that compliance is managed appropriately across their own supply chain partners.

We have recently upgraded our supplier onboarding process and have hired additional staff to assist with supply chain engagement and monitoring.
We have mechanisms in place to protect whistle-blowers.

Furthermore, we are working to have increased awareness around the following:

  • Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains.
  • Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains.
  • Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains.
  • Protect Whistle-blowers.

Supplier adherence to our values

We have zero tolerance to slavery and human trafficking. To ensure all those in our supply chain and contractors comply with our values we intend to review our agreements and dealings with suppliers and contractors to ensure compliance with anti-slavery measures.

Training

To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we intend to provide guidance and training to our staff. We will also encourage our business partners to provides training to their staff and suppliers and providers.

Our effectiveness in combating slavery and human trafficking

To make sure that we monitor our compliance with policy, we will use a number of key measures across our group of companies, including specifically Completion of all statutory requirements to ensure right to work within the UK.

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our Group’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending December 2022.

On behalf of Vita Group Holdings Limited: 

Date: 5th May, 2023