Directors Dealing

Unite Group PLC
17 April 2000


DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)   NAME OF COMPANY
     UNITE GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR
     DAVID RANSOME

3)  Please  state whether notification indicates that  it  is
    in  respect of holding of the director named in  2  above
    or  holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
     DIRECTOR'S HOLDING

4)  Name  of  the registered holder(s) and, if more than  one
    holder,  the  number of shares held by each of  them  (if
    notified)


5)  Please  state whether notification relates to a person(s)
    connected  with  the  director  named  in  2  above   and
    identify the connected person(s)
     N/A

6)  Please  state  the  nature of the transaction.   For  PEP
    transactions  please indicate whether  general/single  co
    PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary
     PURCHASE OF SHARES IN SPOUSE'S NAME

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
     1,000

8)   (0.002 %)
     of issued class

9)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
     N/A

10)  (N/A %)
     of issued class

11)  Class of security
     ORDINARY 25P SHARES

12)  Price per share
     170 p

13)  Date of transaction
     17 APRIL 2000

14)  Date company informed
     17 APRIL 2000

15)  Total holding following this notification
     442,852

16) Total  percentage holding of issued class following  this
    notification
     1.00 %

IF  A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES.

17)  Date of grant
     N/A

18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable
     N/A

19)  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
     N/A

20)   Description  of shares or debentures  involved:  class,
number
     N/A

21) Exercise  price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication
    that grant is to be fixed at time of exercise
     N/A

22) Total  number of shares or debentures over which  options
    held following this notification
     N/A

23)  Any additional information
     David  Ransome's wife, Angela Jane Ransome, is a trustee
     of  the Jane Louise Discretionary Settlement Trust  (the
     beneficiaries of which include a director being Nicholas
     Porter,  his  wife and children) and accordingly  he  is
     interested in a further 253,140 ordinary shares.

24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
     RICHARD THOMPSON         0207 426 9073

25) Name   and   signature  of  authorised  company  official
    responsible for making this notification
     NICHOLAS PORTER

Date of notification
17 APRIL 2000