Policy positions
The Association for Rental Living is committed to being an advocate for the sector’s unique value to government, investment, and consumers, sharing the organisations position, on behalf of our members, across a range of government policies.
Our policy positions can be found below:
Build to Rent
ARL welcomes Government recognition of BTR as a catalyst for faster housing delivery
ARL responds to Housing Minister’s statement
Build to Rent’s time to shine in Labour’s revised NPPF
UKAA response to Labour Party pledges on new homes
Planning
ARL response to the revised National Planning Policy Framework
The Association for Rental Living response to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill
The ARL responds to the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework consultation
ARL response to Labour’s launch of NPPF review
ARL response to the revised National Planning Policy Framework
Scotland
ARL response to latest Housing (Scotland) Bill
ARL welcomes continuity as Minister for Housing in Scotland remains in post
ARL response to the publication of the Housing (Scotland) Bill
UKAA response to findings of Judicial Review on rent controls in Scotland
Scotland extends rent cap and evictions freeze until March 2024
UKAA responds to Scottish Parliament statement on housing
UKAA statement on Scottish Rent Cap
Responses to Budgets and Government announcements
Association for Rental Living’s calls ahead of the Spring Statement
ARL Autumn Budget 2024 response
ARL response to the Government’s ‘Plan for Change’
Housing should be right at home in the UK’s new modern Industrial Strategy
ARL response to the outcome of the general election
ARL response to the announcement of the 2024 general election
UKAA response to the 2024 Spring Budget
UKAA response to the 2023 Spring Budget: The Call for Planning Reform
Rental Reform
Association for Rental Living response to the Third Reading of the Renters’ Rights Bill
ARL response to the Renters’ Rights Bill second reading
The ARL response to the Renters’ Rights Bill first reading
The ARL response to the report stage and third reading of the Renters (Reform) Bill
UKAA response to second reading of the Renters (Reform) Bill
The UKAA response to the proposed Renters’ (Reform) Bill
Multiple Dwellings Relief Abolition
Abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief
Housing Standards
UKAA responds to government consultation on staircases in residential buildings