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By Brendan Geraghty, chief executive of the Association for Rental Living, the UK trade body for the Build to Rent and rental living sector The Budget was more about what was not addressed than what was. I was tuned in, awaiting news of the promised ‘breathing space for business’ but…

“The housing sector, including Build to Rent, is being held back by cumulative regulation. Our members are experiencing this firsthand, and the OBR has echoed that today, stating that it has affected housebuilding activity to a greater extent than previously assumed. “Viability is the test that every housing policy must…

By Ben McBain, New Business Director – Living Sector at RentGuarantor As a close partner to the professional rental sector, we’re seeing first-hand how operators are redefining the rental experience in the wake of the Renters’ Rights Act. Demand is as high as ever, but in a market where added…

The Association for Rental Living has announced the finalists for this year’s ARL Awards 2026, in association with RentGuarantor Following voting by an impartial panel of senior judges – comprising the ARL’s volunteer Board of Directors – the Association is delighted to announce 19 finalists across five categories designed to…

The ARL is pleased to announce Unloc as a new member. Unloc believes the future is Keyless. We turn your phone into your key and bring every lock in a building onto one platform. Property teams get smooth move-ins, viewings, maintenance and deliveries, with nobody waiting around to be let…

The ARL is pleased to announce PropCo as a new member. PropCo is a market-leading software for residential lettings, property management, and client accounting. Built on a single, integrated platform, PropCo connects all stakeholders and processes, empowering Letting Agents and BTR Operators to work with greater agility, compliance, and efficiency.

The ARL is pleased to announce PJ Livesey Holdings Ltd as a new member. P J Livesey is a family-owned specialist residential developer with more than four decades of experience in heritage-led regeneration and the sensitive transformation of complex historic sites.  Founded by Peter Livesey in 1979, the Group combines…

The ARL is pleased to announce Mase Home as a new member. MASE is a technology company building interior adaptive robotics for the rental living sector to improve space efficiency and living quality. They help BTR, co-living, and PBSA developers deliver an excellent resident experience in compact footprints, adding function…

The ARL is pleased to announce Instep as a new member. Property businesses handle constant inbound and outbound communication across fragmented channels: phone, email, web chat, WhatsApp and more. Work stalls when people are unavailable, in meetings, on site, or out of hours. And every missed or delayed interaction creates…