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The Association for Rental Living, the membership body for all institutionally backed, professionally managed purpose-built rental living sectors, has announced the extension of the entry deadline for its prestigious 2026 ARL Awards to 30 September. Designed to honour key contributors across the rental living sector, the free-to-enter…

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…

The ARL is pleased to announce Elevate Living Consultancy as a new member. Elevate Living Consultancy improves the performance of residential-for-rent assets. They work with operators, investors and asset owners across Build to Rent, Single Family Homes, PBSA, Co-living and PRS, providing specialist expertise in operations, leasing, revenue, marketing and…

Quod’s Richard Frudd takes up the role of Chair Dan Asquith of BRE remains in post as Vice Chair NE and Yorkshire Hub’s focus on advocacy, government engagement and BTR’s role in regional housing, with Winter Seminar on 26 November 2026 The ARl has appointed Richard Frudd of Quod as…

There was a core phrase echoing from session to session during the ARL’s AI in Rental Living Summit this week: “invisible reliability, visible care”. Credit goes to opening keynote speaker Antony Slumbers for coining the phrase during an energising presentation, which came to encapsulate discussions during the day. AI capability…

The Association for Rental Living has appointed Merilee Karr, Founder and CEO of UnderTheDoormat Group, as its Short Stay Rental Special Advisor. As the membership body for all institutionally backed, professionally managed purpose-built rental living sectors, empowering growth is one of the Association for Rental Living’s strategic goals and through…