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Gateley RJA strengthens national clerk of works team

Gateley RJA, the specialist quantity surveying, employer’s agent, project management and clerk of works arm of professional services group, Gateley, has strengthened its national clerk of works team with a trio of appointments. Dan Cook takes up the role of technical director, while Alex Turpin and Duncan Bremner both join…

 

ARL strengthens senior team as it marks a decade of rental living sector leadership

The Association for Rental Living (ARL), founded in 2016, is the UK’s only trade body dedicated exclusively to institutionally backed, professionally managed rental living, including Build to Rent. It marks a decade of sector leadership with the appointment of two new senior staff members. The ARL’s first dedicated,…

 

ARL launches new rental living specific Market Directory to drive better BTR business

The Association for Rental Living has today launched a brand new rental living-specific Market Directory. The ARL Market Directory, a core pillar of activity for the organisation in 2026, has been designed to improve supplier discoverability across the rental living ecosystem, enable direct connection with investors, operators and purchasers, and…

 

The ARL Welcomes New Member: Wates Residential

We are pleased to announce Wates Residential as a new ARL member.  Wates Residential is a UK developer contractor specialising in urban regeneration, driven by its purpose – to reimagine places for people to thrive. Working in partnership with local authorities, housing associations and others across the sector, the business…

 

The ARL Welcomes New Member: The Eword

The ARL is pleased to announce The Eword as a new member.  The Eword help property companies increase leads, fill beds, and reach 100% occupancy through digital strategy and marketing. Their shared mission is to help people find the right places, whether they’re students searching for accommodation, couples renting an…

 

The ARL Welcomes New Member: Curlew Capital

The ARL is pleased to welcome Curlew Capital as a new member.  Curlew Capital is a privately owned, UK-based Investment and Development Management business, with a focus on Operational Real Estate sectors, primarily UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).​ Founded in 2011, the company has raised and invested over £1bn through…

 

The ARL Welcomes New Member: Sentinel

The ARL is pleased to announce new member Sentinel.  Sentinel Real Estate is an independently owned residential specialist real estate investment management firm established in 1969, with a longstanding track record of managing institutional-quality real estate assets for global investors. Headquartered in New York City, Sentinel maintains corporate offices in…

 

Why BTR must close the gaps in fire safety data to protect lives

For decades, fire compliance has been managed through paper logs, spreadsheets, and tick-box forms, providing comfort rather than certainty. Today, that approach is no longer sufficient. In all sectors covered by the Building Safety Act, there is now a focus on proving every alarm, test, and inspection has actually taken…