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Latest News from ARL, including Blogs, Videos, and Industry News in the Build to Rent sector

ARL Welcomes New Member: Rent Guarantor

RentGuarantor provides a professional rent guarantee service to tenants wishing to rent property in the UK private rental sector and through local authorities, offering a solution when they cannot provide a suitable personal guarantor, like a parent…

 

ARL Welcomes New Member: Cast Consultancy

Cast Consultancy is a market-leading development consultancy and a pioneer of the UK Build to Rent sector, having delivered over 10,000 BTR homes across the UK. With offices in London and Edinburgh, we advise institutional investors, developers and operators across Rental Living, alongside adjacent operational tenures including Purpose Built…

 

Leasing is not a commodity, and it’s costing institutional rental living millions

The Next Stage of Income Discipline in Institutional Rental Living Like any new sector, Build-to-Rent in the UK was born into a period of rapid experimentation. New capital, new customers, new service expectations, new operating assumptions. In the early years, it was understandable that investors and operators relied on inherited…

 

ARL and Show House announce continuation of media partnership

Following a successful collaboration in 2025, the Association for Rental Living and Show House magazine have announced a continuation of their media partnership. From February 2026, Show House will once again be a media partner for the Association for Rental Living, providing invaluable cross promotion opportunities and strategic support between…

 

ARL announce new Chairs
for London and South East Hub

The Association for Rental Living, the membership body for all institutionally backed, professionally managed purpose-built rental living sectors, has announced the appointment of new leadership for its London and South East Hub. The appointments follow a hugely successful first two years of operation for the Hub, which was…

 

In Review: 
ARL Scotland Study Tour 2026 

 Day 1: 4 February 2026 By Chloe Sachikonye, Senior Account Executive at Yardi and Chair of the ARL North West Hub      On an unsurprisingly rainy day in Edinburgh, with the wind whipping down Haymarket Terrace and rain bouncing theatrically off a mash-up of Georgian sandstone and sharp-edged…

 

ARL’s Response to John Lewis & Partnership Withdrawal from BTR

Brendan Geraghty, CEO, Association for Rental Living (ARL), said: “The withdrawal of the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) from its Build to Rent property business as announced today is deeply disappointing news and a real loss for consumers. As valued members of the…