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2026 Awards entry deadline extended

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…

 

ARL Welcomes New Member: Vinny

Vinny is the AI teammate for property teams.   Operating across the full rental lifecycle — leasing, resident communication, maintenance, renewals, move-outs, marketing, and portfolio insights — Vinny automates the high-volume workflows that slow teams down. Vinny takes action. It executes workflows across existing systems and drives tasks to an…

 

ARL Welcomes New Member: Home Made

Home Made is the UK’s single largest dedicated provider of institutional residential leasing, specialising in multifamily, co-living, PBSA and single-family rental portfolios. Operating nationally, the business partners with leading institutional investors and operators to deliver KPI-aligned leasing strategies that underpin asset…

 

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…