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

ARL Welcomes New Member: Lette AI

At Lette AI, our agentic operating system supercharges your existing tech stack, transforming your system of record into a system of action. Designed specifically for the operational living sector, Lette learns your processes, escalation points and desired outcomes to automate workflows and drive intelligent actions across your portfolio. Our mission…

 

ARL Welcomes New Member: Consus Energy

Consus Energy is a platform that turns property developers and landlords into their own green energy suppliers, generating new revenue streams, profitably cutting carbon emissions, and saving tenants money.   We make this possible by installing smart battery systems inside buildings and connecting them to our cloud-based energy platform. The…

 

ARL Welcomes New Member: Induct

Induct is the next generation of residential access management – combining intercom, access control, and remote cloud management – giving property managers one platform to control every door and gate across their portfolio. Using our intercom plate, visitors scan a QR-code and call the desired apartment using their phone –…

 

ARL Study Tours 2025: A Retrospective

Following the latest, highly successful Association for Rental Living Study Tour to Newcastle & Sunderland, the last of 2025, we wanted to take the opportunity to look back at the extensive Study Tour programme which we have delivered for our members this year. Of value not…

 

ARL Welcomes New Member: Verbaflo

VerbaFlo is an AI operating system designed to transform communication in residential real estate. The platform automates sales, leasing, renewals and resident support across voice, WhatsApp, webchat and email, giving operators a unified, multilingual and always-on digital front door. Trusted by leading names such as Vita, Moda, Downing, Homes for…

 

ARL Welcomes New Member: 2N

N is a pioneer in IP-based access control, shaping how people enter, move through, and experience buildings. From residential developments to office complexes, our solutions combine advanced security with modern convenience.    Our portfolio covers everything from access readers and electronic locking systems to IP intercoms and indoor stations all…

 

How BTR Operators are Preparing for Section 21 & Section 8 Changes

The long-anticipated Renters Reform Bill is due to land this year, and with it comes one of the most significant shifts in the UK rental market in decades: the abolition of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions. Once this change takes effect, and Build-to-Rent (BTR) operators will no longer be able…

 

ARL hosts delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Housing

In late September, the ARL was proud and honoured to host a delegation from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China and the Industry Council for China Rental Apartments on a Study Tour and meetings to showcase how Build to Rent is working in…