UK: Louise Bangee of urbanbubble and Freya Richard of Vertus have been named as co-chairs of the Association For rental Living (ARL) Combined Operations Committee.
The committee’s role will be to share knowledge among operators across the rental living sector, develop best practice and identify areas of focus for the Association for Rental Living.
Louise Bangee of urbanbubble and Freya Richard of Vertus will co-chair the committee, supported by expert members from across the rental living sector. They will build on the outstanding work of the previous Operations Committee, led by Russell Markou of Cortland and Kevin Watson of PLATFORM_.
Initial areas of focus falling within the committee’s remit include salary benchmarking, security and bike theft, Building Safety Act issues, the practical implications of the Renters’ Rights Bill and minimum professional qualification requirements. The Association for Rental Living will establish subcommittees as required to focus on specific issues in greater depth.
ARL CEO Brendan Geraghty said: “Our fantastic Combined Operations Committee comprises many of the leading operators in the sector specialising in multi-family, co-living and single-family housing. They’re delivering valuable cross-cutting insights and knowledge and this committee is crucial to our core focus moving forward, so I would like to welcome all of those who have so generously agreed to devote their time and efforts to it. I would also like to thank all outgoing Operations Committee members for providing such a strong foundation on which the refreshed committee can build.”
In addition to the co-chairs, committee members will include Olly Canver from Essential Living, Sakina Murtaza of Related Argent, Tom Lord from Greystar, Russell Markou from Cortland and Quintain Living’s Grace Oyesoro. Also on the committee are Knight Dragon’s Jackie Robinson, Kevin Watson from PLATFORM_, Lavina Clarke from Moda and Neelam Saihjpal of VervLife. Further members include Grace Morgan of CompassRock International, Eleanor Fiennes from Packaged Living and Sam Smith from Dandara Living.
“As co-chair, I am really looking forward to working alongside Freya and the committee, to use our combined experience across three sectors to truly make a difference. By exchanging best practices, constructively challenging each other and nurturing industry growth, we have a great opportunity to shape the future,” said Bangee.
Richard added: “Having been a part of the previous committee for the last couple of years, I am delighted to step into the role of co-chair alongside Louise. Our committee members have such a wealth of knowledge and experience and I am confident we can deliver some really tangible support and guidance for the industry.”
Highlights:
• Louise Bangee of urbanbubble and Freya Richard of Vertus have been named as co-chairs of the Association For rental Living (ARL) Combined Operations Committee
• Initial areas of focus falling within the committee’s remit include salary benchmarking, security and bike theft, Building Safety Act issues, the practical implications of the Renters’ Rights Bill and minimum professional qualification requirements
• The Association for Rental Living will establish subcommittees as required to focus on specific issues in greater depth
