Association for Rental Living launches EDI Strategy for Build to Rent white paper at UKREiiF

The ARL EDI Strategy for Build to Rent sets out why EDI is a professional standard, driving financial performance through retention and resident satisfaction and reducing risk through better governance. It follows the launch of the Build to Rent Alliance Code of Practice, also at UKREiiF, which includes EDI principles and benchmarks as part of the Charter of Commitments and terms of reference. 

Presenting the case for adoption of the EDI Strategy by Build to Rent operators and investors / funders across five connected pillars: financial performance, talent retention, resident satisfaction, investor access, and reputational and policy risk, the white paper also outlines a 90-day implementation framework for operators. 

Brendan Geraghty, ARL CEO, comments: “If we want government to recognise professionally managed rental housing as part of the answer to this country’s housing problem, we have to be clear about the standards residents, investors and communities can expect from us. If we want long-term institutional capital to keep flowing into the sector, we have to show the governance, the management quality and the social purpose that sophisticated investors now require. If we want residents to trust us with their homes, we have to earn that trust through consistent, fair and respectful service. None of that is optional and that is why we have developed the EDI Strategy for Build to Rent designed to support the sector in this critical area.” 

To find out more about the ARL’s EDI in BTR Strategy, please visit www.theARL.org.uk.