The UK Single Family Association (UK SFA) is integrating with the Association for Rental Living (ARL).
As of today (10 June), existing UK SFA memberships will be transferred to ARL with proposals underway to integrate UK SFA board members into ARL’s governance and committee structure.
UK SFA chairman and founder, Richard Berridge, will become special advisor for single family housing at ARL, and ARL’s single family housing committee, which is chaired by David Reid, managing director of Legal & General’s suburban build-to-rent business, will integrate the UK SFA.
Brendan Geraghty (pictured), CEO of ARL, said: “The UK SFA has helped raise the profile of single-family rental, which the ARL (as UKAA) has been representing since its formation in 2016. As single-family rental has grown and developed, the sector has now asked for a consolidated voice and this move creates that focal point in representing single-family rental in the UK.
“The combination of the two organisations and their memberships will create a stronger platform for raising the profile and the recognition of the single-family rental sector. Together we shall promote its growth and development, highlighting the increased potential of single-family housing for demographic and geographic diversity, as well as its specific social purpose.”
Berridge added: “The majority of the country’s rental homes are houses, rather than apartments, and demand is growing in all areas, not just in urban centres. Single-family rental brings quality, secure choices for households who need more reliable rental options to suit their circumstances. It can also catalyse the wider delivery of all types of homes. We want to play a full part in addressing the housing crisis, and joining forces with the ARL will enable our mission of delivering ‘more homes, everywhere, for everyone’ to be boosted and strengthened into the future.”
