Ark

17/03/2022

We're are excited to announce that Ark is now a Fixflo approved partner!

Fixflo is now fully integrated into the Ark platform and resident app meaning that any property managers using Fixflo to manage their maintenance issues can now utilise the power of Ark along with our resident app as well.

To find out more about the integration, check out the link below or to find out more about how Ark can help you manage your properties - and ultimately build better communities - get in touch with our Head of Partnerships, Angus Reid, on [email protected]

We can't wait to hear from you!

https://www.fixflo.com/partners/apps-integrations-ark?hsLang=en

01/12/2021

We're very excited to be featured in Property Week this week announcing our extended partnership with Urban Splash and our trial with Halton Housing!

With even more announcements just around the corner, it's certainly an exciting time here at Ark...

Urban Splash has signed up to use proptech start-up Ark's software across its developments in Sheffield, Manchester and Birmingham.

05/11/2021

It's great to see new finical packages helping ambitious landlords💸. We also ❤️ helping landlords. Our free tool - https://compliance.ark.rent - lets you easily manage compliance and create tenancy agreements in a flash.⚡️📝

The PRS has performed consistently strongly throughout the pandemic as landlords strive to meet tenant demand, but what's next for the sector?

05/11/2021

West Dunbartonshire Council has given us all something to smile about this morning😃. They have shown a commitment to social housing that has produced accessible, affordable homes that have a huge impact on local people.👏

https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/newsroom/news/2021/oct/council-invests-82million-in-affordable-housing-over-last-seven-years/

04/11/2021

This is encouraging to see and fits our belief if something is broke, it needs fixing🛠️. This funding, we hope, will help tenants and landlords move past the devastating effects of COVID, enabling them to continue forming meaningful relationships. 🫂

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Banbury area residents struggling to pay the rent because of the pandemic can count on extra advice and support from the council in the coming weeks and months.

04/11/2021

Tenant demand is rampant in London at the moment📈! Landlords, use Ark - https://compliance.ark.rent - so you can easily welcome new tenants by making bespoke ASTs for free and in under 5 minutes!⚡️📝

In the six months between October 2020 and March of this year, new tenant application numbers across the capital climbed by 34% when compared to the previous six months (April 2020 to September 2020).

04/11/2021

We hope this plan gets approved. Making sure opportunities exist for people to get away from homelessness is so important and, more developments like this, especially in large cities, will help provide accessible pathways for securing a home for people in need. 🏘🛣

04/11/2021

Being aware of your EICR 🔌 responsibilities is key for landlords in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Use Ark - https://compliance.ark.rent - to be told when you need to have your EICR renewed and so you can securely store it. 👏

New electrical safety standards and legal criteria for the provisions of compliance documentation in the private rental sector will go into effect on July 1st, 2020, under new legislation. As a result, all landlords in England and Wales must now hire a licenced professional to conduct an EICR examin...

04/11/2021

Tell us, is putting greater emphasis on making new builds conform to strict environmental regulations a more effective way to boost the green credentials of the private rental sector versus putting more emphasis on retrofitting?👇

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Suffolk's councils are changing planning regulations to encourage developers to build greener homes in the future.

04/11/2021

Fantastic news from Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤩! Social housing will be part of the Midlothian regeneration project. This will help bring affordable and accessible homes to local people and, we love it. ❤️

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Nearly 100 of the new homes will be council houses with the rest expected to be taken on by social landlords once built

03/11/2021

It is fantastic news that Aspire Housing will see a huge funding boost 💸 that will help them continue to build better communities and create accessible homes that people need. 🏘️😍

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The cash will be used to boost affordable housing and help the organisation to meet its sustainability goals

03/11/2021

More voices are calling for government help to be given to landlords so they can improve EPCs♻️. Ark - compliance.ark.rent - enables you to see the EPC of a home and easily upload an improved certificate that we hope will be achieved through help being given to landlords.📝

High end agency and property consultancy Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK residential housing sector to meet EPC level C by 2035.