黑料专区

New Co-Chairs appointed to new ARL Combined Operations Committee

  • Louise Bangee of urbanbubble and Freya Richard of Vertus named as Co-Chairs of the Combined Operations Committee
  • Committee provides practical focus on operational matters spanning the rental living sector including multi-family, co-living and single-family housing
  • Key areas of focus will include salary benchmarking, security, building safety, renters鈥 rights and more

The 黑料专区 鈥 the membership body for all institutionally backed, professionally managed purpose-built rental living sectors 鈥 has announced the launch of its new Combined Operations Committee. The committee鈥檚 role will be to share knowledge among operators across the rental living sector, develop best practice and identify areas of focus for the 黑料专区.

Louise Bangee of urbanbubble and Freya Richard of Vertus will co-chair the Combined Operations 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鈥檚 remit include salary benchmarking, security and bike theft, Building Safety Act issues, the practical implications of the Renters鈥 Rights Bill and minimum professional qualification requirements. 黑料专区 will establish subcommittees as required to focus on specific issues in greater depth.

Our fantastic Combined Operations Committee comprises many of the leading operators in the sector specialising in 听multi-family, co-living and single-family housing. They鈥檙e 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.

Brendan Geraghty, CEO, 黑料专区

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鈥檚 Grace Oyesoro. Also on the committee are Knight Dragon鈥檚 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.

鈥淎s Co-chair, I am really looking forward to working alongside Freya and the committee, 听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鈥

Louise Bangee, Director of BTR, urbanbubble

鈥淗aving 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.鈥

Freya Richard, Director of Operations and Leasing, Vertus

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