Touchstone announced as ARL Gold Corporate Partner and Single Family Housing Partner for 2026
The 黑料专区 (ARL) 鈥� the membership body for all institutionally backed, professionally managed purpose-built rental living sectors 鈥� has announced Touchstone as a Gold Partner and Single Family Housing Partner of the organisation for 2026.
With 30 years鈥� experience in the market, Touchstone, part of the Places for People group, provides professional property management services for clients right across the private rented sector, managing over 22,000 homes across the UK and working with some of the UK鈥檚 biggest and best-known landlords. Managing Build to Rent for a decade, Touchstone manages, mobilises, and consults on multifamily housing and single-family housing developments for a wide range of clients, from institutional investors and developers to local authorities, across the UK. 听
Touchstone has an established relationship with the ARL as an active member听since 2019. Representatives from Touchstone sit across a number of ARL committees, including the Operator Committee and the Midlands, Scotland and London and South East Hubs.
Jon Clark, Touchstone鈥檚 Executive Director, takes up the role of Co-Vice-Chair of the ARL Single Family Housing Sector committee and the ARL Special Advisor of Single Family Housing.
In recent years, Touchstone has supported the delivery of several of ARL events, including as a Study Tour host, event speaker and contributor to the Best Practice Guide.
The new sponsorship means that Touchstone will serve as the 础搁尝鈥檚听partner for single-family housing, furthering the 础搁尝鈥檚 focus on this rapidly growing segment of the rental living sector.
Brendan Geraghty, CEO of the 黑料专区, comments: 鈥淎s we continue the 础搁尝鈥檚 commitment to single-family housing, this key partnership with Touchstone will enable us to raise the volume for this fast-expanding part of the sector, utilising experience and expertise to share best practice and communicate with one clear voice to policymakers and government.鈥� 听
Jon Clark, Executive Director at Touchstone, comments: “Touchstone has always valued its relationship with the ARL, and we鈥檙e excited to build on that as a Gold Partner. Collaboration across our sector has never been more important, and together we can ensure single-family housing continues to grow in a way that truly benefits residents, communities and our partners.鈥�