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Men carrying out repairs on a sink in a social home

The Rising Cost of Housing Repairs and Maintenance: Are You Spending Efficiently?

By Luke Beard · 26 February 2025

The Inside Housing Repairs Tracker 2025 reveals record spending on repairs. How can housing providers manage costs effectively? Benchmarking holds …

Stopwatch with EPC Certificates in the background. The stopwatch says 2030

EPC C by 2030: The Clock is Ticking

By Luke Beard · 6 February 2025

The UK government has set a major challenge: all social housing must have an EPC rating of C or above …

Graphic showing different data stats for social housing properties superimposed over a drone photo of a typical British town.

Why Intelligent Housing Data is Critical in 2025 and Beyond

By Leon Storer · 21 January 2025

Simply collecting and storing data isn’t enough, it’s how you use it that truly matters. Many organisations face challenges in …

Labours Warm Homes Plan

Warm Homes Fund Wave 3: Data is Crucial

By Luke Beard · 15 January 2025

Data is key to successful delivery under Wave 3 of the Warm Homes Fund. From understanding bid data to engaging …

The Power of Development Appraisal Benchmarking

By Adrian Redmond · 2 October 2023

With increasing complexities and risks, developing organisations are on the lookout for ways to both gain a competitive edge and …

ARK Graduate Data Analyst Role

By Ruth Brown · 12 April 2023

We are recruiting a Graduate Data Analyst to join our data management team. You can find out more about the …

Annual Development Benchmarking Report

By Chris Seeley · 6 January 2021

We are pleased to report that the annual development benchmarking report was submitted to the current 17 members of the …

ARK’s Development Benchmarking Group expands

By Chris Seeley · 12 November 2020

Find out more about joining our Development Benchmarking Group.

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