News & Insights

Read the latest housing sector news, blogs, and commentary from ARK.

Damp and Mould – not a lifestyle issue

By Tim Frondigoun · 3 February 2023

Yesterday saw the awaited publication of a follow-up report from the Housing Ombudsman Service “Spotlight on damp and mould – …

A “defining moment for our sector”? Let’s hope so.

By Richard Medley · 27 January 2023

Will the tragic death of Awaab Ishak finally get the sector to change? Richard Medley discusses what we need to …

Out of Condition

By Wayne Hughes · 27 October 2022

Associate Wayne Hughes looks at the perception gap between stock condition survey results and reality and where it all went …

Strategic failure of Right to Buy is damaging ambitions to Level Up.

By Jerry Gilbert · 30 March 2022

Research revealed in the CIH UK Housing Review 2022 has reinforced what we all knew – that the Right to …

Sharing the learning – Prevention is Better than Cure webinar

By Ruth Brown · 26 January 2022

Our latest webinar has proved a big success with many people attending the session to hear from our panel of …

Managing complaints through the rear-view mirror

By Jerry Gilbert · 29 October 2021

The Housing Ombudsman’s report “spotlight on damp” found real resonance with our experience at ARK.  Called in to review the …

Our take on Budget 2021

By Chris Seeley · 28 October 2021

We waited in anticipation to hear the budget and understand some of the detail from the Chancellor. Announcements made before …

Government’s new Heat and Building Strategy

By Chris Seeley · 19 October 2021

On Monday the Government announced the new Heat and Building Strategy. The headline grabber, first up in the Government press …

Should asset owners commit investment that reduces energy consumption when the returns will be shared between occupants and asset owners?

By Adrian Redmond · 1 September 2021

  If you were to ask a home or business owner why they had invested in a renewable heating system …

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