Outcome-Driven Housing Services & Digital Intelligence

ARK combines 35 years of high-level regulatory assurance with empirical data platforms and operational field expertise. We help social landlords protect residents, maintain compliance, and optimise capital expenditure.

Asset Management & 'Big 7' Compliance Health Checks

Independent diagnostic reviews ensuring complete compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, and statutory consumer standards. We audit all seven statutory compliance pillars:

1. Fire Safety FRAs, compartmentation audits, and Golden Thread records for HRBs.
2. Gas & Heating LGSR 10-month servicing cycle validation and contractor audits.
3. Electrical Safety EICR 5-year cyclical testing and remedial category tracking.
4. Damp & Mould (Awaab's Law) Hazard triage, diagnostic workflow design, and statutory response times.
5. Asbestos & 6. Water Hygiene Management plans, reinspection intervals, and Legionella flushing regimes.
7. Lifts & LOLER Statutory engineering inspections and insurer defect rectifications.
ARK supporting social landlords on Awaab's Law and damp remediation

Housing Data Solutions: ASAP & 30 AMP

Trapped data in legacy systems is the single largest barrier to sound asset management. ARK's cloud tools transform raw stock surveys into board-ready 30-year financial plans.

ASAP: Strategic Asset Performance

ASAP evaluates each property archetype across financial Net Present Value (NPV), reactive repair intensity, void turnaround time, Decent Homes status, and EPC rating. It visually maps underperforming assets, allowing executive teams to simulate options appraisals (retrofit, retention, remodelling, or disposal).

  • ✓ Interactive street-level mapping and scheme performance comparisons
  • ✓ Instant scenario testing for Warm Homes Wave 3 investments and rent restructuring
  • ✓ Ingests standard data formats from Northgate, Civica, Orchard, and MRI
ASAP Cloud Asset Performance Platform

30 AMP: 30-Year Asset Management Planning

Traditional spreadsheets fail to account for lifecycle compounding. 30 AMP extracts condition data and maintenance costs to smooth multi-year expenditure peaks. This gives treasury directors and lending institutions verified capital forecasting without funding spikes.

  • ✓ Eliminates sudden capital expenditure spikes through lifecycle profiling
  • ✓ Operates accurately even with incomplete datasets by isolating survey priorities
  • ✓ Directly aligns stock condition requirements with loan covenant stress-tests
30 AMP dynamic spend forecasting interface
Data-Pooling & Metrics

Annual Development & Asset Benchmarking

Established in 2019, ARK’s Development Benchmarking Club pools anonymised build costs, land values, and sales assumptions across 20+ housing associations and councils.

Validated day-to-day repairs cost database Build cost per square metre comparators Board assurance on appraisal assumptions
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Field Surveying

Stock Condition Surveys & Decent Homes 2

In the first 99 consumer inspection grades, three-quarters of non-compliant judgements stemmed from deficient stock condition data. ARK delivers full HHSRS surveys, Awaab's Law checks, and EPC assessments.

Delivered at ~50% of the cost of a single responsive repair Simultaneous EPC energy collection on single visits Stratified sample validation & full 100% surveys
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Decarbonisation Delivery

PAS 2035 & Warm Homes Wave 3

Qualified Retrofit Assessors and Coordinators guiding landlords through complex grant-funded fabric-first projects, insulation upgrades, and heat pump installations.

Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 bids Independent carbon audits (verified with Energy Saving Trust) Targeted EPC Band C roadmaps by 2030
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ARK's FITness Tests & Scottish 3 Perspectives

With the Regulator of Social Housing actively conducting proactive consumer inspections, landlords cannot afford inspection surprises. ARK’s diagnostic health-checks scrutinise board oversight across seven pillars:

7-Pillar FITness Diagnostic Scrutinises Tenant Focus, Quality of Governance, Strategic Viability, Performance & Risk, Regulatory Assurance, and Value for Money (VFM).
Scottish '3 Perspectives' Triple-lens review for Scottish RSLs led by Kirsty Wells, Ian Brennan (former SHR Director of Regulation), and Martin Wilkie-McFarlane.
Strategic Governance and FITness Reviews at ARK

Supported Housing Strategies & Homelessness Reduction

Supporting English local authorities in fulfilling their mandatory statutory duty under the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 to publish a Local Supported Housing Strategy by 31 March 2027.

4-Step Delivery Framework

1. Statutory Needs Assessments

5-year forward supply and demand mapping of supported exempt accommodation, supported living schemes, and sheltered housing.

Cross-Sector Integration

2. Integrated Governance

Formalising commissioning pathways with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Adult Social Care, Probation, and third-sector providers.

National Homelessness Plan

3. Temporary Accommodation (TA) Plans

Evidence-based TA reduction roadmaps, Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) funding bids, and private rented sector access models.

Housing Executive Search & Interim Leadership

ARK matches senior housing professionals to critical leadership departures, regulatory turnarounds, and contract reviews.

  • ✓ Chief Executives, Chief Operating Officers, and Finance Directors
  • ✓ Strategic Asset Management & Building Safety Directors
  • ✓ Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) Turnaround & Repairs Specialists
  • ✓ Two-Director Quality Vetting guaranteeing immediate competency
Neil Cox, ARK Senior Interim Director

Senior Resourcing Case Study

Neil Cox placed as Interim Lead at Birmingham City Council, revitalising asset management governance and instilling long-term operational resilience.

Ready to Elevate Your Organisation's Performance?

Contact our Birmingham Central headquarters or London office today to schedule a confidential discussion with an ARK Executive Director.