Our mission

We’re building software that makes communities better to live in and work on.

Our story

Cortile was founded in 2019 by a property investor and a software engineer who realised that, for most people, living in a flat and managing a block is much harder than it needs to be. Since then, our platform has become one of the UK’s leading providers of resident ↔ manager software, supporting over 400,000 homes across hundreds of blocks nationwide and becoming the official technology partner of the property management industry’s professional body, The Property Institute.

2019Founded as Ark Residential, with a resident app for managing agents and their communities.
2023Among fewer than 5% of successful applicants to receive an Innovate UK grant from the UK Government.
TodayCortile: one system for the people who run, own and live in residential buildings, used by customers managing 400,000 homes.

The UK property industry is broken for everyone. Want to come and fix it?

We’re a small team who work in the office or on site with our customers.

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Residential management is changing

Fragmented data, outdated tooling and a lack of transparency have led to poor experiences for freeholders, leaseholders, managing agents and residents alike.

Commercial

Cost inflation

How can I control property and administrative costs?

Management complexity

How can I improve service levels at scale?

Regulation

Golden Thread, BSA

How can I manage risk across my properties?

Leasehold reform, Renters' Rights

How can I improve resident communication?

Technology

Effective triage

How can my team use AI without a drop in service quality?

Agentic workflows

How can my team safely speed up administrative tasks with AI?