Managing and assigning social housing has always been a socially- and politically-charged task. BancTec’s Simon Stackhouse argues that continued money saving by housing providers, combined with new government policies and lengthy waiting times have meant an effective management system is critical to communicate with tenants. Problems with housing complaints procedures have been well noted in…
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CDS Co-Operatives goes live on Infor SunSystems
CDS Co-Operatives has recently completed the implementation of Infor SunSystems to improve its financial reporting capabilities and accelerate payments. Further improvements are expected once the SunSystems software has been fully integrated with CDS Co-operatives’ finance, asset and property management systems. CDS Co-Operatives’ previous application lacked the necessary management accounting which led to a reliance on…
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Arrears kept at arms-length by St Leger Homes with Mobysoft
St Leger Homes has completed the implementation of new rent arrears software from Mobysoft in order to enables its staff to focus on tenants needing the most help with their finances and to minimise overall arrears. The three-month implementation of Mobysoft’s RentSense was finished in July 2014, and the software has already identified more than…
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Salix Homes accepts payments via Facebook with Allpay
Salix Homes is one of the UK’s first housing providers to enable its tenants to pay their rent via Facebook through its payment gateway partner Allpay. In the last eight months, Allpay’s online and mobile app channels have taken in nearly £100,000 in rental income for Salix Homes. To use the service, tenants need to…
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RAM launches asset tracking app
Real Asset Management has launched a smartphone app so that housing providers can conduct physical audits and update their asset registers using mobile devices. The app is available now on iOS, with Android and Windows Mobile versions coming soon. Working with RAM’s existing Series4000 software, the app will help users improve the accuracy of their…
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ISO-55000 – Taking asset management into the boardroom
Karen Conneely, Group Commercial Manager, Real Asset Management, outlines the way ISO-55000 is set to change corporate attitudes to asset maintenance and explains the fundamental importance of a good computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) in delivering critical asset information and enabling process change. Maintenance managers know that proactive asset management can cut costs and improve…
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