As many of you will already know, Microsoft announced several months ago that it was likely to make significant changes to the licensing terms available to housing associations and RSLs for its software. Just before going to press with this issue, Housing Technology interviewed a number of leading housing providers and a housing consultancy on…
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Viridian Housing
iPads for Viridian residents’ forum
In a bid to save money and move towards paperless operations, Viridian Housing has given an iPad to each member of its National Residents’ Forum (NRF). Shaun Lansfield, chairman of the NRF, said, “In the past, we were all sending and receiving so many paper-based communications, and it was clear we needed a better system….
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Viridian removes paper archives with HousingDocs
With over 30,000 tenants, Viridian is one of the UK’s largest housing associations. The consequent volume of paper documents was draining internal staff resources and taking up considerable office space in filing cabinets. EDM was identified as a means of improving document access, handling and retention while freeing up valuable space in Viridian’s offices. HousingDocs…
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Component accounting for Viridian with Asset4000
Viridian Housing has chosen a dedicated asset management system to help its compliance with SORP and IFRS regulations, replacing its widespread reliance on spreadsheets. With assets of £960 million and 16,000 properties, the housing provider is using Asset4000 from Real Asset Management to create a central register of its 200,000 asset records. After a four-month…
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