From: David Todd, Partnerships director, Xmbrace Sir – From speaking with housing organisations their fundamental objective remains the same – to achieve more with less. While budgets continue to be tight, never before have I seen so much pressure on every aspect of social housing to deliver improved services to their residents. We are seeing…
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030 - November 2012
Rocking technology
From: Jayne Hilditch (@jaynehilditch), Corporate services director, Thames Valley Housing Association Dudes (deliberately not ‘sir’ – it’s 2012 and technology rocks) – I’m curious, I’m insanely excited and I ‘love’ technology and what it can do for people. I ‘love’ the social housing sector, and what it can do ‘with’ people. There. I just thought…
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‘No match, no fee’ service from House Exchange
House Exchange, a not-for-profit mutual exchange service, is letting tenants who want to swap their homes advertise their properties online without any upfront fees. Tenants now only pay for the service once they have found a potential swap. Around 1,800 tenants swap homes each month using House Exchange. Kim Doran from House Exchange said, “We…
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Southern IT Forum at Lloyds of London
The Southern IT Forum held its quarterly meeting at the Lloyds of London building on 20 September with a technology showcase hosted by TI Group. The showcase included presentations from Coraid, ZScaler and Nimble Storage. The next SIT Forum meeting will be during the National Housing Federation’s IT in Housing conference later this month and…
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A new era of governance
The social housing sector is once again facing an upheaval in both regulatory climate and strategic direction, from the Homes and Community Agency’s self-regulatory model and emphasis on financial performance, value for money and national consistency, to the government’s clear drive towards creating a self-financing social housing sector. From the way services are provided to…
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Digital Unite launches self-study DI courses
Two new online courses have been launched by Digital Unite to provide housing staff and residents with the skills to help others access computers and the internet. The Quick Start course, Helping Beginners Get (and Stay) Online, is a simple self-study course aimed at those with a basic working knowledge of technology. The course provides…
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