We have compiled a very short preview of the results of our forthcoming Housing Technology 2014/15 report; the findings and figures below are general trends based on a first pass of the survey data. The final report will be published next month. Core housing applications Among what we would term housing providers’ core business applications,…
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041 - September 2014
WM Housing updates its HMS with MIS-AMS
WM Housing Group and MIS Active Management Systems have signed a contract for the delivery of a new housing management system, eliminating five different systems spread across the group. The implementation has begun, with the first phase expected to be live by the middle of 2015. Angus Groom, executive director for corporate services, WM Housing…
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Happy families with good case management
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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