As not-for-profit organisations, housing providers are constantly looking for ways to operate as cost efficiently as possible, reinvesting any revenue income to create homes and communities that residents can take pride in. But how can housing providers and local authorities manage evolving property portfolios while providing a better standard of accommodation? The benefits of geographic…
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051 - May 2016
Cadwyn Housing connects with Central Networks
Cadwyn Housing has just completed the deployment of Central Networks’ PanConnect mobile working software and self-service tenant portal. The appointment of Central Networks to manage the implementation of the new service followed a review by Cadwyn Housing to identify a single, scalable solution with the flexibility to work with any housing management system while providing…
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Axiom Housing’s financial flexibility with Capita
Axiom Housing Association is using Capita’s Income Management solution to help its tenants manage their finances. The housing provider can now offer greater flexibility for tenants when applying for, and managing, repayment arrangements, particularly following the roll out of universal credit. Peter Matthews, head of ICT, Axiom Housing Association, said, “By offering greater flexibility for…
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Scotland’s digital inclusion toolkit
The Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations, together with the Digital Glasgow programme, Digital Scotland and Glasgow Kelvin College, has developed a digital toolkit (digitalinclusionandhousing.scot) to support housing providers’ digital inclusion projects. The toolkit is intended as a starting point for housing providers wishing to support digital inclusion for their tenants and…
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365Agile and Castleton Technology join forces
Castleton Technology has entered into a new perpetual licence agreement with 365Agile, with Castleton now having an exclusive licence within the social housing sector for 365Agile’s suite of mobile working software. Castleton said that its strategy for what it terms a ‘mobile first, cloud-first’ world is for all of its products to work on a…
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Housing security & privacy forum
With cybersecurity and data privacy firmly in the headlines, members of the Housing Security and Privacy Forum met for their second conference in March 2016. Founded by Adrian Leung, head of information security at Catalyst Housing Group, the forum aims to share information and enable its members to discuss common challenges and work collaboratively to…
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