After over a year of build-up, GDPR has now been in force for over three months. But the real journey for the housing sector is only just beginning, as Daniela Flores, in-house counsel and GDPR officer at Insite Energy, explains. The deadline of 25 May 2018 certainly created a sense of urgency, but the scope…
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065 - September 2018
Gas Tag buys Morgan Lambert
Gas Tag has bought gas compliance consultants Morgan Lambert, with the aim of creating a “multi-disciplinary compliance consultancy” for social housing. The acquisition is for the Millington Lord Group, which includes Morgan Lambert, who work with social landlords to provide gas and electrical auditing and safety management consultancy, as well as Qualitas Compliance, which provides…
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Peaks & Plains appoints Sigma for web UX
Leading user experience (UX) consultancy, Sigma, has been chosen by Peaks and Plains Housing Trust to deliver a refreshed and improved website, with a key focus on user experience. The first stage of the project, covering ‘discovery and design’, will see Sigma’s UX specialists run a series of workshops with Peaks and Plains’ staff, create…
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Transforming smaller housing providers
There are many advantages to being small: you have more legroom on a plane; you tend to bump your head less often; and you’re more likely to be able to get a job as a jockey. When ‘small’ is applied to running a business, management are more likely to be involved in every aspect of…
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CascadeHR at Melin Homes
In its move towards agile working, Melin Homes has implemented new HR software from CascadeHR. Sharon Crockett, director of innovation and culture, Melin Homes, said, “As part of our push towards digital transformation, we realised that our staff needed to be able to work where, when and how they wanted.” However, it became clear that…
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Lanarkshire Housing’s RAM component accounting
Lanarkshire Housing Association has implemented component accounting software from Real Asset Management in a drive to tighten its current processes and maintain compliance with FRS 102. LHA had reached a stage where its £28 million asset base, comprising myriad components such as land, roofs, windows, kitchens, heating systems and bathrooms, needed a more rigorous and…
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