This autumn the leaders of the social housing sector will be looking at how to implement ‘A new deal for housing’. It’s over two years since the devastating fire ripped through the Grenfell Tower block in West London and left 72 dead and hundreds homeless. Since then there have been several inquiries and policy consultations…
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071 - September 2019
Intechnology joins government innovation programme
Intechnology has won a place on the government’s Spark programme, set up to enable the widespread adoption of innovative and emerging technologies to transform UK public services. Spark is an initiative from the government’s Crown Commercial Service, which supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. Intechnology joined…
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Family buy-out at MIS Group
Twin brothers Andy and Chris McLaughlin have completed a management buy-out of their family business, the Cheshire-based MIS Group, supplier of the well-known ActiveH housing management system. The McLaughlin twins have bought MIS Group through a four-year deferred consideration for a near eight-figure sum. The business has been bought from its founder, their father, Stewart…
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Midland Heart moves to low code with OutSystems
Midland Heart is now using OutSystems’ low-code platform to deliver a fast-tracked, two-year IT transformation strategy and rapidly develop applications for revamped interactions with its 70,000 tenants. Kathryn Downs, director of technology and transformation, Midland Heart, said, “We want to create an easy, frictionless digital experience supporting everything from paying rent to reporting repairs. We…
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Epping Forest Council appoints Itica for its ICT strategy
IT consultancy Itica has secured several new projects with Epping Forest District Council including a comprehensive review of the council’s corporate technology strategy and the procurement of software to support its housing, asset management and repairs functions. The consultancy is also advising on the development of a new networking and telecoms strategy.
Reaching out to tenants with technology
The introduction of universal credit and welfare reform has put pressure on housing providers’ finances and those of their tenants. That has placed a premium on efficient communication between the two groups; one approach housing providers can take is broadening the range of communications they offer. Housing providers should be encouraging their tenants to self-serve…
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