Regenda Group has implemented Housing Insight’s PanConnect Mobile software so that its staff can integrate fully with Regenda’s Orchard housing management system and conduct day-to-day activities in the field without needing to access multiple systems. The first project will see Regenda’s housing team accessing and updating back-office data in real time using PanConnect Forms. Jade…
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Digital transformation amid the pandemic
You may have been sceptical about investing in a business transformation project prior to the coronavirus outbreak, with the perception that they are expensive, long and need substantial resources to deliver. You may also feel that the benefits of digital transformation don’t materialise fast enough. However, given the huge transition all organisations have had to…
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Twinview launches ‘digital twins’ for housing
Twinview has been launched to change the way buildings are managed and perform, helping to make them safer and more efficient. Twinview is powered by cloud-based, 3D digital twins (digital replicas of physical buildings) which connect the paired virtual and the physical buildings with real-time analytical data. This allows housing providers to manage, monitor and…
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The life of an IT service provider amid Covid-19
When undertaking disaster recovery tests, I would sometimes shock clients by suggesting that we would like to respond to a real-life disaster in order to really demonstrate our team’s ability to quickly and efficiently overcome this type of situation. In reality, I didn’t expect that such an opportunity would arise and when the global pandemic…
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Lincolnshire Housing moves to Aareon
Lincolnshire Housing Partnership has chosen Aareon as its new housing management and digital solutions provider. It will be implementing Aareon QL Next Generation ERP, 1st Touch Mobile and 360 Customer Portal, all delivered as Aareon-hosted services. Suzanne Wicks, executive director of business transformation, Lincolnshire Housing Partnership, said, “Our key stakeholders in the business invested a…
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Social housing, IT and Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 came into effect in March 2019 and from March 2020 will apply to all periodic tenancies. While the act doesn’t impose any new obligations on landlords, it does strengthen tenants’ means of redress. What does the act mean for social housing providers and what actions should be…
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