In a recent survey, we asked, “Has coronavirus and the consequent lockdowns accelerated your digital plans?”, and over two-thirds of respondents said yes. This acceleration in digital is being driven by being able to offer more services online and in better-defined ways. The rise of the ‘digital tenancy’ is huge for the housing sector and…
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080 – March 2021
Plentific expands online contractor platform
Plentific has upgraded its online repairs and maintenance platform so that housing providers can now use it to manage their existing contractor relationships. The platform’s new ‘appointed contractor’ feature means housing providers can choose to assign work orders to a mixture of their preferred contractors, their own workforce or from Plentific’s marketplace of approved contractors,…
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Notting Hill Genesis live with Techlabs’ iProperty Cloud
As part of a wider digital transformation programme, Notting Hill Genesis has just gone live with Techlabs London’s iProperty Cloud sales module after a 10-week implementation. Rajiv Peter, director of digital technology, Notting Hill Genesis, said, “We chose TechLabs London because of its collaborative approach as well as being easy to deal with. It also…
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More than just a landlord…
It may come as a surprise to those who aren’t familiar with the social housing sector, but these organisations throughout the UK have worked around the clock to support their tenants during the pandemic. Many of these are in the front-line services, while a lot have lost jobs and are struggling because of the pandemic….
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‘IT test-bed’ residences from MIS Group
In an interesting development, IT provider MIS Group has branched out and bought a number of residential properties with a view to using them as a test-bed to trial innovations in housing management technology. The newly-created Mirca Properties will provide rental accommodation to tenants, managed through MIS’s ActiveH Web housing management system and IT services…
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Sheffield Council streamlines with Totalmobile
Totalmobile has contracted with Sheffield City Council to streamline the housing repairs processes for its 44,000 council houses with smart job management and mobile technology. Totalmobile’s Connect software is expected to be fully operational by September 2021. The council wants to continue digitising its processes and minimise the time spent by its workforce logging and…
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