Riverside Group’s ‘digital business’ approach is challenging the myth that large housing providers are huge juggernauts – behemoths that are slow to adapt to the pressures of changing market conditions and technological advances. With more than 75,000 homes across the UK, we have successfully demonstrated the benefits of a new approach for digital business, enabling…
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Beating damp & mould with IoT sensors
In February 2023, the Housing Ombudsman released a one-year follow-up to its ‘Spotlight on damp & mould – It’s not lifestyle’ report. It highlighted that 35 per cent of RSLs sampled now have a specific damp and mould policy, 12 per cent are in the process of implementing one, and 19 per cent are self-assessing…
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Take advantage of the smart home revolution
Over the past few years, the potential of IoT devices to help housing providers improve their services has become clearer. From improving a property’s sustainability, reducing repair costs through proactive maintenance and improving safety and security, and as IoT technologies get better and the barriers to entry become lower, it’s now clear that the deployment…
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Big data in housing
Created as part of an EU-funded project, the Matrycs digital toolbox is translating huge volumes of data collected from social housing in order to improve the energy efficiency of homes, extend the lifecycle of buildings, boost energy performance and make policymaking more comprehensive. Relying on existing technologies such as machine learning, deep learning and big…
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Taking data management seriously
The Housing Ombudsman’s recent report has highlighted a problem that housing providers have known about and grappled with for far too long; poor data management leads to poor outcomes. This revelation isn’t necessarily a cause for alarm, but rather a clarion call for action; it’s time to take data management seriously. The Housing Ombudsman’s report…
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Plentific buys Active Housing
Plentific has acquired Active Housing, a long-standing developer of tenant-centric solutions. Active Housing’s products include diagnostic tools for repairs and scheduling and self-service tenant portals. Cem Savas, CEO and co-founder, Plentific, said, “The acquisition of Active Housing is an exciting step for us, building on Active Housing’s well-established presence in tenant-centric software alongside our innovation…
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