Fife Council has implemented Mobysoft’s RentSense package to reduce the effects of universal credit and protect its housing revenue account (HRA) in order to keep its development plans on track. Vania Kennedy, service manager for income, Fife Council, said, “Since the introduction of universal credit and before our use of RentSense, the council’s arrears had…
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Finance Management
Simplified service charge management: How to save time and reduce risk
Studies have shown that up to two hours per day can be saved by eliminating paperwork and streamlining workflows, along with cutting out unproductive travel. It’s therefore no surprise that many housing providers are trying to automate the traditionally spreadsheet-intensive task of service charge processing. Typically, monitoring payment cycles, updating tenants and collecting charges are…
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Castleton’s Splink instant payment platform
Castleton Technology has partnered with payment specialists Splink to deliver an instant payment platform for tenants to pay their rent, chargeable repairs and set up payment plans. Castleton Collect is a simple, frictionless and instant payment management solution which removes much of the hassle associated with making one-off and recurring payments and can be integrated…
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Women in housing IT
Housing Technology interviewed a group of women involved in housing IT from Adra, Civica, Community Housing, Northgate Public Services, PIMSS Data Systems, Prodo Digital and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing about their various roles in IT, any challenges they’ve faced as women in a traditionally fairly male-dominated sector and how more women can be encouraged to consider…
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Southside Housing chooses Orchard for ERP
Southside Housing has chosen Orchard as the ERP partner for its digital transformation programme, with the deployment of Orchard’s housing, asset and finance software packages. Southside Housing’s digital strategy is intended to be underpinned by a suite of technology that’s customer accessible, produces dynamic information, supports efficiency and creates mobile flexibility. Chris Milborrow, business improvement…
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Uncertainty and opportunity
I’m sure I don’t need to set out the political and economic issues we currently operate within. I certainly have no intention of commenting on them, except to highlight that uncertainty seems to be everywhere. In an uncertain world, certainty is exceptionally valuable and there are opportunities here. One of those opportunities is to review…
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