Housing Technology interviewed senior housing experts from Clearview Systems, Itica, Northgate Public Services, Torus Group and Vantage Business Solutions on the role and impact of technology on housing providers’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Existing technologies as M&A drivers Although technology is now widely recognised as being fundamental to housing providers’ operations, for any two or…
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Finance Management
Great ideas wanted… VerseOne’s innovation fund
The world is rich with original ideas. After all, we are creative beings by nature. So, why is true innovation such a rarely found gem? Perhaps it’s what I call the ‘innovation gap’. If we understand innovation to be the meeting of original creative thought and focused action, without the action, ideas remain just that…
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Mobile surveying – More than just data capture
In my other life as the owner of a surveying company, we have completed a lot of stock condition surveys over the past 15 years; probably around 150,000 surveys spread across every conceivable property type, and from remote island communities to dense, city-centre developments. During that time, our methods and processes have developed to keep…
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Financial dashboards – Using graphics to monitor and understand finance
Many organisations face the challenge of communicating complex financial information to their board and other stakeholders. This is particularly important given the need to understand risk in mergers and acquisitions as well as planning major developments and on-going operations. This article explores the use of interactive graphics and dashboards to monitor performance and understand complex…
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South Lakes’ on-going gains from Mobysoft’s RentSense
South Lakes Housing has reported on how it has been using Mobysoft’s RentSense arrears management software since 2012 and almost halved its arrears. Simon Hughes, head of income, South Lakes Housing, said, “When we started using RentSense in 2012, we had generic housing officers and they were having to check all 3,000 accounts, which was…
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Allpay gains CCS payments accreditation
Allpay has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) payment solutions framework (RM3828). Steve Hope, account manager, Allpay, said, “As a supplier on the CCS payment solutions framework, Allpay can provide prepaid payment cards via ‘Lot 2’, which allows organisations to disperse funds to those in need, in a safe, secure and…
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