In recent years, shared services and outsourced services have tended to morph into a single area as housing providers seek to optimise budgets. The original objective was to collaborate within the sector, to effectively share the provision of a service by one part of an organisation or group, but this only took into account the…
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Finance Management
Housing procurement and Brexit
At the time of writing (early March 2019), Britain will exit the EU at 23:00 on Friday 29 March. You might also be aware that the Public Procurement Regulations 2015, which are the UK’s transposition of European procurement rules into domestic law, apply to the social housing sector. A no-deal Brexit is currently still a…
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Easier asset management and compliance
How do we manage risk in social housing, is it always seen in its entirety, and is it visible to everyone? The problem we have with risk is that it can be subjective; individual perception means that in some cases the mindset of specific departments creates a level of risk that is hidden from the…
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The role of IT in mergers and partnerships
Mergers and partnerships in social housing have been gathering pace as a growing number of housing providers look for M&A benefits such as efficiency savings and economies of scale, making housing more affordable, and creating opportunities to build more new homes. Following the success of the mergers and partnerships presentation at the Housing Technology 2019…
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A new approach to repairs – Data aggregation and mapping
I once worked with a housing provider that had a mystery problem. The number of tenant complaints it received suddenly shot up. Every week more people grumbled about their home. Some reported wet walls and window condensation, others talked about damaged furniture and a few tenants said they were having breathing difficulties. Operatives were dispatched,…
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LandInsight Go for mobile development assessments
Proptech pioneer LandInsight has expanded its development site sourcing platform with the launch of a mobile app to make it easier to find and assess property development opportunities. The LandInsight Go allows users to save potential sites in under three seconds, check ownership and parcel area information for any site wherever they are, and initiate…
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