Reduced government grants and funding, as well as diminishing private-sector budgets, continue to put the UK housing sector under considerable pressure, with this all being played out against the backdrop of increasingly rigorous regulation. As housing costs and the management of available stock continues to captivate the media, providers in both public and private sectors…
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ISHA retains PIMSS with asbestos module
Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association has signed a three-year contract with PIMSS Data Systems to retain its asset management software and add an asbestos module to manage its portfolio of properties. The decision to extend its use of the PIMSS software was based on the housing provider’s review of comparable asset management software and wholesale…
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PIMSS takes on new asset management consultant
Ruth Dent, an asset manager with 10 years’ experience in housing, has joined PIMSS Data Systems as a consultant, with specialist expertise in programmed renewal business planning, component accounting, stock assessments, NPV rationalisation and budget setting. PIMSS said that an important part of Dent’s role will be in helping housing providers to implement the company’s…
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Scottish RSLs invest in RentSense
Six Scottish housing providers and local authorities have signed up for Mobysoft’s predictive analytics Rentsense software within the first three months of 2018, primarily to mitigate the effects of the introduction of full-service universal credit. Gregor Booth, operations director, Waverley Housing Association, said, “We wanted to plan for the full-service roll out of universal credit…
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How housing providers can save on IT costs
Technology can undoubtedly deliver cost and efficiency benefits, but insufficient management of IT means these savings can quickly be eroded. Software in particular is one area in which spending can easily spiral out of control, both in terms of procurement and managing assets. To deliver the maximum benefits for the minimum cost, IT teams in…
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PIMSS launches stock evaluation tool
PIMSS Data Systems has launched Viability, a stock assessment tool for analysing housing and associated stock performance. The cloud-hosted tool enables housing providers to evaluate stock against both financial (NPV) and strategic sustainability criteria and then examine the effects of changes to these from a property, street, postcode area, block, estate or town level. Financial…
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