The housing sector has been good at measuring performance and benchmarking against peer groups but this has often been done in functional silos, using measures imposed by regulation and inspection, to ensure that all fit a particular model. This behaviour has stifled innovation and individual business plan ownership. Yes, all housing providers have their social…
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Finance Management
RAM puts Abertay Housing on the road to FRS & SORP compliance
Abertay Housing Association has implemented component accounting software from Real Asset Management to ensure compliance with FRS 102/SORP accounting standards. The new software will replace its multiple spreadsheet-based processes and reduce the manual effort needed to manage its £24 million asset base. Marjorie Sloan, corporate services director, Abertay Housing Association, said, “We are looking forward…
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The connected van and beyond – What digital can do for asset management
Digital services have become extremely important in the modern commercial world. By using digital innovation, companies can improve their employee and asset productivity; providing increased customer satisfaction. It’s true for every sector that businesses who fail to adapt to the digital landscape risk being left behind by their competitors. Alternatively, a new market disrupter, such…
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Oxford City Council goes live with Mobysoft’s RentSense
Oxford City Council has deployed Mobysoft’s RentSense software in advance of the introduction of universal credit. The council was one of the government’s universal credit pilot projects to test the impact of direct housing payments to tenants. Having seen an initial increase in arrears during the pilot project, the council realised that it needed to…
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Paying to stay or staying to pay?
The government’s double whammies of universal credit and pay to stay can be thought of as two sides of the same coin in terms of their impacts on housing providers’ operations and financial performance. We recognise that universal credit and pay to stay are obviously distinct areas, but there are similarities in terms of outside…
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Shropshire Rural Housing hits FRS 102 with Real Asset Management
Real Asset Management has recently helped Shropshire Rural Housing Association with its transition to the FRS 102 auditing and reporting requirement. The housing provider had originally been using RAM’s component accounting software since the introduction of component accounting under SORP 2010. Rachael Fullwood, financial accountant, Shropshire Rural Housing Association, said, “The time saved by appointing…
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