Hanover Housing is using Qube PM software to transform its service charge processes and increase transparency for tenants. Philip Marns, service charge policy and projects manager, Hanover Housing, said, “The social housing sector generally has struggled to find a system that effectively manages the service charge aspect of its portfolios. “Most housing providers are primarily…
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Finance Management
Real Asset Management helps Thames Valley Housing’s component accounting
Thames Valley Housing Association has reported that it has made a smooth transition to the FRS 102 financial requirement with a component accounting solution from Real Asset Management. Thames Valley Housing Association has been using Real Asset Management’s component accounting software since 2007 to control and manage its £565 million asset base. The system was…
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The future of Apple Pay in housing
With Apple Pay now established in the UK, customers have a new method at their disposal for making quick, easy payments using their iPhone or Apple Watch devices. Beyond everyday consumer transactions such as paying for a coffee or using public transport, Apple Pay also has considerable potential within social housing. With contactless payment technology…
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Hendre selects Real Asset Management for FRS102 and SORP
The Hendre Group has selected Real Asset Management to deliver a component accounting solution to cover the group’s fixed assets and ensure compliance with key accounting standards. The new system will replace its manual, spreadsheet-based processes which had become inefficient in supporting its large volume of data, while key reports had become too cumbersome to…
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RAM enables component accounting and FRS 102 compliance for CHS Group
CHS Group has successfully moved to the FRS 102 accounting requirements using component accounting software from Real Asset Management. Under SORP 2010, CHS saw its asset register increase from around 2,000 property records to over 26,000 componentised assets. Eager to upgrade from its previous spreadsheet-based system when component accounting was first introduced, CHS Group recognised…
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Policy in Practice launches UC budgeting toolkit
Policy in Practice, a social policy software and consultancy business, has developed a universal benefit toolkit. Aimed at housing providers and local authorities, this intuitive online range of universal benefit calculators and budgeting tools streamlines the calculation of benefit entitlement. The toolkit includes a universal credit calculator, a budgeting tool for claimants, a discretionary housing…
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