Orbit Group has been working with Shelton Development Services to create a tablet-based version of the software company’s Sequel tool for the project management of new property developments. The new mobile devices and software are being trialled by Orbit’s development staff at the moment before being made available to all Sequel users at the end…
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Finance Management
Experian partners with Circle Housing Circle 33 to tackle fraud
Circle Housing Circle 33, part of the Circle Housing Group, is working with Experian to filter and screen tenancy records of its 8,400 properties using a data-matching technique to flag tenant records or properties which might present a high risk of fraud. Although the project was reported as costing less than £5,000, six months after…
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Housing Technology 2014: Simon Weston OBE and George Clarke – architect & tv presenter to give keynote presentations
Housing Technology is delighted to announce that Simon Weston OBE and George Clarke will be giving the keynote presentations at the Housing Technology 2014 conference and executive forum on 26-27 February 2014. George Clarke, architect & tv presenter George is the presenter of several very successful series for television, including Channel 4’s Restoration Man and…
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Christmas lists
The ‘C’ word has crept into the November issue of Housing Technology but with good reason. As we approach the beginning of 2014, which ‘must-have’ technologies will be on your Christmas list and what New Year resolutions will you make and try to keep? While most housing providers have adopted mobile working to greater or…
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Alexander Sloan launches first mobile app for RSLs in Scotland
Chartered accountants Alexander Sloan have just launched the first mobile app aimed exclusively at housing providers in Scotland. The free RSL App can be downloaded from Alexander Sloan’s website, and links direct to the companies blogs and their guide to component accounting. The company said that the app is unlike any other because it is…
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Another regulatory spanner in the works for funding?
Sir – The past few years have seen an extraordinary period of change in the finances of housing providers. The collapse of the financial markets, budget cuts, fundamental changes to development funding and housing benefit changes have meant that housing providers have been regularly revisiting their business plans and sometimes their funders. However, just when…
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