Proactively detecting fraud by those who illegally sublet their council house means that social housing can benefit more of those in need. Fraud detection can also ensure local authorities and housing associations get maximum value from their housing stock. Housing minister Grant Shapps announced in December 2010 that he would be cracking down on housing…
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Finance Management
Link’s 5-year deal with MidlandHR
Link Group has signed a five-year contract for iTrent, MidlandHR’s ‘talent management’, workforce planning, HR and payroll system. iTrent replaces Link’s previous 15-year old system which was outdated and for which product support is due to be withdrawn during 2011. Pat Macmillan, human resources manager, Link Group, said, “We were particularly impressed by iTrent’s manager…
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Southwark Council implements Asset4000
Southwark Council, London’s largest social landlord, is just about to start the implementation of Asset4000 to support component accounting for its £3.4 billion assets. Dennis Callaghan, chief accountant, Southwark Council, said, “The complexity of having to adopt IFRS accounting processes means that we need a tool to let us manage our assets at a more…
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Broadacres manages £160m assets with RAM
Yorkshire-based Broadacres Housing Association has chosen Asset4000 from Real Asset Management to manage its £160 million housing assets in line with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for component accounting. Richard Armitage, financial performance manager, Broadacres Housing Association, said, “At the moment we have a housing management system, but we knew that we would inevitably…
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Raven’s £100,000 asset management deal with Keystone
Raven Housing Trust has chosen Keystone to supply a complete software suite covering asset management and technical services in a deal worth around £100,000. The project began in February 2011 and is expected to be live this August. The main Keystone asset management module covers stock condition assessments, performance measurement against KPIs such as the…
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Tribal perspective on Affordable Rent
You could practically hear the sigh of relief as the 3rd May deadline passed for registered providers to submit their bids to the Homes and Communities Agency for grant funding under the Affordable Housing Programme 2011-2015 Framework. Registered Providers have had their heads down working up their offers to the HCA since the launch of…
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