Cannock Chase Council has just awarded the contract for its new housing management system to Northgate Public Services. The new Northgate HMS is intended to help the council manage its housing stock more efficiently and provide extended services to its tenants through the introduction of new technologies such as mobile working and web self-service. Ian…
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Housing Management
Framework chooses Kypera HMS
Framework has completed the implementation of a new housing management system from Kypera. Framework aims to stop homelessness and accommodates adults and young people who often have complex support needs and move frequently. It manages over 800 bed spaces including flats and quick access hostels. Framework therefore has complex housing management requirements with relatively high…
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Benchmarking IT services
Based on contributions from BPHA, F-fectis, Montal, Northgate Public Services and Sovereign Business Integration Group, this feature article looks at how housing providers can benchmark their IT services, what to benchmark, the merits of internal staff and external consultants, how often to benchmark and how to integrate benchmarking into other IT and business projects. Why…
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Blackwood Homes unlocks Civica’s potential
Blackwood Homes has reported that it is in the latter stages of a three-year project to unlock the full potential of its existing Civica housing management system. Beginning in 2010, the project has concentrated on minimising the use of standalone spreadsheets and databases and increasing the use of the HMS by staff in areas such…
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South Norfolk upgrades Abritas CBL software
Following a review by KPMG of South Norfolk Council’s housing allocation policies and processes, the council has chosen Abritas’s integrated web-based housing needs software. Before the review, the council was using Abritas’s CBL software in conjunction with a Capita housing management system, alongside numerous other spreadsheets to manage temporary accommodation. The review suggested that a…
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BluTek supports Greensquare’s development
GreenSquare Group is using a suite of workflow tools from BluTek as part of a redesign of its core property development systems. Delivered on a software-as-a-service basis, BluTek’s WorkFlow engine covers initial feasibility assessment, development and planning, project management, sales and marketing, and defects management. Richard Reynolds, financial planning and analysis manager, GreenSquare Group, said,…
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