Housing Technology interviewed housing and software development experts from Asprey Solutions, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, Infinity Group, Totalmobile and Voicescape about the respective merits of in-house software development and external IT development. How do you choose? Totalmobile’s managing director for property & facilities management, David Webb, said, “The main criteria for determining in-house development…
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L&Q’s Bizapps team
L&Q won the gold award in the IT team of the year category of the inaugural Housing Technology 2024 awards. Andrew Makinson, head of delivery for business applications at L&Q outlines more about the housing provider’s prize-winning team. You’d be hard pushed to find a tougher operating environment than the one facing the housing sector….
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D. I. Why?
To fully understand the pros and cons of building in-house versus commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, you need to have been around for a while, so please bear with me while I tell you a story… I started out in 1997 as a software engineer for one of the top housing management system vendors, specialising in…
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Best-of-breed is better
Regardless of the ruling party of the day, the government will continue to demand ‘more for less’ from housing providers. In this environment, the ability of asset management solutions to optimise housing providers’ asset portfolios will become increasingly important. Systems supporting sound practices in data-driven decision-making are essential, but those systems must be capable of…
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Platform Housing – The build vs. buy debate
Increasing external pressures on the housing sector, including TSMs, a greater focus on compliance and a drive towards personalised services, often lead to new technology and data initiatives. Platform Housing’s director of EPMO Tamara Fyffe and head of data, analytics and AI Richard Hawkes discuss their conflicting and complementary opinions on whether you should build…
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Plentific expands its portfolio of housing customers
Plentific has been chosen by five new social housing customers for its connected property management platform. Concept Housing, Guinness Partnership, London Borough of Lambeth, PA Housing and Settle Housing will use Plentific to improve their services to tenants through better repair and maintenance activities. Guinness Partnership will use the Plentific platform to streamline its repairs…
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