Single Homeless Project, a London-wide charity, has become the first organisation to implement ActiveH Web, the web version of the ActiveH housing management software from MIS-AMS. Gil Komur, assistant director of IT and projects, Single Homeless Project, said, “We’ve been a MIS-AMS customer since 2021. When we decided to explore ActiveH Web, our main goal…
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Housing Management
CCHA & Housing Insight – 700 homes go digital in five months
When we made our pre-pandemic decision to integrate our housing management system with a cloud-based platform, we opted for PanConnect by Housing Insight. As you would expect, we followed a full procurement process and considered a number of vendors before making a final choice. We found that Housing Insight’s costs were competitive and, from speaking…
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AI-powered housing?
With almost 30 years’ experience in social housing sector under my belt, I’m constantly driven to uncover innovative ways to improve the lives of tenants and optimise housing providers’ operations. I recently came across something that truly captured my interest – a ground-breaking chatbot called ChatGPT which has immense potential to transform our sector. You’re…
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Common problems with data migration
Like many industries with roots in the public sector, who have historical data going back to the previous century, housing providers often find themselves struggling to maintain consistency across the range of data required for their day-to-day operations. In some instances, housing management systems have grown organically over time and will be surrounded by ancillary…
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From mould to metrics with RBH & Socitm Advisory
When used well, data provides a single version of the truth regarding an organisation and its customers. Following the death of Awaab Ishak who died in 2020 aged two in a home his parents rented from Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), questions have been asked about the data housing providers hold on their tenants and whether…
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The silences in the system: Predicting and preventing damp and mould
The combination of our mild, drizzly climate and aging housing stock comprises the perfect breeding ground for damp and mould. It will continue to exist even after the pre-1970s tower blocks and maisonettes have been replaced by modern designs. Even an energy-efficient modern home can suffer from damp and mould if it’s over-occupied, under-heated and…
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