Platform Housing Group won the gold award in the innovation category at the Housing Technology 2024 Awards; in this article we take a look at the importance of these awards and what the accolade means to both Platform Housing Group and the wider housing sector. Housing providers like Platform Housing Group are in a fantastic…
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Housing Management
Designer Software & Housing Online’s HMS & portal
Housing Online and Designer Software have teamed up to offer the two companies’ products as a combined system. The joint offering comprises Designer Software’s HomeMaster housing and finance management software seamlessly connected with Housing Online’s My Home portal for tenants, staff and contractors. Ian Thompson, CEO, Designer Software, said, “Our migration pathway from legacy systems…
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The elephant in the room
Using AI to dismantle homelessness and poverty in housing For decades, UK housing policy has focused primarily on financial constraints and supply issues. Policymakers have repeatedly emphasised the need for increased funding and regulatory reforms to tackle the housing crisis. However despite these efforts, the shortage of affordable housing persists, with significant challenges in planning,…
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The dark side of housing data
The storage and usage of poor data can be life threatening when it comes social housing. Housing providers are responsible for vast amounts of both tenant and property management data, and the struggle to keep this up-to-date is proving too much for the majority of the sector. The Housing Ombudsman’s ‘Spotlight on: Knowledge & Information…
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Considerations for a stock condition survey
Since the introduction of systems and methodologies for cost- and condition-forecasting around 25 years ago, the amount of data available to housing providers, uses for it and collection methods have increased rapidly. Unfortunately, the improper use of data is also on the increase. It is therefore useful to examine how stock condition surveys and the…
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Remain in light (part two) – Dark data
In the second part of a two-part article (orig. planned as a single feature), Housing Technology quizzed Askporter and Howell Technology Group about dark data and how and why housing providers collect, process and store it yet don’t (or can’t) use dark data for insights or decision-making. What is dark data? Askporter’s head of business…
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