South Yorkshire Housing has completed the implementation of Civica’s Cx housing and asset management solutions. The fully-integrated solution from Civica will cover a number of areas including: contacts and assets; communications; rent arrears and voids management; repairs, planned maintenance, servicing and inspections; complaints and feedback; a contractor portal and the use of Civica’s APIs for…
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Housing Management
Spatial analytics in housing
In the housing sector, one technology has emerged as a vital keystone. Sitting at the apex of successful organisations, it is supporting the transformation of every pillar of their business operations, from customer services and maintenance planning to housing development. That technology is GIS. Geographic information systems (GIS) are not new to the housing sector….
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Building DIY systems in low-code – A pragmatic alternative?
Adur and Worthing Councils are two district councils near Brighton which have had a shared officer structure since 2008. Over the past few years, we have begun to use our own low-code platform to develop our own systems. This approach has been recognised as being innovative; we won a SOCITM award for innovation in 2015…
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River Clyde Homes saves £55k with MIS-AMS
River Clyde Homes has completed an extensive upgrade programme of its rent arrears and data-capture functions using MIS AMS’s ActiveH software, resulting in savings of £55,000. Lorna Williams, business performance and systems manager, River Clyde Homes, said, “After reviewing our current system, we realised that there was quite a bit of work to do make…
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Housing mergers and acquisitions – where does IT fit in?
Housing Technology interviewed senior housing experts from Clearview Systems, Itica, Northgate Public Services, Torus Group and Vantage Business Solutions on the role and impact of technology on housing providers’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Existing technologies as M&A drivers Although technology is now widely recognised as being fundamental to housing providers’ operations, for any two or…
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Thorngate Living selects HomeMaster as its new HMS
Designer Software has also signed up Thorngate Living, a Gosport-based provider of assisted living and independent care, for its HomeMaster software. Anne Taylor, CEO, Thorngate Living, said, “What we like is HomeMaster’s flexibility and ease of use, and for us, one system provides everything we need for both our sheltered housing and care homes. With…
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