Drones have taken off (excuse the pun) in a big way over the past couple of years. Once the preserve of the military, drones (or small unmanned aircraft [SUA]) are now used in a wide range of markets, from the aerial surveillance of crops and search and rescue operations to the inspection of wind turbines…
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Housing Management
What will a digital housing provider look like?
‘Change… then more change’ seems to be the housing regulator’s mantra; there are a slew of new initiatives each year, but do they deliver any more homes? It’s interesting to study the sector’s future in this context, with some digital technologies already helping housing providers to meet demands and others still over the horizon. But…
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Clanmil signs up for Castleton’s Community software
Castleton Technology has won a five-year contract with Clanmil Ireland to implement its latest cloud-based housing management system, Castleton Community. Castleton said that its Community software is designed for housing providers with fewer than 1,000 properties who typically struggle with capacity issues as well as limited IT infrastructure investment. Jimmy Rogers, sales and marketing director,…
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Civica wins £490k deal with Community Housing
Community Housing Group has signed a five-year contract with Civica worth £490,000 to implement its cloud-based Cx housing and Keystone asset management platform. With the aim of retaining its 90 per cent tenant satisfaction rating, Community Housing wanted to gain greater data insights into how to deliver better, more personalised services to its tenants. The…
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Best-of-breed 1, ERP 0…
When reviewing which software to buy for a housing provider, much of the required functionality, such as asset management, HR, rent collection and so on, is found in traditional ERPs. If you wanted to make a snap purchasing decision, an ERP system will typically fulfil a housing provider’s basic needs. For the first few weeks…
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Aareon releases 360 self-service portal
Aareon has announced the latest release of its 360 self-service platform, designed to enable housing providers to digitally transform their tenant, staff, supplier and property management operations. From a tenant’s perspective, Aareon 360 gives them full online self-service access to a wide range of information, enabling them to transact seamlessly with their landlord whenever they…
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