With the Homelessness Reduction Act coming into force from April 2018, local authorities in England are gearing up to meet the new requirements. All social landlords have a critical role to play, but compliance with the new laws should be only part of the story. Roger Birkinshaw, housing director at Northgate Public Services, emphasises the…
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Housing Management
Enfield’s ambitious ground-source heating plans
Kensa Contracting has won a deal to deliver England’s largest shared ground loop heat pump system. 400 flats in eight council blocks in Enfield will be retrofitted with Shoebox heat pumps from Kensa Heat Pumps and connected to the largest collection of district arrays of its kind. Planned for completion in October 2018, the heating…
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Using data to push the boundaries
In today’s interconnected digital world, housing providers’ boldest and smartest innovations are in data management, according to Thames Valley Housing and Semarchy. Challenges in housing What are the biggest challenges facing housing providers today? Is it keeping properties safe and residents healthy? Is it complying with government regulations? When and where to build new properties?…
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Northgate’s £12 million deal ‘down under’ with SA Housing
Northgate Public Services has signed a contract worth more than £12 million ($AUD 21 million) to supply its housing software to SA Housing Trust in Australia. SA Housing is responsible for all of South Australia’s public housing stock comprising 40,000 properties and it funds the provision of homelessness and private rental services to 80,000 low…
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CityWest extends Orchard contract
CityWest Homes has signed a new five-year agreement with Orchard, including continuing investment in Orchard’s housing management software and its digital platform, as well as managed and hosted services. Kevin Adams, CIO, CityWest Homes, said, “By integrating our existing CRM system with Orchard’s new digital platform, we can provide sector-leading digital services to our tenants…
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Midland Heart’s HCA data visualisation tool
Midland Heart has updated its free data visualisation tool with the full results from the Homes & Communities Agency’s (HCA) statistical data return from October 2017. The free tool allows any housing provider to make better use of the HCA’s annual data release on all the stock held by housing providers in England. James Jervis,…
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