At the time of writing (early March 2019), Britain will exit the EU at 23:00 on Friday 29 March. You might also be aware that the Public Procurement Regulations 2015, which are the UK’s transposition of European procurement rules into domestic law, apply to the social housing sector. A no-deal Brexit is currently still a…
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Smartline’s e-health pilot project
Poor housing has been shown to have a major impact on people’s health and quality of life. The Cornish research and innovation project Smartline is collecting data from environmental sensors fitted in the homes of social housing tenants in order to explore how technology can be used to improve the health and wellbeing of local…
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How low can you go?
My experience working with social housing providers regularly highlights what a huge challenge it is to be a ‘good’ landlord. Against a backdrop of regulatory change, budget cuts, skills shortages and the pressure to modernise, IT departments and digital teams struggle to provide the levels of customer service and employee satisfaction needed to deliver a…
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Driving efficiencies in housing
With a shortage of almost four million affordable homes in the UK and existing social housing properties hitting the headlines, the UK’s housing providers are under severe pressure. It is estimated that one in three homes in England are classed as ‘non decent’ and don’t meet the basic government standards for what is deemed as…
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Robotic process automation in housing
Vantage’s operations director, Rob Bryan, reports on the company’s recent strategic repairs and maintenance directors’ forum covering artificial intelligence and robotic process automation, hosted by David Bolton, director of property services at Yorkshire Housing. Housing providers are increasingly looking at artificial intelligence to streamline processes and reduce costs, with robotic process automation evolving as the…
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Easier asset management and compliance
How do we manage risk in social housing, is it always seen in its entirety, and is it visible to everyone? The problem we have with risk is that it can be subjective; individual perception means that in some cases the mindset of specific departments creates a level of risk that is hidden from the…
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