When I was thinking about what to cover in a piece on compliance, it struck me that compliance may mean different things to different people. To the finance and housing departments, compliance may be about HCA governance and IDAs, while those involved in asset management would have a different definition. Well, as you’d expect, I…
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The opportunity in housing energy
Across Great Britain, smart energy meters are being installed in every home to start the digital transformation of the way we consume energy. As with other sectors before, such as music, films and more recently financial services, the digitisation of a market significantly changes it, introducing opportunities for new services, players and transformed customer experiences….
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The right approach to digital transformation
The world we live in is obsessed with information; although society is firmly in the ‘information age’, there is a tendency to collect data from every conceivable source and present it ad nauseum. In business, the analysis of data can provide organisations with vital competitive advantage if – and only if – the resultant information…
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GDPR is here – What happens next?
After over a year of build-up, GDPR has now been in force for over three months. But the real journey for the housing sector is only just beginning, as Daniela Flores, in-house counsel and GDPR officer at Insite Energy, explains. The deadline of 25 May 2018 certainly created a sense of urgency, but the scope…
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Transforming smaller housing providers
There are many advantages to being small: you have more legroom on a plane; you tend to bump your head less often; and you’re more likely to be able to get a job as a jockey. When ‘small’ is applied to running a business, management are more likely to be involved in every aspect of…
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Is housing warming up to smart controls?
With over four million meters installed in the UK, multi-national manufacturer and supplier Secure Meters has a 30-year reputation of helping social housing customers’ better measure and manage their energy use. Our latest commitment to innovation has seen the business make a long-term investment in internet of things (IoT) solutions, and our plan is to…
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