Geographic information systems (GIS) are now being taken up by many innovative housing providers to create efficiencies, transform their businesses and provide strategic insights. 99 per cent of housing data has some form of spatial element, such as property location, street furniture, communal grounds, estates, commercial buildings and development sites. By taking housing data and…
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Tackling maintenance costs through digital transformation
Tenant expectations continue to put significant cost pressures on property maintenance and are forcing housing providers to reconsider how they control costs while delivering enhanced service levels. Andrew Moore, a property maintenance specialist at Causeway Technologies, explores how digital transformation provides an opportunity for housing providers to improve their operational efficiency in order to reduce…
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Key steps for GDPR
Although many of the main principles of GDPR are the same as the current Data Protection Act and even if you are already complying with this, there are new elements and significant changes which mean organisations will need to rethink their current procedures and practices. There are a variety of ways in which housing organisations…
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GDPR and housing
Cutting straight to the point about GDPR, the central sentiment is that data belongs to the individual and not to you. Depending on the letters you are planning to send then different rules apply. Housing providers would be unlikely to send marketing letters (which would mean that if you have built your database yourself then…
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Thinking smarter about voids
Neil Harvey, CTO of Kirona, explores how housing providers can turn periods between tenants around more effectively and use IoT technology to minimise void periods. Void. It’s an unpopular word in most sectors and settings, and the housing industry is no exception. Empty properties equate to immediate lost revenues since no rent is collected, but…
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Homelessness prevention at the heart of housing
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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