Hull City Council (HCC) is rolling out Aico’s Ei1000G gateway across its portfolio of 24,000 properties to improve compliance while creating safer homes for residents. As a landlord, gaining access to properties once they have been let is a challenge. Gas teams experience the best access rates due to the testing being enforceable, while electrical…
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Damp, mould and digital transformation
How can housing providers use the internet of things (IoT) as part of a digital transformation strategy to provide a more sophisticated, data-driven approach that seeks to predict and prevent rather than react? Social tenants are complaining in record numbers about damp and mould, with the Housing Ombudsman recording a 77 per cent increase in…
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IT automation, behavioural science & staff retention
The screw has been turning on social housing providers and local authorities, as wave after wave of challenges have piled on the pressure; historical funding issues were exacerbated by the pandemic, with the ensuing cost-of-living crisis adding to the problems. The reality is organisations are having to do far more with less in a bid…
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Red Kite’s digital transformation
Since Red Kite Community Housing was formed in 2011, we’ve consistently adopted innovative ways of working, with the intention of providing great homes and delivering excellent services to our tenants. In 2018 we formed a new company, Twenty11, which provides a fresh way of letting and managing homes through digital tenancies and flexible rents. Like…
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Maximising the potential of Microsoft Dataverse and Power Apps
Microsoft Dataverse and Power Apps have emerged as powerful tools to help revolutionise the way housing providers operate, from managing tenant data to improving communications and service delivery. Let’s delve into how housing providers can harness the full potential of Dataverse and Power Apps to achieve their goals and serve their communities more effectively. What…
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Is digital transformation a misnomer?
Fact: 99.5 per cent of instances of the term ‘digital transformation’ are misnomers (source: me). Don’t get me wrong; digital transformation is a very good thing, it’s just very hard to do. It requires people to change and the more senior they are, the harder it is. Joke: the first thing to do in any…
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