Maintaining social housing and providing meaningful support to tenants is full of challenges. Fire safety is one of the most important, but it can be one of the most difficult to overcome. FireAngel’s connected homes director, James King, discusses how, with the right technologies, fire prevention and response can become easier, more effective and more…
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A mould bomb is coming…
Usually, I am hesitant to write about issues that could be seen as a fear-mongering warning, but not in this case. There is a ‘mould bomb’ coming for every housing provider in the UK and unfortunately, it has teeth – ‘Fitness for Human Habitation Legal Disrepair’ teeth, to be specific. Over the last two years,…
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Digital wellbeing starts with you…
Digital technologies have permeated our everyday tasks and interactions have radically altered the way we run our lives, work, learn and socialise. This reliance on the use of technology has led to considerations of the potential consequences on our environment, society and wellbeing – how we behave, communicate and interact in both physical and virtual…
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Power up your processes with Power Apps
TSG was recently joined by three of its housing customers – CHP, Loreburn Housing and Selwood Housing – for a webinar in which they showcased their Microsoft Power Apps projects across multiple use-cases, demonstrating the versatility of the technology. Loreburn health and safety app When reviewing its app-development options, Loreburn Housing initially considered off-the-shelf solutions…
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Technically… you owe your tenants
I don’t mean financially of course… you don’t owe them money (at least I hope not). I mean you owe your tenants a responsibility on your part to be efficient when dealing with their tenancies. A responsibility to maintain appropriate levels of modern technology to smooth the processing of interactions and make relevant data easily…
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A data-led approach to housing delivery
We know there is a critical problem with housing provision, with many urban areas in particular facing a chronic shortage of high-quality, affordable homes. What was already a huge challenge before the pandemic will only get worse as economic uncertainty and unemployment will accelerate that need. The government announcement that it would be ploughing £12…
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