When lockdown hit, it immobilised the entire housing sector; staff had to move to working from home, tenants and clients could only be supported online or over the phone and all repairs and maintenance work was brought to a sharp halt. Fast forward to now, after months of moving operations online and trying to digitise…
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Remote alarm monitoring combats ‘no access’
A proactive approach to Fire and CO risk management The Regulator of Social Housing’s third temporary monthly survey found that gaining physical access to properties remained a concern for housing providers across the UK due to the risks posed by the pandemic. Nick Rutter, FireAngel’s chief product officer, explores how connected and cost-effective fire safety…
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Flood risk – Are you data-ready?
With rainfall patterns changing and sea levels rising, the possible effects of climate change are now an important consideration in any long-term planning. For housing providers, having access to data insights that provide a clear picture of the potential risks associated with flooding is essential to proactively protecting property assets and communities from the threat…
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Greening your IT procurement
Can you do it and do you want to? Environmental issues don’t usually feature in a housing provider’s top considerations when procuring IT. This may be a missed opportunity as well as potentially overlooking compliance with legal requirements. Policy objectives and the Social Value Act Housing providers, including registered providers, local authorities and ALMOs, are…
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Are business analysts under-appreciated?
With its ever-increasing reliance on technology to automate mundane processes and free up people to do the things that technology can’t do, the housing sector faces a big challenge in terms of keeping up with the pace of change and ensuring that what it delivers adds value. As a practising business analyst in the housing…
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A fresh perspective on IoT in housing
Why isn’t the internet of things mainstream yet? For years, it has felt as if the internet of things would revolutionise social housing. So many articles, case studies and great new use-cases have been published, yet years go by with the promise of mainstream adoption being ‘just around the corner’. Housing providers have been running…
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