In recent editions, Housing Technology has highlighted how the Housing and Planning Bill has major repercussions for how the social housing sector deals with its rogue landlords. What concerns me is the numbers; 16 per cent of privately rented homes are unsafe*. That’s around 740,000 people in the UK living in properties which may have…
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Axiom Housing’s financial flexibility with Capita
Axiom Housing Association is using Capita’s Income Management solution to help its tenants manage their finances. The housing provider can now offer greater flexibility for tenants when applying for, and managing, repayment arrangements, particularly following the roll out of universal credit. Peter Matthews, head of ICT, Axiom Housing Association, said, “By offering greater flexibility for…
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Capita software protects tenants from rogue landlords
Capita’s software services business has launched a new web-based application, Advantage Impact for Rogue Landlord and Agency Management, to enable local authorities to take action against rogue private landlords and letting agents. As part of its launch, Capita is offering the software free for the first year to the first 100 local authorities who sign…
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Sentinel Housing upgrades to Capita OpenHousing
Having used Capita’s housing management software for the past 12 years, Sentinel Housing Association is upgrading to Capita OpenHousing. The upgrade is part of Sentinel’s strategy to improve the delivery of customer services and to increase efficiencies in its business processes, including housing strategy, housing management and property development, as well as maintenance and asset…
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Letter from Capita – IoT & asset management
Sir, I read with interest the previous edition of Housing Technology (January 2016), especially the articles on the internet of things and smart asset management, and felt compelled to write with my observations on a couple of points raised. Being already involved in the delivery of an IoT project at Two Castles Housing, I wholeheartedly…
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Wakefield & District Housing on the move with Capita
Capita has helped Wakefield & District Housing improve productivity by a third following the introduction of its mobile working software. With responsibility for maintaining the homes of more than 20 per cent of the local population, WDH deals with a wide variety of tenant enquiries every day, ranging from the urgent to the routine. As…
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