Rob Griffiths, deputy chief executive and chief financial officer at Longhurst Group, explains how modifying an online system provided a cost-efficient solution to a new compliance standard. The Homes and Community Agency’s governance and financial viability standard has once again raised the bar for regulatory compliance in the UK’s housing sector. So this year, asset…
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Smart metering, IoT, connected homes and big data in housing
Housing Technology interviewed IT experts from 1st Touch, Clearview, DXW, Mobysoft and Zonr on smart technologies/metering, the internet of things, connected homes, and big data in social housing. Smart metering, the internet of things (IoT), connected homes and big data are at the cutting edge of technology in the social housing sector. While only a…
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Oxford City Council goes live with Mobysoft’s RentSense
Oxford City Council has deployed Mobysoft’s RentSense software in advance of the introduction of universal credit. The council was one of the government’s universal credit pilot projects to test the impact of direct housing payments to tenants. Having seen an initial increase in arrears during the pilot project, the council realised that it needed to…
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Predicting the future can help housing providers
At the moment, housing providers and all other public bodies are on the cusp of a new era for the public and third sectors. This is being shaped by the government’s political agenda of continuing with its cuts to balance the books. For housing providers, the changes in welfare reform are directly affecting their business…
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Mobysoft appoints new commercial director
Mobysoft has just appointed Paul Evans as its commercial director. He has over 20 years’ experience of strategic sales at global and boutique software companies, including Sage. Derek Steele, CEO, Mobysoft, said, “Paul has a wealth of experience in successfully growing software businesses, both globally and at a start-up level. Mobysoft’s targets are aggressive as…
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IT must create value, not just cost savings
Sir – As housing providers prepare for the onset of universal credit, many are naturally looking at the IT solutions on the market to help them achieve the efficiencies they’ll need to succeed in a tougher fiscal environment. As a technology supplier to the sector, you might expect me to support this approach, but I…
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