AUTHOR: GEORGE GRANT – CEO, CO-FOUNDER & PUBLISHER AT HOUSING TECHNOLOGY Next month sees the return of the Housing Technology conference and this year we’re going 100% digital via our brand-new enterprise-grade online event platform. Hosted by myself and Sky News Correspondent Emma Birchley, our 12th annual conference will feature inspiring presentations from leading housing…
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The role of housing providers in tackling domestic abuse
Domestic abuse is not a fringe issue; it ruins families, permeates communities and is happening on many of our streets up and down the country. Since the lockdown, the number of domestic abuse cases has rocketed, and teams across the housing sector are having to learn and adapt quickly. In 2017/18, two million adults across…
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Squared away with MRI Software
Despite the first coronavirus lockdown, Squared Housing has embarked on a transformation project to overcome back-office inefficiencies across its operations. In February 2020, after a review of the market and their current systems, Squared Housing’s IT and finance director, Steve Behan, decided to move to a cloud-based software suite and implement solutions more suited to…
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Housing Technology 2021 – Registration open
Housing Technology 2021, our 12th annual conference, will be taking place as a digital event for the first time on 3-4 March via our brand-new digital platform. Following the success of Resilient Innovation 2020, our first digital event in September, we will be hosting an even bigger and more dynamic digital event with Housing Technology…
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Gravesham’s future digital transformation with Castleton
Gravesham Borough Council has chosen Castleton Technology (now part of MRI Software) to provide the core business applications for its full digital transformation by 2023. When the council’s previous Capita housing management system was coming to the end of its life, it decided to use the opportunity for a complete refresh of its core business…
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Interview – MRI Software’s post-acquisition plans
Over the past few months, MRI Software has bought Castleton Technology, Orchard Information Systems and, most recently, Housing Partners. Housing Technology interviewed Dermot Briody, MRI Software’s executive managing director for Europe, about the impact of the company’s acquisitions on the UK housing sector. What’s the background to MRI Software? MRI Software has been built up…
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