The Connected Home Consortium is running a series of pilot projects to assess how the Internet of Things could help with tenancy and asset management applications. The first pilot focuses on sensor technology to help manage tenancy issues related to temperature, damp and condensation in housing providers’ properties. The consortium is using Blue Maestro’s Tempo…
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Thurrock’s tenants to self-serve with Northgate
Northgate Public Services has won a five-year contract with Thurrock Council for a suite of web portal services to support the council’s tenants. The Northgate Housing product suite will provide a council-wide online portal, from day-to-day housing management and repairs functions to self-service and mobile working. The system is intended to minimise data duplication and…
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AmicusHorizon improves tenant experience with Firmstep
AmicusHorizon is transforming its tenant services by deploying Firmstep’s Customer Experience Platform to provide digital services, automate interactions with tenants and drive future digital service provisions. Using Firmstep’s Self and Forms solutions, the housing provider is giving tenants a personalised portal with a single sign-in access point for all customer services. Tenants can update their…
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Grenfell Housing’s cloud desktops from WorkPlaceLive
Following its decision to modernise and improve the reliability of its IT infrastructure and enable all staff to work remotely, Grenfell Housing & Training has implemented cloud-based desktops from WorkPlaceLive, a preferred supplier for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and a specialist in providing cloud-based services for non-profit organisations. Outsourcing the IT systems to…
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Coastline Housing beats UK government borrowing
Although not strictly relating to technology in housing, it is nevertheless interesting to report that Coastline Housing has borrowed £23 million via the Affordable Homes Guarantees Programme at a cheaper rate than the UK government pays for its debt. Coastline borrowed the money under a £500m funding programme agreed with the European Investment Bank, via…
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GenieLets simplifies rent collections
Software company Geniebytes has developed a new web-based rent collection platform. GenieLets enables housing providers to manage all rent payments, contracts and reminders online. Users simply input tenant and property information into the system and the application provides real-time payment details at the touch of a button while also highlighting tenants who are behind on…
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