Futures Housing Group closed the doors to its base in Daventry at the end of August because its agile workforce no longer needs an office. The move is part of Futures Housing’s plan to have flexible teams who use mobile technology to do their jobs in tenants’ homes and other locations. Lindsey Williams, group chief…
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059 - September 2017
Getting serious about e-procurement & spending analytics
As is very frequently cited, the housing sector needs to deliver more with less, yet without impacting the quality of services to tenants. One’s thoughts therefore turn to the back office and how can you drive both bottom line and efficiency savings while still delivering a quality service. Enabling controlled and accountable buying, removing paper…
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Cordery Castle partners with Brentwood Housing
Cordery Castle has signed Brentwood Housing Trust as a ‘pathfinder partner’ for its Castle Management System (CMS), a housing and asset management platform specifically designed for housing providers with up to 6,000 properties. Cordery Castle said that CMS covers everything smaller housing providers need, from tenant management to rent collection, and maintenance scheduling through to…
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Mobilisation and change – Separate ventures or inherently linked?
In November 2016, Wellingborough Homes launched its mobile working solution to frontline staff, using Housing Insight’s PanConnect mobile app on tablet devices. Like a lot of housing providers, we had tried mobilisation before… Actually, we had tried twice before, each time unsuccessfully. Why was it different this time? Why did the business suddenly embrace this…
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Civica sold for £1 billion
Civica has been sold for £1,055 million by Omers Private Equity to Partners Group. Omers, the pension provider for municipal employees in Ontario, bought Civica in 2013 for around £400 million. Since its acquisition of Civica, Omers has invested in key organic growth initiatives as well as mergers, where Civica has acquired and integrated 12…
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Virtual College gets tenants online
To help new tenants settle into their homes and support their pre-tenancy requirements, online learning provider Virtual College has created a range of online resources. Fiona Sheen, online learning advisor, Virtual College, said, “We were aware of the issues surrounding tenancy agreement failures widely expressed by the social housing sector. There is a need to…
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