Platform Housing has selected Simpson Associates to design and deliver its new Microsoft Azure data platform. Simpson Associates will be working with Platform Housing to deliver an Azure data platform and Power BI project, with the aim of consolidating data from multiple housing management systems and ensuring uninterrupted access to reporting and analytics for its…
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095 - September 2023
Havebury Housing on the map with Cadcorp
Havebury Housing has just introduced a geographic information system from Cadcorp to work in concert with its existing core business applications. The housing provider wanted a browser-based GIS capable of sharing maps and business data across its existing technology platforms and able to cater to end-users with differing roles and varying degrees of GIS and…
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Plentific takes on new customers & 157,000 properties…
Plentific has signed seven new housing customers for its real-time software – Change Housing, Hyde Group, Longhurst Group, Midland Heart, Platform Housing, Phoenix Community Housing and SW9. Hyde Group approached Plentific to in order to achieve year-round utilisation of its internal workforce alongside ad-hoc demand for specialist external contractors through the Plentific marketplace. Plentific is…
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A mobile-first approach to resident fire safety
FireAngel’s software product manager, Jaison Mathai, explores why housing providers should consider adopting a mobile-first approach to not only increase productivity for alarm installers but to also empower residents to take control of their fire risks. Adopting a mobile-first approach in housing through the use of apps can give tenants a more convenient and engaging…
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Combating mould – Linking ‘feet on the ground’ with IT
Black mould is nothing new to housing providers and local authorities, but rises in the cost of living and high energy costs over the past year have seen its damage to homes and the accompanying health hazards skyrocket. A UK government report, ‘Damp and mould in social housing: initial findings’, published earlier this year stated…
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Are you there? Regulatory scrutiny & tenant data
As the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023 becomes law, the way housing providers understand, communicate with and listen to tenants is under the spotlight. Six years after the Grenfell tragedy and three years after the Social Housing Whitepaper, housing providers must demonstrate to the regulator that tenants’ voices are heard and acted on. What can…
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