With more than half of UK homes still having an EPC rating of C or worse, we need an extensive retrofit programme to hit net-zero goals. Wales’s target to enhance 230,000 social homes is a promising step forward but the construction industry continues to grapple with longstanding project management and quality assurance challenges that will…
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NEC Digital Studio to offer people-first design
NEC Software Solutions and Snook (bought by NEC in 2019) have launched a new service to help housing providers and public-sector organisations improve the design and delivery of their customer-facing digital services. The newly-formed NEC Digital Studio combines the problem-solving and creative skills of Snook with NECSWS’s expertise in delivering technology services for housing, health,…
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BCHA takes on Propeller, More IQ & Rubixx
BCHA has overhauled its maintenance and repairs services using an integrated set of separate SaaS products from Propeller, More IQ and Rubixx. The software underpinning the housing provider’s new maintenance and repairs services was integrated and delivered within six months. Alongside Propeller’s workforce management solutions and integration services, More IQ’s software is providing intelligent scheduling…
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Merthyr Valleys Homes signs up for Asprey Assets
Merthyr Valleys Homes, Wales’s first tenant- and employee-owned mutual housing provider, has implemented a new asset and planned works management solution from Asprey Management Solutions. Stacy Thomas, director of homes and places, Merthyr Valley Homes, said, “We’re now entering the next stage of home improvements for tenants being WHQS2023 compliant, which drives an even better…
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Preparing for the future of social housing
The new Labour government’s policy details around social housing along with its proposed Planning and Infrastructure and English Devolution Bills are yet to be fully revealed. However, we do know the government plans to use housebuilding to kickstart the economy. The new targets will be around 23 per cent higher than the previous government’s. Combined…
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Longhurst boosts income collection with Mobysoft
Longhurst Group has transformed its income-collection processes with Mobysoft’s RentSense software. The housing provider has reduced its arrears to 1.5 per cent, ahead of its target of 2.1 per cent. Mobysoft’s AI-powered platform has helped the housing provider to identify its priority cases and ensure that no cases are inadvertently missed. In turn, this has…
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