As housing providers navigate the Fire Safety Act 2021, rising maintenance costs and the government’s white paper on social housing, there has never been a greater need for solutions that can unlock cost savings, accelerate operational efficiencies and, ultimately, protect tenants’ safety. Connected technologies, such as the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI),…
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Scottish housing’s digital progress
For the majority of housing providers, the first lockdown meant establishing temporary measures, changing processes and adopting new systems to ensure continued service for tenants, forcing them to try new ways of delivering services at scale. Instead of taking years, it was an acceleration in just a few months for the implementation and use of…
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Go digital or go home
By 2025, all housing providers will need to be fully digital, according to recent research from Altair & 3C Consultants. That’s a bold statement to make, but one that makes you sit up and think. Imagine the clock has turned back a few years; not long ago, losing a laptop meant losing your data. In…
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Getting value from your data
The housing sector is heavily regulated, with housing providers required to support and improve the lives of tenants while meeting a number of regulatory requirements. It’s therefore vital to keep on top of areas such as finance, maintenance and repairs, tenancies and voids, contractors and partner agencies and much more. Many housing providers cite difficulties…
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Culture in the post-pandemic workplace
The importance of culture and the softer, people management skills have never been more in the spotlight than they are now. From my position as people and strategy director at Orbit, that’s a good thing, and the silver lining to our current situation. But will companies continue this approach as we exit the pandemic? I’d…
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Housing apps – Browser, native or progressive?
Housing providers have long been at the forefront of mobile working and have faced many issues regarding their operatives working in the field. Coronavirus restrictions and a switch to more flexible ways of working mean that many more of the workforce will be spending more time working remotely, which poses different and, sometimes, greater challenges….
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