Hyde Group has become the first housing provider to use LookingLocal’s BetterOff online platform which brings benefits and employment together in a single digital space. BetterOff, developed by Kirklees Council’s digital team LookingLocal, combines benefits eligibility, applications, appeals and comprehensive employment tools. LookingLocal said that it helps to ensure tenants are aware of and can…
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First Choice saves £750k on repairs and maintenance
Since partnering with First Choice Homes Oldham during the last two years, a combined solution from ROCC and Kirona has helped the housing provider to save more than £750,000 in the delivery of repairs and maintenance. Stephen Repton, assistant director for business transformation, First Choice Homes Oldham, said, “The ROCC solution has really transformed the…
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Ancoris Maps for Housing at Salix Homes
Salix Homes has completed its implementation of Ancoris Maps for Housing. The implementation, which follows a wider IT transformation programme, will enable the housing provider to use geographic data for better informed business decisions and improved operational efficiency. Ancoris Maps for Housing is an online mapping and visualisation application that gives users access to live…
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Orchard gears up for new products & growth
Orchard Information Systems has strengthened its board to lead the company’s investment in new products and services. Managing director Ian Shard has now been joined by Lucy Armstrong as the company’s new non-executive chair and Danny Tobin as its new commercial director. Armstrong is chief executive of The Alchemists, which helps businesses achieve successful growth…
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Switchee wins £600,000 funding for IoT housing project
Switchee, a ‘clean-tech’ start-up which has developed the first smart thermostat for large social housing providers, has raised over £600,000 in seed funding. The company said that the funding will be used to expand the reach of its smart thermostat technology, which saves tenants money by detecting occupancy and turning heating off when a property…
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Equity Housing cuts arrears with Rentsense
Mobysoft’s Rentsense software is being used by Equity Housing Group to reduce its arrears caseload from 1,000 cases per week to just 250. Before the introduction of Rentsense, Equity Housing took a list-based approach to arrears because its housing management system was ineffective for making recommendations about which arrears case should be investigated. Jonathan Brownbill,…
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