The Audit Commission estimated the level of tenancy fraud as involving 50,000 properties in 2009, while official figures from the National Fraud Authority suggest that it costs the public purse £900 million a year, but fraud analysts believe the figure may be even higher. The topic of housing fraud is extremely high profile at the…
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Civica buys Innogistic & partners with Experian
Civica has just bought Innogistic, a geospatial systems specialist based in Bristol for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition brings specialist technology and resource to Civica, and extends its market presence in the area of location data management. Innogistic specialises in application software and related services with particular expertise in geospatial information systems and is already…
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Government Procurement Service adds Aareon & Civica
Aareon UK and Civica have both been awarded framework agreements by Government Procurement Services, formerly Buying Solutions, for the provision of IT services to public-sector companies, with both companies specifically covered to deliver solutions to UK housing providers. The benefits of the Government Procurement Service framework for public-sector companies and housing providers include a fast…
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Civica buys Cave Tab
Cave Tab, a provider of document and records management services, has been bought by Civica for an undisclosed figure. The acquisition is intended to support Civica’s increasing focus on business process services. The two companies have worked together frequently in the past, including at the London boroughs of Barnet and Tower Hamlets where Cave Tab’s…
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Kingston spends £300k on Civica Housing
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is in the middle of overhauling its tenant services operations with the £300,000 implementation of a new housing management system from Civica. As part of the council’s ‘One Council, One Kingston’ strategy to improve customer services, its previous HMS will be replaced with Civica Housing. The aims of…
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£70k Civica deal saves Dunedin £140k
Edinburgh-based Dunedin Canmore Group has reported savings of £140,000 per year following the implementation of a Civica mobile working system for its tradesmen. The project took 12 months to complete and cost around £64,000, £6,000 less than the original budget. Dunedin Canmore handles over 24,000 repairs jobs every year, with its 65 tradesmen previously having…
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