With digital transformation projects of all sizes, complexity and ambition being considered or undertaken by housing providers at the moment (see elsewhere in this issue), Housing Technology interviewed senior executives from Appello, Community Fibre, Comparex and Northgate Public Services around the theme of ‘digital transformation – sticking plaster or in-depth surgery?’. Does digital transformation require…
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Northgate
Anchor’s £1.5m Northgate cloud deal
Anchor Housing is moving all of its housing support services to Northgate Public Services’ cloud platform as part of a wider ‘cloud first’ strategy. The contract is worth £1.5 million over five years, and is a continuation of Anchor and Northgate’s current 12-year commercial relationship. John Paul, IT director, Anchor Housing, said, “Moving to the…
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Homelessness prevention at the heart of housing
With the Homelessness Reduction Act coming into force from April 2018, local authorities in England are gearing up to meet the new requirements. All social landlords have a critical role to play, but compliance with the new laws should be only part of the story. Roger Birkinshaw, housing director at Northgate Public Services, emphasises the…
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Northgate’s £12 million deal ‘down under’ with SA Housing
Northgate Public Services has signed a contract worth more than £12 million ($AUD 21 million) to supply its housing software to SA Housing Trust in Australia. SA Housing is responsible for all of South Australia’s public housing stock comprising 40,000 properties and it funds the provision of homelessness and private rental services to 80,000 low…
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Making bigger better for tenants
The growing number of housing mergers has caused concern about their impact on tenants but Northgate Public Services’ housing director, Roger Birkinshaw, believes bigger can be better for tenants. Continued pressures on the housing sector to be more efficient mean we can expect to see more mergers in the future. However, it’s my belief that…
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Northgate moves to SaaS
The latest generation of Northgate Public Services’ housing management system is now based on software-as-a-service (SaaS), enabling its customers’ tenants and housing staff to access the same software and perform any relevant housing operation from any device. Tenants will be able to use self-service to pay rent, report repairs and apply for housing online via…
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