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Key insight from Insider’s social housing roundtable
Last week, we were delighted to speak at a special social housing roundtable, providing expert advice and knowledge around digital transformation. Our Customer Solutions Director, Jon Portlock was a key speaker during Insider Media’s digital and social housing roundtable. Drawing on his 20 years’ experience in the technology sector, Jon has been instrumental in enabling…
Read MoreRaising £6,000 in under six months
Thanks to the fantastic efforts of our fundraising Timigos, we are delighted to announce that we have raised more than £6,000 for St John Ambulance in under six months. St John Ambulance is a 140-year-old volunteer-led health and first aid charity, with national presence, reach and scale. In 2020, during the Covid-19 lockdown, the charity’s…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Week: Going further to support our colleagues
This year for Mental Health Awareness Week, we furthered our commitment to supporting our people’s health and wellbeing, by hosting several activities and events. Mental Health Awareness Event is an annual week-long event, which took place from 10 to 16 May this year. The week, which is recognised by leading charities, encourages people to open…
Read MoreFive technologies for effective remote working
A staggering 7.5 million UK workers want to work from home permanently once lockdown restrictions lift in June, a report has found. At Timico, we’re not surprised. The report by Deloitte highlighted that the number of workers wanting to work from home has more than doubled in the last year and there has been a…
Read MoreUtilise your social housing IT partner
In any housing association, the technological requirements are vast. That is why the benefits of utilising a social housing IT partner is plentiful. Technology partnerships exist to help social housing organisations implement and optimise their technical systems. But budget and time restraints can often mean that the value of an IT partner is overlooked by…
Read MoreTop tips for enabling a remote workforce in social housing
The rise in social housing providers enabling a remote workforce is continuing to increase. Many associations are recognising the benefits of flexible working, including better productivity, significant energy and cost savings as well as happier employees. In fact, a recent report highlighted that 79 per cent of housing association employees are satisfied with working from…
Read MoreAre your resident support solutions connected, productive and secure?
Technology around resident support and communication needs to be at the top of any digital agenda. After all, tenants want to feel safe, secure, and supported by their housing provider. In recent years, housing providers have increasingly adopted self-service portals in their homes as part of resident support and to combat any communication challenges. The…
Read MoreWhy are social housing regulations, like HACT, so important in digital transformation?
Since 2018, HACT and its partner, OSCRE have worked in partnership to develop inspiring social housing regulations and a new standard aimed at streamlining data processes. The impact of this work has been significant, with housing providers now having the means and capability to drive technological efficiency and innovation at every turn. We are, of…
Read MoreFive ways to tackle social housing IT challenges
It is no secret that social housing IT challenges continues to be a growing problem for housing associations. The changing expectations of the digital citizen, technology budget constraints as well as the ongoing recovery from Covid-19 means that these challenges are only going to increase over the next year. In a digital-dependant world, CIOs and…
Read MoreNational Earth Day: Making a difference to the environment
As a leading business in the UK, our environmental and sustainable responsibility has always been at the core of our business strategy. However, there is always more we can be doing and, as we mark National Earth Day this year, we are even more dedicated to helping our planet. National Earth Day is an annual…
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