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Kypera are pleased to announce that The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) have decided to implement the Kypera Housing product. A registered charity focusing on the care and support of older people, OSJCT are currently undergoing a period of rapid growth with the addition of numerous new housing schemes being added to their current portfolio. With this expansion underway, OSJCT felt they needed a functional and flexible housing solution to manage their tenant details and housing processes. Kype...
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Metservice have been a Kypera customer since 2005 with the extensive use of Kypera Financials and XLR. David Humms, General Finance Manager, had been looking into Kypera Business and what the product could offer his organisation. Initially it has been decided that Metservice will implement Purchase Ordering, Purchase Invoicing, Goods Receipting and Invoice Scanning. In the future Metservice will be looking into other areas of the product such as the corporate charge card and expense facilities. C...
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With offices dispersed over a number of locations, Chevin Housing Group use Interact to help connect staff and improve internal communication.
The Chevin Housing Group was formed in 2001 and consists of Chevin Housing Association, Harewood Housing Society and Synergy Housing Solutons Ltd. The Group operates across Yorkshire and the Humber, North Nottinghamshire and the North West. They have offices in Wakefield, Sheffield, Leeds, Selby, Bridlington and Hull. The Group manages around 6,500 rent...
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An estate in West Ealing, London, is to be transformed with high-quality new homes and community facilities after Ealing Council gave the green light to a massive £136 million regeneration project. The Green Man Lane estate regeneration team, which includes local housing provider A2Dominion, developer Rydon and architect Conran & Partners, was granted outline planning permission for the masterplan and detailed planning consent for phase one of the scheme.Ealing Council’s planning c...
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As the Government starts the final countdown to the most swingeing public sector spending cuts in a generation, the National Federation of ALMOs, the body which represents organisations managing more than one million council houses in England, has submitted a range of ‘proven’ ideas for savings that are fair and responsible.In a document sent to Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in response to his invitation for suggestions on ways to red...
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Social sector homes are more energy efficient than those in the private sector, an energy expert said today.Local authorities and other RSLs are paying more attention to ensure energy standards are met, compared to private property owners. The National EPC Company which carries out Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) across all sectors has observed that the worst offending properties for energy inefficiency are in the private sector. Findings from The English Housing Survey (EHS) Headline Report, ...
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Leading UK window hardware manufacturer Securistyle has become the first company of its kind to provide specifiers and housebuilders with total product performance assurance by securing Agrément Certification for its window hinges under a new rigorous testing scheme from the BBA (British Board of Agrément).
Until now, there has been no BBA certification scheme specifically covering window hardware, only a snapshot assessment capable of providing an indication of a product’s performance to specifiers,...
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Britain's building industry was facing a bleak future today after construction orders suffered a dramatic 14% fall between April and June.The slide was led by public and private housing orders - down 23% and 24% respectively - and is the biggest slump outside of a recession over a single quarter since 1987.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures come despite construction output soaring 8.5% during the second quarter - the sector's best performance since 1982.The sudden fall sparked grim w...
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“We will promote shared ownership schemes and help social tenants and others to own or part-own their home.” - The Coalition: our programme for government, 2010
Capita’s established National Affordable Home Ownership Conference considers the challenges facing housing providers and local authorities looking to develop attractive, low cost home ownership products in a time of increased fiscal austerity and a transformed policy landscape.
With many potential purchasers priced out of the open market, th...
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Severnside Housing is again celebrating excellence after being re-accredited with the Investors in Excellence (IiE) Standard.
Severnside manages over 5,300 homes in Shrewsbury and the surrounding areas. The organisation has been re-accredited as an Investor in Excellence for demonstrating a continual commitment to improvement across all parts of the organisation by providing better services.
Severnside Housing had to be assessed against the nine principles of excellence that provide the framework fo...
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