Ensuring we have quality social homes fit for the future

10 September 2020

Becky is Director of Development and Sales at Gateway Housing Association.

Picture this press-heading: the housing construction and maintenance sector is commended as one of the best sectors in the world for managing quality and safety. Standards are met or exceeded, and employers and residents are 100% satisfied with the quality of work.

How to unlock hidden value within our assets

25 August 2020

Russell is Executive Director of Property Services at Thirteen Group

I have thought for some time now that something doesn’t add up. Over the years, we have had to continually use money from our investment programme at an opportunity cost to invest in items which have never traditionally been included within a 30 year investment plan, and furthermore, we have not considered what impact this investment has had on the residual value of our assets.

Maximising value from procurement and contract management

21 October 2019

Mike Williams is Relationship Manager for Asset Management at Procurement for Housing

It still surprises me when people think that procurement is a single event and it’s just about a tender. That couldn’t be further from reality; it’s about maximising “value for money” from the whole procurement exercise and this can only be achieved by having end to end involvement.

Designing an asset strategy with the customer at its heart

20 August 2019

Robert Gilham is Corporate Director of Business Strategy and Assets at whg

It has never been more important to articulate the value of having an effective asset management strategy.

Smart thing, you make my house sing

28 September 2018

Arturo Dell is Director of Technology and Innovation at HouseMark

The internet of things is one of those ‘near future’ scenarios which feels closer every day.

How to recognise domestic abuse via repairs

29 August 2018

Kelly Henderson is Business Manager – Domestic Abuse at Gentoo Group and Co-founder of the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA).

Gentoo is a housing association in Sunderland which has 29,000 properties. We are focused on delivering an outstanding service to customers and have a long history of supporting our customers in relation to domestic abuse.