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If you’ve not already been put off by the title of this piece, you may well be a finance person rather than an asset management or IT person. It’s a sad truth that, for asset managers, component accounting is often an inconvenience they would rather …

When I was thinking about what to cover in a piece on compliance, it struck me that compliance may well mean different things to different people.  To the finance and housing departments, compliance may be about HCA governance and IDAs while those in…

Before I joined MRI as a Product Manager, I worked as a housing officer as part of front-line service delivery in the social housing sector. During that time, I gained a wealth of experience in most areas of the job – I would visit properties, …

Loneliness is prevalent across the UK and has been shown to have significant negative impacts on individuals and communities. That harm is of such concern that the nation even has a loneliness minister. What can be done to prevent loneliness in neigh…

Housing stock in the UK is amongst the oldest and most fuel-inefficient in Europe. The risks that arise from these ageing, inefficient homes have multiple impacts for organisations, the planet and most importantly, those who live in these homes. Home…

The provision of affordable housing is an issue facing nations globally. At MRI, every day we see the potential for data and insight to help address problems faced by those who provide housing. Ashley Close, one of the Solutions Architects in our Lon…

In 2019, there were an estimated 3.18 million people living in fuel poverty in England alone; 15% of those were thought to be social housing residents. Homes with unfit insulation and sustained underheating can cause long-term issues with assets. A d…

Across the UK, 9-10% of the population are experiencing moderate to severe food insecurity and over the past five years the need for food banks has risen by 128%. The pandemic has exacerbated these problems and expected changes are predicted to have …