New Lettings system going live in Cheshire East
Locata’s new Lettings system is going live in Cheshire East, where it will intially run alongside the existing CBL system to doubly ensure the integrity of the system. The new system is designed to be a replacement for our current Choice Based Lettings product and is the culmination of more than a year’s development work. […]
Estimating future TA needs
Councils can now estimate the size and cost of their future Temporary Accommodation (TA) need using a predictive model developed by Andy Gale, one of the country’s leading homelessness experts. It is designed to help housing managers make the case for additional budget or capital resources to help purchase lower cost TA. This is particularly […]
Latest feature updates to your LocataPro systems
Over the last few months, we have introduced many new features to HPA2 and other products on the LocataPro platform. This news story is a round-up of the changes – most of which are already live or are about to go live. Repeatable Task dropdowns Repeatable tasks are very useful for tasks requiring multiple completions. […]
Automatic redaction of personal data
Every housing and homelessness team using Locata systems has amassed significant personal data from its customers. That data is held securely for you in the “cloud” using Micosoft servers based in the UK. Using the official GDPR definitions, Locata undertake that role for you as the “Data Processor”. However, the personal data should not be […]
Helping the NHC unlock success
Locata is supporting the Unlocking Success Bursary Scheme run by the Northern Housing Consortium Charitable Trust. The bursary awards a grant of £500 to individual social housing tenants to help them with the cost of learning or developing new skills. Since the launch of the scheme in 2019 there have been 88 bursaries awarded funded […]
New Lettings system on show for first time
Locata’s National Users Group (NUG) saw the first demonstration of the new Lettings system at last week’s Autumn meeting, held virtually on Friday October 21. The development work on the new module for the Locata Pro Platform, which is designed to be a replacement product for our current Choice Based Lettings product, has been undertaken […]
Help and advice delivered simply and clearly
My Advice Gateway is a free resource that helps people quickly find information on claiming benefits, accessing help and support and looking for a job or training opportunities. Many of our partner schemes have links to the website allowing their customers to access key financial information at a time of rising costs and economic uncertainty. […]
Locata progresses to G-Cloud 13
Locata has been successful in applying to join the Crown Commercial Services latest iteration of its digital marketplace – G-Cloud 13. The latest version of the G-Cloud framework will go live on 9 November 2022 and offers the very latest cloud technology and digital support to organisations across the public sector. This means that Locata […]
Funding sources list for dynamic TA dashboards
We have launched a new feature that allows officers to set up a list of funding sources for their tenancies. The new functionality works with two of the HPA2 bolt-ons Temporary Accommodation Plus (TAP) Temporary Accommodation Rent Accounting (TARA) Schemes with this new feature within their TAP or TARA bolt-ons can update the list of […]
SSO offers smooth and speedy access to systems
We can now offer all schemes the ability to set up Single Sign On (SSO) authentication for users to access their Locata systems. This is considered the most convenient way to authenticate system users as it does not require multiple verification processes. If your organisation uses an authentication service, such as Microsoft Azure AD, to […]