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Digital Customer Experience Q&A Discussion 13th May
Q&A Discussion with Paul Hornby, The Very Group At the forthcoming meeting of the Vantage Operations Directors Forum, we are delighted to announce that there will be a Q&A discussion with guest speaker Paul Hornby, Digital Customer Experience Director at...
Redressing the Balance of Post-Covid Repairs
For the majority of us, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought life as we know it to some kind of halt. It has afforded the sector some time for reflection and to assess models of working across the board. Many of the social housing providers I speak to via our...
IR35 Event – Are you ready for off-payroll working changes?
Are you ready for off-payroll working (IR35) changes? Changes to IR35 legislation for ‘off payroll workers’ are due to come into effect on 6th April 2021. These changes will affect the Social Housing and Charity Sector. Following a year of significant and ongoing...
Sector Operating Margins Down by 5.6% and R&M Spend up by 9.1% in Headline Analysis FY19/20
The Financial State of the Sector FY19/20 is presented by Vantage and the Performance Improvement Club for the fourth year running. The report was produced in response to a demand for a more timely and insightful analysis of the sectors financial performance and...
Social Housing Financial State of the Sector FY19/20
The fourth annual sector report presented by vantage and the performance improvement club Social Housing Lettings made up 73% of the total turnover and is broken down as follows: In FY19/20, £158.3m was lost due to properties being empty compared to £150.9m in...
State of the Sector FY19/20 Launch Events: Beyond 2020
A series of events to Launch FY19/20 Sector Report. These events, designed specifically for executive directors and CEO's will bring together leaders from across the country to discuss the current and future financial challenges facing the sector and reveal the...
Beyond 20:20 CEOs Roundtable Debate
An unmissable sector roundtable specifically for CEOs. Save the date: 3rd November 2020 for a CEOs roundtable online event with guest speakers Fiona MacGregor, CEO of the Regulator for Social Housing and Nick Horne, CEO, Wythenshawe Community Housing Group. The...
Early Insights into the Sectors Performance
Vantage are publishing today the FY19/20 financial reports of over 80 social housing providers to our CFO members club. This gives them early insight into performance and provides them with analytical insights and peer comparison tools to inform future strategy. We...
Achieving Zero Carbon
In a bid to meet carbon zero targets and influence policy and the market, the Vantage Strategic Assets and Maintenance Forum came together in February to discuss Target Zero Carbon 2050. Forum members Orbit Group led a session exploring opportunities for...
Five Golden Rules of Procurement
What can you do when you discover you are not getting best value from your suppliers? Our Operations Director Rob Bryan takes a look at the five golden rules of procurement.