Housing Online and Designer Software are excited to announce a new strategic alliance that will bring together two industry-leading products to create a cutting-edge system to benefit housing associations and their customers.
The move brings together HomeMaster, the fast-growing fully integrated web-based housing management and finance solution and Housing Online’s successful portal platform, My Home.
The alliance means customers of Designer Software will have two best-of-breed products in one place: a modern and highly functional housing and finance platform, seamlessly connected to an intuitive, feature-rich portal platform for tenants, staff and contractors.
Housing associations will benefit from a much-enhanced staff and customer experience at a time when they are increasingly looking for modern, forward-looking web products to enable them to work efficiently and to provide the very best service to their tenants.
"At Housing Online we have always built systems that provide the best outcomes for our customers. Working closely with Designer Software and their HomeMaster platform will help bolster this aim for our customers, bringing together two industry-leading products tightly integrated into one place."
The Housing Online and Designer Software collaboration unites two experts in their fields, each bringing an in-depth knowledge of housing, technology and highly usable design to enable even greater benefit and support for customers.
Ian Thompson, CEO of Design Software, said:
“This is an exciting time for Designer Software. We have experienced unprecedented growth, with our HomeMaster platform rapidly becoming the solution of choice for housing associations seeking a new fully integrated web-based solution.
“Our proven migration pathway from outdated legacy systems is enabling our customers to rapidly benefit from the productivity gains and cost savings afforded by HomeMaster. The alliance with Housing Online is a first for this sector, bringing together two organisations with a common purpose.”
Phil Sorrell, Development and Customer Relations Director at Housing Online, added:
“At Housing Online we have always built systems that provide the best outcomes for our customers, putting their needs at the heart of what we do. Working closely with Designer Software and their HomeMaster platform will help bolster this aim for our customers, bringing together two industry-leading products tightly integrated in one place.
“We have been delighted in seeing how well our two organisations work together with a shared customer-centric view, and we are excited by the opportunities that this new alliance will bring.”
This new alliance has more than 110 customers and has ambitions to become the leading supplier of software solutions and services to the housing sector.
As part of this alliance, Designer Software has taken a 40% stakeholding in Housing Online. Housing Online will continue to run as a separate entity, providing other bespoke web services and solutions to customers of Designer Software, including standalone and integrated websites. Alongside this, Housing Online will continue to offer services to the wider industry, including These Homes, its choice-based lettings platform.
Housing Online will continue to provide existing customers with the same high levels of support they currently receive.
For further queries, please contact Housing Online or Designer Software directly.
More About My Home
My Home is Housing Online’s feature-rich, affordable portal that enables landlords to provide their tenants, staff and contractors with easy access to the information and services that they need. With multiple options for customisation and personalisation, My Home is well equipped to grow as you grow. Learn more about My Home with our feature shpeets:
- Read about the Key Features of our My Home Portal.
- Learn about what My Home offers for your tenants.
- Empower contractors to manage work orders with My Home for contractors .
About Housing Online
Housing Online design and build digital solutions for Housing Associations across the UK and beyond. Our My Home Tenant Portal is live in 30 organisations across Scotland, Northern Ireland and England, many with fully integrated websites designed and developed by our team. In April 2021, in collaboration with seven Scottish Housing Associations, we successfully launched These Homes, a Choice Based Lettings web solution.