App launched to support good landlords and evict the rogue ones
The new digital platform will provide landlords with resources to help them keep on top of property and tenant management, administration and service delivery.
The continued cost-of-living crisis has had major repercussions on the private rented sector. Squeezed budgets have meant people can’t afford to pay current rent prices and increased costs on certain resources have left landlords struggling. However, a new app, which was launched this month, could help to address the latter.
Created by RoomApp, the new Exempt Social Housing Excellence (ESHE) platform, is a one-stop service hub providing landlords with the ability to access a database that is comprised of all the information needed to stay on top of property management, without the hassle of having to afford the resources for and complete endless amounts of paperwork.
The paperless task management system helps landlords to stay in-line with evidencing legal obligations, complying with service quality standards, actioning repair requests from tenants or staff recruitment and development.
Against this backdrop, the technology is also good for filtering out the bad landlords who attempt to rip tenants off by placing them in poorly kept homes. According to research from the Resolution Foundation, one in six young adults in the UK are living in dire conditions which is severely impacting on their physical and mental health.
Camarlo Richards, founder of ESHE, said: ‘There is a core body of ‘good landlords’ in the exempt supported housing arena who care deeply about their tenants and the quality of housing they provide.
‘However, ESHE was born of the unfortunate acknowledgment that there are unscrupulous landlords out there, defrauding the system of millions each year, often disregarding their safeguarding responsibilities, some even actively targeting vulnerable people.’
With this in mind, ESHE’s tenant application, RoomApp, is designed to help support vulnerably housed people and/or those who’re facing homelessness. The technology provides a function where individuals can search for suitable properties and manage their end-to-end tenancy.
Camarlo added: ‘ESHE is the quality assured gold standard. Easy and efficient for good landlords to use. It stops rogue landlords operating and in doing so, raises living standards, reduces support needs and costs while easing the pressure on our straining housing system.’
As well as helping the property sector, councils and NHS staff members have also expressed an interest in ESHE.
Image: Camarlo Richards
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