• Written by John OBrien
• Categorised Business, Contract Management, News

Social housing is unique in that it is the only type of housing where rents are linked to income. So, generally speaking, social homes are the most affordable homes across the country, usually rented at about 50% of the average local market rent. Houses and flats for public or social housing use are built by or for local authorities. Approximately 55% of the country’s social housing stock is owned by local authorities – of which 15% is managed on a day-to-day basis by arms-length management organisations rather than the authority – and 45% by housing associations offering social homes, shared ownership, supported and specialist housing.

• Written by John OBrien
• Categorised Contract Management, News, Technology

Contract authoring is one of the most important stages in the life of a contract. An inefficient contract authoring process often relies on decentralised clauses, lacklustre compliance management and version tracking, inadequate line item management and a lack of unification of contracts and subcontracts. These contract management pitfalls can hinder organisations and result in error-prone contracts with missing or misplaced clauses, overlooked key dates and milestones and a disorganised process that stalls the contract lifecycle. Luckily, leading contract management software can provide intelligent contract authoring. Read on to learn how to simplify and modernise the contract authoring process.

• Written by John OBrien
• Categorised News

Reviewing contract risk can be time-consuming, challenging,and stressful. Manually assessing risk factors can cost your organisation extra time and money while increasing the risk of inadvertent human oversights. While you can do your best to carefully track risk factors, including negligent clause language, this can prove challenging when dealing with multiple stakeholders and pressing deadlines. Read on to learn how three contract risk management tools within contract management software can help protect your organisation from the risks of poor contract management and, in some cases, your job.

• Written by John OBrien
• Categorised News

2021 has already brought many enhancements and innovations to contract management automation – and contract management technology will not stop enhancing contract management processes any time soon. Your organisation could be missing out on user-friendly and future-minded contract management system tools. As such, here is a list of four must-have contract management software features for a streamlined, simplified, cost-effective, and configurable process for increased ROI.

• Written by John OBrien
• Categorised Business, Contract Management, News

Do you manage contracts in a small to mid-size organisation? Or, do you manage a large amount of contracts and need a basic yet streamlined contract management solution for optimal control and oversight? Regardless of the position or size of the organisation you are a part of, contracts are integral to your organisational processes. From client contracts to employee contracts – among many others – your organisation’s contract management KPIs can be hindered by contract non-compliance, disorganised pre-award contract processes.