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Latest white paper
on key management
for void properties
ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division
of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door
opening solutions, has released its latest white
paper on key management and control for void
properties in the social housing sector: ‘Key
management and control for void properties’.
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for Communities and Local
Government, housing associations
and local authorities own
five million homes in the
UK, with 610,000 of these
homes empty at any one
time between tenancies –
approximately an eighth of
the total stock.
The time spent by local
authorities physically
handing over keys between
different maintenance staff and
contractors can cause significant
workflow delays, increase the risk
of keys being lost or stolen, and result
in considerable delays in re-letting
properties.
All of these issues can potentially lead
to large costs for councils and housing
associations. The white paper from ASSA
ABLOY Security Solutions addresses the
impact that effective key management
and control can have on improving
operational efficiencies for void
properties, as well as ensuring budgets are
used more efficiently.
Finally, the white paper outlines how
ASSA CLIQ® Remote can make a huge
difference to an organisation’s key
management and control processes.
These include streamlining operations,
reducing the risk of lost or copied keys
being compromised, cutting costs and
improving an organisation’s sustainability
credentials.
ASSA CLIQ® Remote is a simple,
intelligent electro-mechanical locking
‘ASSA CLIQ® Remote can
make a huge difference to an
organisation’s key management
and control processes.’
system that allows only those with the
necessary authority to access a building. It
enables owners to have complete control
over who can access a property, with
members of staff allocated a single key,
and entry permissions that can be altered
remotely or set for only a certain length of
time.
The guide’s author, Simon Wilson,
National Sales Manager for ASSA CLIQ®
Remote, said: “In the social housing
sector, the pressure to re-let houses as
quickly as possible and work to tight
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budgets should not be underestimated.
Nevertheless, properties will inevitably
stand empty between tenancies, while
staff and contractors carry out the
necessary repairs and maintenance.
“Our latest guide discusses this in more
detail, while demonstrating the benefits
of adopting ASSA CLIQ® Remote. It has
proven to help save local authorities
and housing associations considerable
amounts of time and money.”
www.assa.co.uk/cliqremote