Whether it’s agents, owners, or tenants, the property sector is increasingly reliant on technology. The right online services, in fact, can be a critical factor in asset performance and competitive advantage. At the same time, new tools are making maintenance more efficient and cost-effective.
Freeman Clarke IT leaders have been helping property and property service businesses create value and provide better service with IT and technology. Read our client stories to find out how.
"We realized we needed expert help to advise us about technology, and help us with the selection of products, services and suppliers" Read more
Working with Freeman Clarke has made Sircle safer and more efficient: “We’re able to go after more complex projects with confidence." Read more
"BioCity is now highly data-driven and is seeing the benefits in terms of better decision-making and more predictable outcomes" Read more
"We needed an independent expert to get to know us, understand us, and challenge our thinking through digital innovation" Read more
"Our Freeman Clarke IT Director made what felt like full-time impact even though he was in fact dedicated to us two days per week" Read more
"Our IT leader's knowledge and experience of business change with IT as a key enabler has added value to our project" Read more
“FCC Paragon is an established tenant referencing company based in Portsmouth. Last year we decided to take steps to ensure the foundations of our IT platform were robust and future-proofed before we embarked on upcoming projects. We very quickly engaged the services of a part-time IT Director from Freeman Clarke to move the department on and ensure we were utilizing our in-house developers’ skills in the right area with better support and mentoring. The part-time model has worked exceptionally well for our company and the IT director is involved with the Board on a regular basis to discuss ongoing programs and future plans.”
Bryn Cole, Managing Director
“Assura is a leading UK healthcare Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) listed on the London Stock Exchange. Assura’s vision is to be the UK’s best developer and owner-manager of primary care property, partnering with GPs to deliver high quality patient care in the community.
Consistently high quality and secure technology services are absolutely critical to the efficient running of our centralized operation and the property management service we provide to our client GPs. To this end we appointed David as our part-time Freeman Clarke IT Director. David has helped us identify and deliver a series of tactical and strategic initiatives to position us for ongoing service quality and business growth. The two main areas addressed to-date include a review and improvement of IT security and transition to a totally new IT infrastructure and Managed Service Provider. Having a part-time, experienced IT Director has enabled us to get traction on some important improvements and deliver with pace and confidence.”
Jonathan Murphy, Finance Director
“We needed an experienced IT leader to help us prepare for the sale of Willmott Dixon’s residential development division, Be Living. We reached out to Freeman Clarke to provide an IT Director from their London team. Paul Larner quickly came on board to join our senior management team and created an IT strategy to separate the IT systems in readiness for a sale. The plan was smoothly executed within three months, along with £2m of savings. We were now ready for sale! Subsequently, EcoWorld International acquired 70% of Be Living in March 2018, along with projects worth £2.6 billion. Paul has since supported us through a move of 100+ staff to our new head office. Paul has a common sense and practical approach and is able to communicate complex IT initiatives to non-IT senior management. I am more than happy to recommend Freeman Clarke to any company needing strategic direction from experienced IT leaders”
Karen Rogers, Financial Controller
“Wandle is a medium-sized provider of affordable housing in South London. High-quality and reliable IT is key to providing good service for over 25,000 customers. With the speed of change in IT, as well as the changing needs of customers, our need for a well defined and deliverable strategic direction for IT is paramount. But from a value-for-money perspective, a full-time IT director is neither justified nor needed. The fractional model fits our need entirely, and we are able to scale up and down the input we need according to the projects and planning cycles.”
Tim Coppard, Business Partnerships Director
“For over 20 years, Grangewood has been applying its expertise, craft, and passion to the refurbishment of some of London’s most impressive and important residential buildings. In 2015, we embarked on an ambitious growth plan and needed to ensure our IT was fit for purpose so we decided to bring in an expert IT Director. Freeman Clarke was the obvious choice, given their reputation, and Alan started working for us as our IT Director to lead a review and upgrade of our IT systems. In 2016 we moved offices and implemented a number of significant upgrades to our systems, processes and organization. We are particularly impressed with the way that Alan has integrated with our team, led the technology selection process and managed our IT suppliers.”
Emma Maile, Director
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