The third annual Housing Technology Awards took place during the Housing Technology 2026 conference in Nottingham earlier this month, with the winners announced during a special ceremony at the East Midlands Conference Centre. With the awards being judged by an external panel of the entrants’ housing peers (and free of any commercial sponsorship for complete…
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General News
One step beyond – Attracting technology talent into housing
The social housing sector is competing for technology and data skills in an increasingly tight market. Cloud engineers, data architects, cyber specialists and transformation leaders are in demand across every sector, yet housing often struggles to attract candidates who haven’t previously worked in the sector. This is rarely about the purpose of housing, and in…
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Housing Technology 2026 in review
The next 18 years start here… Something shifted at our recent Housing Technology 2026 conference. And before I get into what that means for the next chapter of Housing Technology, I want to thank our team behind the scenes who made it happen as well as our partners, speakers, moderators and guests. “A truly excellent…
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First apprentices join Platform Housing’s Digital Futures Academy
Designed to nurture digital and data technology talent from all walks of life, Platform Housing’s Digital Futures Academy has welcomed its first six apprentices. The housing provider opened applications for its academy in February 2025. It received 150 applications from prospective apprentices, with 35 chosen to attend assessment days, and six offered apprenticeships. The apprentices…
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2026 & beyond…
Housing Technology interviewed experts from Access PaySuite, Mobysoft, NEC Software Solutions, Solvares Field Service, TechLabs London and Voicescape about new technologies for 2026, out-of-sector ideas to consider, proptech vs. enterprise software and how to avoid technological distractions & dead-ends. New technologies to consider Engin Yilmaz, director of product innovation at Mobysoft, said, “Beyond the AI…
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Editor’s Notes – Our not-so-secret superpower
The Housing Technology team often talks to people who’ve just joined the social housing sector, typically from the commercial sector, either with a housing provider or with an IT/business provider focused on social housing. In every instance, the one thing we always emphasise to them is the lack of competition between housing providers and therefore…
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