Platform Housing Group’s new Digital Future Academy is set to welcome its first six apprentices in September 2025. With its launch covered in the January 2025 edition of Housing Technology, Platform Housing’s academy is designed to open doors for individuals who may have faced barriers to traditional academic success, particularly those who are neurodiverse or…
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Housing Management
From IoT data to purposeful action
Imagine managing thousands of homes, each with its own potential for leaks, damp, broken appliances and associated compliance risks. Now imagine trying to keep all of that in check with nothing but manual checks, tenant complaints and guesswork. This is where the internet of things (IoT) can help. As our team recently explored during a…
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Getting a Copilot-powered efficiency boost for housing projects
Newark & Sherwood District Council was Highly Commended in the Artificial Intelligence category at the Housing Technology Awards 2025. Kristin McIntosh, the council’s digital solutions team leader, explains how it used Microsoft Copilot as an additional ‘admin’ project resource, effectively adding an extra person to its small nine-strong team. Common challenges with projects, both large…
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Build, buy and beyond
Digital solutions are essential for housing providers, but is it better to buy or build? Or do we need to completely reframe the ‘build vs. buy’ discussion? Under the bonnet vs. off the shelf First, let’s consider the typical strengths and weaknesses of building or buying a solution. Ultimately, it’s up to each housing provider…
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Data, AI and private-sector strategies
In 2024, social housing providers in the UK spent more on repairs and maintenance than ever before – almost £9bn, which was 13 per cent more than the previous year and 55 per cent more than five years ago. Of course, a significant amount of this has been spent on upgrades around fire remediation, building…
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From firewalls to fortresses
A vision for secure and resilient housing John Fay MBE doesn’t deal in jargon. He speaks clearly about systems, culture and what happens when they fail. When I met him, I expected a ‘deep dive’ into cyber-security. What I received instead was a masterclass in leadership, resilience and the hidden vulnerabilities inside the organisations that…
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