Social Housing Innovation North East (of which Believe Housing is a member) was Highly Commended in the Innovation category of the Housing Technology Awards 2026. In social housing, insight is often held in different places by different providers. At Social Housing Innovation North East (Shine), we saw the opportunity to connect it to improve outcomes…
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Changing lives with SNG’s Community Indicator Model
Sovereign Network Group was Highly Commended in the Innovation category of the Housing Technology Awards 2026. When you commit to investing £100 million in communities over the next decade, you inevitably stop and ask yourself: how do we make sure this really changes lives? At SNG, that ambition comes with an equally strong sense of…
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Moat’s early warnings for damp & mould through AI
Moat was Highly Commended in the Artificial Intelligence category of the Housing Technology Awards 2026. Seeing harm only after it has formed Damp and mould rarely presents itself as a single, dramatic event. More often, it develops quietly through repeated repairs, ageing stock or patterns that only become obvious in hindsight. By the time a…
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The ‘SaaSpocalypse’ is here…
AI sounds the death knell for legacy HMS For two decades, the ‘moat’ protecting legacy housing management systems wasn’t exactly built on a foundation of breathtaking innovation. It was constructed from the sheer, soul-crushing cost and complexity of trying to leave. Many housing providers found themselves essentially ‘tenanted’ to their software vendors, trapped using a…
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Housing management systems – From challenge to change
Across the UK, housing providers are standing at a crossroad. Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying, consumer standards are rising and residents expect levels of transparency, responsiveness and digital access that mirror their experience in other areas of daily life. And yet, many organisations are still operating on legacy housing management systems (HMS) that were never designed…
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Not just a website… RHP’s digital front door
RHP was Highly Commended in the Customer Services category of the Housing Technology Awards 2026. Gareth Levingston, RHP’s head of technology, explains about the housing provider’s redevelopment of its accessible website. A housing provider’s website should help people get things done calmly, confidently and without needing a phone call as the backup plan. In 2025,…
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