Agentic AI is coming to the housing sector. Trevor Hampton, director of housing solutions at NEC Software Solutions, explores the challenges and opportunities for housing providers to get the maximum value from this emerging technology. The publication of Alan Turing’s groundbreaking ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’ paper in 1950 was arguably the moment when the question…
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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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Staying ahead of Awaab’s Law
New rules on addressing damp and mould have come into force. How can housing providers use technology to meet their responsibilities to residents? Before October 2025, if a family noticed a small patch of damp along a living room wall, they would likely report it to their housing provider and then wait for the repair…
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Self-service customer connections
Personalised communications, 24/7 access and responsive services It is astonishing how quickly we’ve become used to using technology to make our lives easier. We manage so many aspects of our lives from our smartphones that we don’t think twice about reserving a table at a restaurant, booking an Uber or paying a bill with an…
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NEC buys Cadcorp
NEC Software Solutions has bought Cadcorp, the UK-based provider of geographic information systems (GIS) and web mapping software, with the aim of enhancing NEC’s capabilities in location-based intelligence for UK housing providers and local authorities. Alongside Cadcorp’s wealth of expertise in spatial data analysis, cloud-hosted mapping and geospatial consultancy, its flagship Cadcorp SIS product is…
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Getting horizontal… Generic software vs. housing-specific software
Housing Technology interviewed senior IT and business experts from FLS – Fast Lean Smart, i4Housing, Kick ICT, NEC Software Solutions, PlaceChangers, Plentific and Voicescape about housing providers’ options around housing-specific software versus generic business software, including domain knowledge and functionality, ERP’s past failures, capex and opex costs, implementation and integration, success factors and potential pitfalls….
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