Housing Technology interviewed technology-specific housing recruiters from James Andrews Recruitment Solutions, Karbon Homes, Lioness Recruitment and StaffCircle about how to find and keep the right people for all levels of housing providers’ IT- and business-focused roles. Is social housing different? Laura Bruford, director of Lioness Recruitment, said, “Recruitment in social housing is different to other…
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General News
Inside recruitment – Attracting & retaining the best staff
There can be no denying that the pandemic had lasting repercussions on many aspects of people’s daily lives. This is especially true for those of us who work in offices where the landscape was forced through unparalleled change in a relatively short timeframe. In our niche housing IT market, remote-working roles were scarce and usually…
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Geoxphere launches EPC-C mapping
Geoxphere’s Xmap geographic information system for local authorities now includes an EPC data layer to help housing providers and councils tackle climate change, improve housing standards and ensure regulatory compliance. One of the first users is Bath & North East Somerset Council, which is using the EPC data layer alongside its existing long-term Xmap installation…
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Purposeful recruitment
Following the recent launch of the four-day week trial for UK employees, it’s clear the recruitment landscape and candidates’ expectations are changing following the pandemic. But what else can we do to attract top talent to our industry? Polly Barnes, commercial director at Riskhub, explores how having a clear purpose that improves people’s lives can…
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The E-State of Housing 2022/23
After a hiatus of a couple of years, Housing Technology’s ‘E-State of Housing 2022/23’ market intelligence report is back, with the aim of giving all social housing providers wide-ranging insights into their peers’ business and technology plans over the next 2-5 years. Across all sizes of housing providers, our forthcoming report will cover: • Future…
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Esri’s geospatial winners
Esri UK has announced Dacorum Borough Council, Nottingham City Council and South Ayrshire Council as the winners of its competition to find the best use of geospatial technology among local authorities. The competition revealed several common planning challenges faced by local authorities: improving community engagement; maximising the use of 3D visualisations; and managing developer contributions…
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