As we begin 2025, Housing Technology is excited to bring you a year of fresh ideas, transformative innovation and purpose-driven strategies. This edition sets the tone for what promises to be a pivotal year, focusing on data standards, cutting-edge technologies and the amazing potential of housing providers to reshape our communities. We’re thrilled to announce…
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Editor’s notes – Does one size fit all?
Housing Technology has been working with the UK government’s Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, HACT and Open Data Exchange to research, measure and report on social housing providers’ views of housing-specific data standards. After conducting an online survey (November 2024) of the Housing Technology community around attitudes to data standards, Housing Technology’s research…
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New technologies to watch
As 2025 begins, Housing Technology interviewed seasoned technologists from 8×8, Access Paysuite, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, Infinity Group, NEC Software Solutions and Plentific about which technologies housing providers should be considering for their future business plans. Which technologies should housing providers be looking at? Sue Michaelwaite, housing manager, 8×8, said, “One area that will…
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Setting the standard for data
What do you think about data standards in social housing? Are they unnecessary or urgently needed? How could data standards help your internal and external operations? What’s the role of the social housing sector’s IT suppliers to support data standards? And how and where would you actually use data standards within your housing operations? These…
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8×8 launches AI-powered Active Assessor
8×8 has launched Active Assessor to help housing providers identify and resolve common repairs and faults such as damp and mould. Built using 8×8’s AI-powered messaging platform and its native video-escalation functionality, Active Assessor gathers, stores and categorises data to prioritise situations that need immediate action. It can prompt tenants to schedule evaluations online or…
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BCHA takes on Propeller, More IQ & Rubixx
BCHA has overhauled its maintenance and repairs services using an integrated set of separate SaaS products from Propeller, More IQ and Rubixx. The software underpinning the housing provider’s new maintenance and repairs services was integrated and delivered within six months. Alongside Propeller’s workforce management solutions and integration services, More IQ’s software is providing intelligent scheduling…
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