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Examples of why off the shelf software projects sometimes go very badly off-track .

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January 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
Are our IOT ( Internet Of Things ) devices being securely configured ?

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January 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
A software supplier on another continent can be challenging for support. Multiple continents, well that’s an opportunity

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January 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
What can you learn from the recent TSB bank meltdown, when you implement/upgrade to new systems.

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January 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
#HousingTechnology surveys can be very useful, good for procurers to do their research.

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January 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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How safe now do you make your #ukhousing data ? Extremely or just enough ?

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January 11, 2026 at 9:04 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
Development finance: Paragon backing a Ramsbottom mill-site scheme. Another reminder that “housing delivery” is often a banking story with a hard hat

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Another mill - Salts Mill & canal, Saltaire, Bradford, Yorkshire - 2JTF4C0
January 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
Temporary accommodation: when councils say “racket landlords”, it’s usually because they’re staring at impossible unit costs and poor standards

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Homeless Rough Sleeper sleeping on street - HGM7HK
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
200+ new homes plan in a Scottish town — the usual balancing act: delivery, consultation, local infrastructure, and community confidence.

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The Kelpies, Connecting Communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Forth and Clyde Canal at dusk, Scotland, UK - 2AFK5M1
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
Storm warnings are never “just weather”,its immediate pressure on temporary accommodation, repairs,& vulnerable households. Goretti impacts flagged

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January 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
Planning permission extensions can look dull, but they're often where the real delivery risk sits (finance, conditions, viability). Wigginton 1 to watch

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Lichfield city centre - H4EDKH
January 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
London’s housing inequality isn’t just “London vs the rest” — it’s brutal within London too, and housing costs are a key driver. Worth a read.

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London Street W2 Paddington, City of Westminster, England, UK - 2K6GW40
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
Didn't take long into 2026 to have a first chat with a client about Agentic AI in #SocialHousing , (we seek it here, we seek it there!)

My blog on it might be useful tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.com/2025/10/HMS-...

Great to hear comments on your use-cases

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January 8, 2026 at 10:01 AM
housingitguy.bsky.social
When selling any sort of software application systems, it pays to think more local ...

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January 4, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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How secure really then , is having your voice as your password ?

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January 4, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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How can group structure organisations manage merging housing several management systems better ?

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January 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
Why training using visual aids, internal home-grown application/process eLearning, may be your organisations best way forward for training your staff

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January 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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In Ukhousing are some of us losing the art of the flowchart ?

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January 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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When communication breaks down with your tenants/customers. So Why can that happen ?

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January 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
#socialhousing tenants being urged not to “struggle in silence” over rent and support. The human bit of the housing system is always the sharp edge.
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January 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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London standards enforcement: expansion of a scheme targeting mouldy and unsafe private rentals across multiple boroughs. Good direction

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Water drops on a window, damp mould property, with out of focus street - 2M904Y5
January 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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Planning permissions: HBF says approvals hit a 15-year low. Even if policy is “build more homes”, viability and confidence are still choking delivery.
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Scaffolding new property construction, New Build of 4 bed homes - 2P6JKMB
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
housingitguy.bsky.social
Big Issue take: the housing crisis is not “just supply”, it’s affordability, standards, and delivery that works for real people. 2026 needs a proper long-term strategy, not vibes.
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Affordable Housing in Scrabble letters - 2RF3EXC
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Useful enforcement lever: government says rogue landlord crackdown expands with more councils able to recover rent & protect housing support payments.
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Crime-Broken--PRS landlords wanted NI - HDWT7A
January 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Pennycook is being framed as “one of the good ones” on #UKhousing.Challenge is turning leasehold reform promises into legislation that bites, not a half-step

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January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM