A 15-minute reality check for organisations thinking about setting up a DLO, and eight calculators that save you from yet another half-broken spreadsheet. Both went live on the platform this week. Two new tools went live on the platform this week. They sit at opposite ends of the housing day:
Every week I see another LinkedIn post, another sector briefing, another webinar invitation treating Awaab’s Law Phase 2 as though it’s arriving from nowhere in October 2026. A new problem. An unknown quantity. Something to brace for. I want to push back on that - respectfully but firmly.
The Housing Health and Safety Rating System is being revised. The current 29-hazard model is being restructured into 21 hazards — largely through amalgamating closely related categories into broader groupings. Government confirmed this direction in its 2023 HHSRS review outcomes. The revised system is not yet in force and no commencement
Mike Wilson & Chris McKellar · March 2026 If you’ve been on our mailing list for a while, you’ll know we’ve been quiet. Not disengaged, quiet. The kind of quiet that usually means something is being built properly. Today we’re telling you what that is. socialhousing.ai
They’re doing the basics, consistently. There’s a quiet misconception in the sector at the moment. When we see organisations performing well on compliance, passing inspections, staying ahead of issues like damp and mould, meeting their obligations under Awaab's Law and the Consumer Standards, the assumption is
Artificial Intelligence is now part of the conversation in social housing. It appears in supplier demonstrations. It features in board discussions. It is referenced in strategy papers. It is increasingly used in operational systems. Yet many people across the sector are still unclear about what it actually is. This series
I wanted to share a really valuable resource that Guy Marshall highlighted on LinkedIn earlier today — the MIT FutureTech AI Risk Repository. 👉 https://airisk.mit.edu/ This is one of the most comprehensive public collections of AI-related risks available, bringing together: * 1,600+ documented AI risks * Sourced from 65 different
New research and government announcements show that AI is moving rapidly from theory to practice in the UK’s social housing sector — but most organisations still aren’t ready.
AI is reshaping the way people apply for jobs. In 2025, evidence shows a sharp increase in candidates using AI tools to craft their CVs and applications. On paper, many look flawless. Yet recruiters across the social housing sector are telling us a different story. “We’re seeing candidates with
Technology moves fast, and one of the biggest leaps in recent months is Microsoft Copilot now including ChatGPT-5. This could be a game-changer for how people get work done. But here’s the catch: not every workplace allows employees to use it fully. Let’s break down what this means
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Bringing systems, people, and process together for lasting change Awaab’s Law has made one thing brutally clear: doing the bare minimum is no longer enough. Tenants now have legal protection against being passed from pillar to post. If a damp or mould report is made, action must be taken,
📄 No Hype. Just Insight. At SocialHousing.ai, we promised to cut through the noise and bring you only what matters: reliable, practical insight into the real impact of AI. No clickbait, no inflated forecasts, just the facts. Microsoft’s Latest Research: What’s Really Happening? A new study from Microsoft,