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Upcoming webinar: Connections Forum England
Our first Connections Forum of the year will take place on 13th April 2022. Focused on England, this free webinar is exclusive for housing professionals and representatives from local authorities…
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It's time to join forces to recover (and thrive) after the crisis
It doesn’t get any easier in the housing sector, does it? Along with health, housing has long been seen as the area of public policy affected by more changes in legislation, guidance and practice…
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Improving access to the private rented sector for low-income households
Since I joined The Dispute Service (TDS) 11 years ago, I have increasingly witnessed homeless people, care leavers and ex-offenders being housed in the private rented sector. One of…
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How can housing providers test their digital infrastructure for vulnerabilities?
In our digital era, everything revolves around data. And, whether you are a local authority, housing association or a private…
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Cyber security: how can housing providers prepare for cyber security threats?
Why are social housing providers targets of malicious cybercrime?
You might think that hackers would only be interested in hacking large corporations with many millions of pounds…
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How can housing specific software help the housing sector against cyber security threats?
The pandemic year of 2020 saw an unprecedented spike in cyber attacks across the world with the IT companies FireEye and Solar Winds being just two of the best known of over a dozen major attacks…
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Are you a social landlord looking to advance your digital transformation
At Home Connections, we’ve worked closely with local authorities, housing associations and PRS landlords, of all shapes and sizes over the last 20 years. We have enjoyed providing game-changing…
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Haringey Council trailblazes new online learning course in a bid to help get their housing applicants ‘tenancy ready’
Tenancy sustainment in social housing is a real sore spot for many professionals in the sector and the Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t made it any easier. Prior to the pandemic, many local authorities,…
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Home Connections sees 75% tender win rate as a preferred IT provider for Scottish housing associations
Eildon, Queens Cross and Link housing association and Angus council are four of the most recent social landlords to turn to Home Connections for IT upgrade in the past year. The social housing…
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Home Connections builds strength in Scotland
We are proud of our longstanding relationships with Scotland-based social housing providers, large, small and everything in between. And we are extremely pleased to have further increased our…
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