AI in practice for social housing professionals

The tools and insight
social housing
maintenance teams need

Practical. Sector-specific. Free to use.
We build AI tools and publish real-world insight for housing maintenance professionals — no hype, no data capture, just things that genuinely help.

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What we do

Practical AI for housing maintenance. Not theory.

socialhousing.ai exists for one reason: to give housing maintenance professionals tools and insight that are actually useful — built around how the sector actually works.

Tools that understand sector terminology — SOR, HHSRS, Awaab's Law, TSMs, DLO, void management
Benchmarks from HouseMark, RSH and the Regulator — not generic industry data
Insight written by sector practitioners with decades of operational experience
No personal data collected. No login. Works entirely in your browser.
Tools hub — free, browser-based
A growing library of free operational tools — compliance deadlines, turnover modelling, DLO vs contractor decisions, component planning and TSM benchmarking. New tools added regularly. Everything runs locally — nothing is sent anywhere.
Insights — no hype, just analysis
Practical, plain-English content on AI in social housing. What works, what doesn't, what's coming. Written by practitioners, not marketers. Published on our blog.
Where do you want to go?

Two things. Both useful. Pick one.

Tools hub — free to use
Model, plan and comply — all in one place
Operational tools built specifically for housing maintenance. No login. No data captured. Everything runs in your browser and you can export your work.
Awaab's Law compliance timer — live deadline calculator
Responsive repair turnover model — SOR and operative planning
TSM performance tracker — benchmarked against HouseMark 2024/25
DLO vs contractor cost comparison
Component replacement planner — 30-year capital forecast
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⚖️ Awaab's LawLive deadline countdown
📊 TSM Tracker22 measures, RAG rated
🔧 DLO vs ContractorBreak-even analysis
Insights & blog
AI in social housing — without the noise
Practical, plain-English content on what AI means for housing maintenance teams. What's proven, what's overhyped, what's coming next.
Awaab's Law & AI — a five-part series
How AI is changing responsive repairs diagnostics
TSM results analysis — what the sector data tells us
Agentic AI — what it means for housing operations
Making the business case for AI investment to your board
New articles published every week
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Who we are

Giving something back to a sector we've spent our careers in.

We've spent over 60 years in social housing maintenance as practitioners, directors and advisors. These tools exist because we wanted to give something practical back to a sector we care about. No agenda. Just useful.

Mike Wilson
Mike Wilson
Former DLO Director · 40+ years in social housing R&M · Operational leadership & diagnostics · Tristar Consulting
Chris McKellar
20+ years in social housing · Analytical & financial strategy · Data-driven performance improvement · Formula Consulting
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Operational reality firstTools and insight grounded in what maintenance teams actually face — not what technology companies think they face.
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No hype. Just insight.We cut through vendor noise to share what AI actually does — and doesn't do — in a social housing context.
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Privacy by designEvery tool runs entirely in your browser. No personal data is captured, stored or transmitted to us — ever.
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Sector-specific, alwaysOur tools understand HHSRS, Awaab's Law, TSMs, SOR, DLOs and void management. Generic AI doesn't — we do.

Ready to see what AI in practice looks like?

All tools are free, built for housing maintenance professionals. Open the tools hub and try them now — no login, no signup, no data captured.

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