Occupancy Management.
Managing housing stock effectively means more than just keeping track of tenancies — it means knowing how your homes are being used, identifying issues early, and ensuring every property is delivering value.
With iOpt’s sensors and platform, social landlords gain real-time insight into the occupancy status and living conditions within their properties.
Whether it’s minimising void periods, detecting under- or over-occupancy, or identifying unauthorised use, our technology gives you the tools to take control.
How is it identified?
iOpt’s environmental sensors monitor temperature, humidity and CO₂ levels — offering insights far beyond traditional monitoring:
Vacancy detection: Spot quickly empty homes
Over-occupancy: Identify properties with unusual usage patterns or
potential overcrowding
Unauthorised use: Detect irregular or illegal occupancy
Damp & Mould: Address issues before complaints arise
Leak detection: Save time and resources in identifying issues
Our data gives landlords a 360° view of their housing stock, enabling smarter management, quicker decision-making, better outcomes for tenants and maximising property usage.
Property Vacancy Detection ✔
Unauthorised Use ✔
Spot Issues Early ✔
The Facts
1.6bn
Empty social housing properties cost the sector up to £1.6bn in 2023–24. This includes over £1.1bn spent on void repairs, and £220m between placing new tenants and significant losses in rental income. – Inside Housing
70,000
As of early 2025, nearly 70,000 council-owned homes in the UK remain vacant, this figure has increased by over 50% in the past five years.
– The Times
326,000
Over 326,000 people in England are currently living in temporary accommodation, marking a 17% increase in just one year.
– Shelter
How iOpt can help.
With increasing pressure to improve housing standards, reduce voids, and make the best use of limited stock, understanding occupancy in real-time is no longer a nice-to-have — it’s essential, iOpt helps you make every home count.
Our platform provides an intuitive dashboard view of your portfolio, showing where action is needed and where properties are performing well. For those looking to go further, our open APIs mean we can integrate seamlessly with your existing housing, asset or repair management systems — bringing ourinsights into the tools you already use.
Detect.
By installing iOpt sensors in your property you will receive real-time information about the condition of that property. This allows for predictive and proactive planning and more informed decisions regarding the tenant, their property and how it can be heated so it is safe and warm.
Prevent.
Because you have real-time visibility of the conditions and usage of your assets, you’ll have all the information you’ll need to be able to make much more informed decisions when it comes to diagnosing potential issues, handling tenant complaints and deciding which properties need repairs most urgently.
Protect.
By alerting you to potential issues before they arise, you can ensure healthier buildings, but more importantly, healthier tenants. It’s well-document how damp and mould can affect tenants and has been directly linked to an increased likelihood of asthma in children, so identifying these problems early can improve the tenants quality of life as well as the value of your asset.
Get in touch
Speak with one of our sensor-tech specialists and book your iOpt platform demo today.