Local Authorities
Allocations, differential rent, HAP, voids, and reporting for the 31 councils.
Learn more →Housing Management System, UK and Ireland
The housing management system that deploys in weeks, not years
Allocations, rent accounting, repairs, compliance and tenant portal in one
Rentalize gives housing associations, local authorities and approved housing bodies a modern cloud housing management system: waiting lists and allocations, rent accounting and arrears, repairs with statutory deadlines, and regulator-ready reporting, without a legacy implementation project.
Housing operationsOn target
Homes managed
2,140
Current arrears
2.1%
34 allocations shortlisted today
0 damp and mould cases past deadline
Quarterly regulator export ready
Live with local authorities today
4,600 applications processed in one week
Weeks to deploy, not 12-24 months
Talia AI assistant included
A housing management system (HMS) is the core software a housing association, local authority or approved housing body uses to run social and affordable housing: waiting lists and allocations, tenancy and rent accounting, arrears, repairs, asset compliance and regulator reporting. Rentalize is a cloud-native housing management system for the UK and Ireland. Unlike legacy platforms such as MRI, Aareon, Civica or NEC Housing, which typically take 12 to 24 months to implement, Rentalize deploys in weeks, includes a tenant portal and the Talia AI assistant as standard, and prices by homes under management rather than enterprise licence.
Who it is for
Built for social and affordable housing providers
From a 200-home community housing provider to a council managing thousands of tenancies, the same system scales with the right workflows for each team.
Housing associations and AHBs
Allocations, rent setting, arrears, repairs and board-ready reporting for registered providers in the UK and approved housing bodies in Ireland.
Housing body software →Local authorities
Housing registers, choice-based lettings, differential and social rents, voids and inspections for council housing teams.
Local authority software →Affordable and cost rental
Income verification, eligibility, lotteries and cost-covering rent reviews for affordable and cost rental schemes.
Cost rental software →What it does
Every housing workflow, one system
Waiting lists and allocations
Applications, banding, shortlisting and offers with a full audit trail. One council processed 4,600 applications in a single week on Rentalize.
Rent accounting and arrears
Social, affordable, differential and cost rents calculated per scheme. Arrears flagged early with escalation workflows and open banking collection.
Repairs with statutory clocks
Tenants report issues from their phone. Damp and mould cases carry Awaab's Law deadlines with escalation before a breach, not after.
Regulator reporting
Tenant Satisfaction Measures and stock data for UK regulators; AHBRA and NOAC quarterly returns for Ireland. Exports built from live data, not a year-end scramble.
Tenant portal
Balances, payments, documents and repairs in one place for tenants, cutting call volume for housing officers.
Talia AI assistant
Ask about any tenancy, draft letters, check scheme rules. Talia works from your live data and confirms before changing anything.
Built for both jurisdictions
UK and Irish housing rules, native
Housing regulation is jurisdiction-specific. Rentalize applies the right statutory framework to each home automatically, so cross-border providers run one system.
United Kingdom
- Awaab's Law repair deadlines and evidence
- Decent Homes Standard tracking
- Tenant Satisfaction Measures data
- Renters Rights Act and Section 8 workflows
- Right to Rent and PRS Database records
Ireland
- Differential rent for all 31 local authorities
- HAP and RAS administration
- Cost rental and Part V workflows
- AHBRA and NOAC reporting
- RTB registration and renewals
How it compares
Rentalize vs legacy housing management systems
| What matters | Rentalize | Legacy HMS (MRI, Aareon, Civica, NEC) | Generic property software |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implementation time | Weeks | 12-24 months typical | Weeks |
| Social housing workflows (allocations, social rents) | Native | Native | No |
| Awaab's Law and Decent Homes tracking | Built in | Module or custom | Rarely |
| Irish schemes (differential rent, HAP, cost rental) | Native | Rarely | No |
| AI assistant included | Yes, Talia | No | Varies |
| Pricing model | Per home, no tender needed | Enterprise licence, procurement cycle | Per unit |
Comparison reflects typical market positioning and varies by provider and plan.
Questions
Housing management system FAQ
What is a housing management system?
A housing management system (HMS) is the core software a social or affordable housing provider uses to manage its stock and tenancies: waiting lists and allocations, rent accounting, arrears, repairs, asset compliance and regulator reporting. It differs from generic property software in handling social rent setting, means-tested schemes and statutory returns.
What is the best housing management system in the UK?
For large established providers, MRI, Aareon, Civica and NEC Housing are the incumbent enterprise systems. For providers who want modern cloud software without a 12 to 24 month implementation, Rentalize covers allocations, rent accounting, repairs with Awaab's Law deadlines, tenant portal and regulator reporting, and deploys in weeks.
How much does a housing management system cost?
Legacy enterprise systems are typically licensed per home per month at enterprise rates plus implementation fees, through a procurement cycle. Rentalize prices per home under management with modular add-ons and no tender requirement; most providers start with a pilot scheme.
Does Rentalize handle Irish housing schemes?
Yes, natively. Differential rent for all 31 local authorities, HAP and RAS, cost rental under the Affordable Housing Act 2021, Part V allocations, and AHBRA and NOAC reporting. Rentalize runs live local authority housing operations in Ireland today.
How long does implementation take?
Weeks. We migrate stock, tenancies and balances, configure your schemes and rent rules, and run your first cycle in parallel. One local authority went live and processed 4,600 housing applications in its first week.
Is a housing management system the same as property management software?
No. Property management software serves private landlords and letting agents. A housing management system adds the social housing layer: allocations policy, banding, social and differential rents, statutory repair deadlines and regulator returns. Rentalize does both from one platform; see our property management software page for the private-sector side.
Get started
See the system with your own schemes
Book a demo and we will walk through allocations, rent accounting and repairs using a scheme like yours, UK or Ireland. No procurement paperwork needed to look.