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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: applications and allocations through Rentalize Select, rent accounting and arrears, repairs with SLAs, and reporting exports for boards and regulators, 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
Board report exported to PDF
Live with an Irish local authority since 2022
6,000+ applications processed, zero downtime
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. Statutory housing registers and prebuilt regulator returns are not in the product today.
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 through Rentalize Select, rent reviews, arrears, repairs and board-ready reporting for registered providers in the UK and approved housing bodies in Ireland.
Housing body software →Local authorities
Applications and allocations through Rentalize Select, rent and arrears, voids and inspections for council housing teams. Statutory housing registers and choice-based lettings are on the roadmap, not in the product today.
Local authority software →Affordable and cost rental
Applications, income checks and lottery allocation for affordable purchase on Rentalize Select, and cost rental tenancies on Core. Cost rental eligibility and CREL and STAR reporting are on the roadmap.
Cost rental software →For smaller housing associations and registered providers
Two thirds of England's registered providers own fewer than 1,000 homes, and most Irish approved housing bodies manage under 300. Enterprise housing management systems are priced and implemented for the other end of that scale: annual licences, six-figure implementations, 12 to 18 month projects. Rentalize Core is the housing management system for that majority. A 60-home association runs tenancies, rent accounting, arrears, repairs with SLAs you can set to Awaab's Law timescales, safety compliance and a tenant portal for EUR 695 a month (GBP 599 in the UK), live in weeks, with public pricing and no tender. Add Rentalize Select when allocations need AI scoring and an audit trail.
What it does
Every housing workflow, one system
Applications and allocations
Applications, eligibility screening, AI scoring, priority, banding or lottery ranking and offers with a full audit trail, through Rentalize Select. Rentalize Select has processed more than 6,000 applications with zero downtime through intake peaks, including a single week of 4,600. Statutory housing registers and choice-based lettings are on the roadmap, not in the product today.
Rent accounting and arrears
Rent charges per tenancy, compliant rent reviews and the 2026 rent cap. Arrears flagged early with escalation workflows and open banking collection.
Repairs with statutory clocks
Tenants report issues from their phone. Damp and mould requests can carry SLAs set to Awaab's Law timescales, so they surface before a breach, not after.
Board and regulator data
More than 50 BI reports on stock, tenancy, rent, arrears and repairs, exported to PDF or CSV for board packs and the data behind regulator returns. Prebuilt regulator returns are not in the product today.
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, search your knowledge base. 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
- Repair SLAs for Awaab's Law timescales, with photo evidence
- Scheduled inspections and minimum-standards tracking
- Configurable UK regulatory thresholds
- Arrears, ASB and disrepair case types with statutory notices (Professional and above)
- Identity verification and tenant referencing
Ireland
- Part 4 tenancy rights and 2026 rent-cap reviews
- HAP tenancy support
- Part V and scheme allocations with Rentalize Select
- Reporting exports for regulators and boards
- 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 |
| Allocations (applications, scoring, banding, lottery) | Native, via Rentalize Select | Native | No |
| Repair SLAs and minimum-standards inspections | Built in | Module or custom | Varies |
| Irish tenancy rules (RTB, Part 4, rent cap, HAP) | 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 applications and allocations through Rentalize Select, rent accounting, repairs with SLAs you can set to Awaab's Law timescales, a tenant portal and reporting exports, 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. HAP tenancies, RTB registration and renewals, Part 4 and the 2026 rent cap are built in, and Part V allocations run through Rentalize Select. Differential rent is covered by our free calculator for all 31 local authorities rather than inside the product. Cost rental tenancies run on the same engine; scheme eligibility and CREL and STAR reporting workflows are on the roadmap. The Rentalize platform has run a live Irish local authority affordable purchase scheme since 2022.
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. Rentalize Select has processed more than 6,000 applications with zero downtime through intake peaks, including a single week of 4,600. For how this compares to the enterprise systems, see our guide to the best housing management systems UK 2026.
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 covers the private side and the core of that layer from one platform, with allocations through Rentalize Select and tenancies, rent, arrears and repairs through Core. Differential rent assessment and prebuilt regulator returns are not in the product today. See our property management software overview 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.