Cost Rental Guide
How Cost Rental works in Ireland: eligibility, rents, providers, and current schemes.
Learn more →Built for Public Sector Housing
Housing Software
for Local
Authorities
Ireland's 31 city and county councils manage over 140,000 social homes. Rentalize Core provides property management, tenancy compliance, maintenance ticketing, financial controls and tenant communications. Combined with Rentalize Select for applicant screening, it adapts to public sector workflows.
DCC
SDCC
FCC
DLRC
KCC
MCC
WCC
WxCC
CwCC
KkCC
LaCC
TCC
LfCC
OCC
LhCC
WmCC
LmCC
CnCC
MnCC
RCC
GCC
MyCC
SCC
ClCC
KyCC
CkCC
LkCC
WfCC
DlCC
LtCC
TpCC
31
Councils Supported
The Housing Journey
End-to-End Tenancy Lifecycle
Applicant
Screen via Select pipelines and stages
Property
Register with RPZ flags, BER and safety data
Tenancy
Create with type, RTB registration and rent
Compliance
Automated checks across 12+ obligations
Operations
Tickets, contractors and tenant portal
Reporting
Portfolio dashboards and financial summaries
Platform Capabilities
Explore What Rentalize Does
Click each tab to see how the platform handles real housing operations.
Property Register
Every property in your housing stock, with all the data points that matter for Irish operations.
- RPZ flags and local authority zone assignment
- BER rating, MPRN and GPRN tracking
- Landlord and agent assignment per property
- Safety certificate status at a glance
- Contractor list with trade types per property
- Portfolio health dashboards
Property Overview
Total Properties847
RPZ Properties692
BER Compliant98.4%
Active Tenancies801
Void Rate5.4%
Compliance Engine
Automated checks triggered when data changes. Alerts surface before deadlines become penalties.
- RTB registration and annual renewal tracking
- RPZ rent review cap calculation (2% or HICP)
- Part 4 rights milestones
- BER, gas, electrical, fire safety cert tracking
- S.I. 137/2019 minimum standards per dwelling
- PSRA licence checks where applicable
Compliance Alerts
RTB Overdue3
BER Expiring (30d)12
Gas Certs Due7
Rent Reviews Due24
Overall Score94%
Tickets and Repairs
Every maintenance request tracked from report to resolution, with contractor management built in.
- Tenant self-service portal for repair requests
- Priority levels and SLA tracking
- Contractor assignment by trade type
- Cost recording with vendor invoice references
- Property-level maintenance history
- Performance metrics on contractor datatables
Maintenance Dashboard
Open Tickets34
Avg Response18hrs
Active Contractors12
Resolved This Month89
SLA Compliance96%
Financial Controls
Rent invoicing, payment tracking, expenses and client money compliance in one financial hub.
- Invoicing with rent period start/end and tenancy link
- Payment recording and reconciliation
- Expense management with categorisation
- Bank account management and reconciliation alerts
- Client money compliance checks
- Fee extraction monitoring
Financial Summary
Monthly Rent Due€312k
Collection Rate97.8%
Outstanding€6.8k
Maintenance Spend€45k
Client MoneyReconciled
Applicant Screening
Rentalize Select brings configurable pipelines for screening applicants with full transparency and audit trails.
- Applicant creation and import
- Configurable pipeline stages
- Scoring and shortlisting
- Full audit trail on every decision
- Document collection and verification
- Applicant portal for self-service
Select Pipeline
Applications156
Screening42
Shortlisted18
Offered6
Accepted4
31
Councils
Every city and county council in Ireland
140k+
Social Homes
National social housing stock
12+
Compliance Checks
RTB, BER, safety, RPZ and more
24h
Avg Response
Maintenance request to contractor dispatch
How We Compare
Platform Comparison
An honest look at how Rentalize compares to the alternatives for Irish housing operations.
| Feature | Rentalize | iHouse (LGMA) | UK Enterprise HMS | Spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish tenancy compliance (RTB, RPZ, BER) | ✓ Built in | ✓ | Needs customisation | ✕ |
| Property safety cert tracking (gas, fire, electrical) | ✓ Automated alerts | Partial | ✓ | ✕ |
| Modern cloud-native platform | ✓ SaaS | Legacy | Varies | N/A |
| Tenant self-service portal | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Contractor management and SLA tracking | ✓ First-class | Basic | ✓ | ✕ |
| Applicant screening pipelines | ✓ Via Select | Allocations only | Varies | ✕ |
| Differential rent calculation | Calculator tool | ✓ Native | ✕ | Manual |
| HAP/RAS payment processing | Not yet | ✓ Integrated | ✕ | ✕ |
| Statutory allocation scheme | Roadmap | ✓ Native | ✓ | ✕ |
| Implementation time | Weeks | LGMA managed | 6-12 months | Immediate |
| Cost for 500 units | Affordable | Central funding | Six figures/yr | Free (hidden cost) |
Recommended Products
Built With Core + Select
Operations
Rentalize Core
Multi-tenant PMS with Irish compliance depth. Properties, tenancies, tickets, finance, contractors and portfolio dashboards.
Learn moreScreening
Rentalize Select
Applicant screening pipelines with scoring, staging and audit trails. Configurable to your selection criteria.
Learn moreGet Started
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