Talia, AI Colleague
The AI property management colleague built into Rentalize, fluent in Irish tenancy law.
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PropTech and AI strategy consultants for property companies
Rentalize advises landlords, agents, property managers and housing bodies on technology strategy, AI adoption and vendor selection. The difference: we build and run a full property platform ourselves, so the advice is grounded in operations, not slides.
Operator-grade advice
Vendor-neutral
Fixed-fee engagements
12 AI use cases prioritised
AI readiness assessment
Draft58/100
Developing
✓ Roadmap: 3 quick wins in 90 days, EU AI Act gaps flagged
EU AI Act gaps flagged
500+
Units run on our own platform
4,600
Applications processed in one week
2
Markets advised, Ireland & UK
30+
Reports and integrations we built
Advice grounded in operations
We run the software, so we know the questions to ask
Big consultancies hand you a strategy deck. Development shops want to sell you a build. We do neither. We operate a live property-management platform serving 500 units and more, so we interrogate any vendor, dataset or AI plan the way an operator would.
Operator, not observer
Our team runs payments, open banking, client money to SI 199, tenant and landlord portals and 30 plus reports every day. The advice reflects what actually breaks in production, not a reference model.
Vendor-neutral, and honest about it
We build software, so we know exactly what to test a vendor on. We are open that we are also a vendor, and we will tell you plainly when the right answer is a competitor or no purchase at all.
Ireland-first, UK-fluent
We work in RTB, RPZ, PSRA, GDPR and the EU AI Act daily, and in UK rules from the Renters Rights Act to MTD. Local regulatory fluency that London and US-centric firms rarely lead with.
Our consulting services
What we help property companies do
Scoped, fixed-fee engagements. Each one ends with a decision you can act on, not a document that sits in a drawer.
PropTech strategy
A technology roadmap for your portfolio: where to invest, what to retire, and build versus buy. We turn a wish list into a costed plan with a clear business case and ROI.
Roadmap & business caseAI strategy & readiness
A named diagnostic that scores your maturity across strategy, data, infrastructure, governance and people, then hands you a prioritised backlog of high-impact, low-risk AI use cases.
AI readiness assessmentTechnology & vendor audit
An independent audit of your current systems and an evidence-based vendor shortlist. We run the RFP, sit in the demos and pressure-test claims, so you buy the right tool once.
Independent selectionData & integration advisory
Data governance, migration and integration planning, plus the reporting and analytics that turn scattered records into numbers you can run the business on.
Governance & migrationImplementation oversight
A fractional technology lead who owns delivery, so your rollout lands on time and on budget. Accountable oversight, not a report you have to project-manage yourself.
Fractional CTOAI governance & EU AI Act
Human-oversight design, logging, impact assessments and procurement substantiation for property firms that deploy AI. Signed, source-anchored audit trails, not vendor-attested claims.
Compliance readinessWho we work with
Advice sized to your organisation
From a single-branch agency to a housing body running thousands of units, and the founders and investors who back property technology.
Landlords & portfolios
Choose and adopt the right systems as your portfolio grows, without over-buying.
Letting & estate agents
Modernise a legacy CRM stack and add AI where it saves real hours.
Property managers
Consolidate disconnected tools and fix the data that reporting depends on.
Housing bodies & AHBs
Independent input on housing management system selection and AI governance.
PropTech founders
An operator's read on product, roadmap and where the market actually pays.
Investors
Buy-side technical due diligence on proptech targets, before you commit.
Applies from 2 August 2026
The EU AI Act reaches property firms next year
Property companies that use AI for tenant screening, occupancy or building systems are deployers under the Act. From 2 August 2026 that means human oversight, logging, transparency to affected people and impact assessments. Most property teams have not scoped this yet, and vendor assurances alone will not satisfy an evaluator.
- Map where AI is already in use across your operation
- Assign and document human oversight
- Keep logs and run the required impact assessments
- Build audit trails you can stand behind, not vendor claims
How an engagement works
Four steps, fixed scope, clear price
You know the cost and the deliverable before we start. No open-ended retainers.
1
Discovery
A working session on your portfolio, systems and goals
2
Audit
We assess systems, data and AI use against what good looks like
3
Roadmap
A prioritised plan with costs, risks and quick wins
4
Oversight
Optional hands-on delivery so the plan actually ships
How we differ
Operator-grade advice vs the alternatives
| What you want from an advisor | Rentalize | Big consultancies | Development shops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs a live property platform | Yes | No | No |
| Independent on which vendor you pick | Yes | Often | Sells its own build |
| Ireland and UK property regulation | Built in | Generic | Rarely |
| EU AI Act readiness for property | Yes | Varies | No |
| Fixed-fee, SME-friendly scope | Yes | Enterprise rates | Varies |
| Will oversee delivery, not just advise | Yes | Extra cost | Its own work |
Comparison reflects typical market offerings and varies by firm.
Questions
PropTech and AI consulting FAQ
What does a proptech consultant do?
A proptech consultant helps property companies choose, adopt and get value from technology: setting a strategy, auditing current systems, selecting vendors and overseeing rollout. Rentalize adds an operator's view, because we build and run a full property-management platform, so the advice is grounded in real operations rather than research alone.
Who are the best proptech consultants in Ireland and the UK?
Ireland's proptech advisory market is small, and most AI consultancies are not property specialists. In the UK the field runs from independents to large firms like Deloitte and CBRE. Rentalize is differentiated as an advisor that actually operates a live platform serving 500 units and more, in both Ireland and the UK.
What is an AI readiness assessment?
An AI readiness assessment evaluates how prepared your business is to adopt AI across five areas: strategy and vision, data foundation, technical infrastructure, governance and compliance, and people and culture. It produces a maturity score and a prioritised roadmap of high-impact, low-risk use cases you can start with.
How should a property management company start adopting AI?
Start with people and process, not platforms. Pick one or two high-impact, low-risk tasks such as tenant communications, document summaries, arrears prediction or maintenance triage, run a scoped pilot with human oversight, then scale what works. A readiness assessment first prevents wasted spend on tools that do not fit your data.
Does the EU AI Act apply to my property business?
Likely yes. From 2 August 2026, property firms that deploy higher-risk AI such as tenant screening or some building systems are deployers, and must assign human oversight, keep logs, inform affected people and run impact assessments. We audit your AI use and build the audit trails evaluators now expect.
How much does proptech or AI consulting cost?
We work to fixed fees agreed before any work starts, scoped to the size of your portfolio and the question you need answered, so there are no open-ended retainers. A short readiness diagnostic is priced separately from a full strategy and audit engagement. Book a discovery call for a clear quote.
How do I choose the right property management software or vendor?
Start from your biggest operational pain points, not a feature list. Assess your needs, shortlist vendors that match your portfolio's complexity and integrations, run pilots, and check data ownership and support. As a platform builder ourselves, we know the exact questions to put to any vendor, including us.
Why take advice from a company that also sells property software?
Because we know where the problems hide. Building and running a platform means we test vendor claims from the inside, spot integration and data traps early, and give operator-grade advice. We are open about being a vendor, and we will tell you when the right answer is a competitor's product or none at all.
Get started
Book a discovery call
A 30-minute call on your portfolio, systems and where AI fits. You leave with a clear view of the opportunity and a scoped, fixed-fee next step. Ireland and the UK.