Property management company website cost in Cork: local agencies vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Cork, a property management company website built by a local agency costs, as a 2026 order of magnitude, about 6 000 to 28 000 EUR, while a freelancer can deliver a simpler lettings site for 1 800 to 6 000 EUR. Kolonell builds the lettings pages, the block management section for owners' management companies, the valuation and tender request forms and the tenant flows for a fixed price of 2 700, 4 500 or 8 200 EUR, with native English copy included. For a Cork firm that runs both residential lettings and apartment developments, the deciding factor is the three-year total cost and whether the site speaks to two very different buyers: individual landlords and OMC boards.

What do Cork agencies, freelancers and Kolonell charge?

These ranges are cautious orders of magnitude, not official figures. They come from public rate cards of Cork and Munster web agencies, minimum project sizes listed on Clutch.co profiles, hourly rates that local studios publish (often 65 to 110 EUR) and freelance rates visible on Upwork and Malt.

A Cork agency has real advantages: it can meet an OMC board in person and film a development on the same day. A freelancer may undercut our Starter plan. Kolonell brings a project manager on Irish time (Google Meet calls at your hour, a written update every week), copy written for landlords and boards, a fixed price and full ownership. The team is in Senegal on GMT, the same clock as Cork in winter and one hour behind in summer. We do not visit developments or shoot photos: you provide them or book a local photographer. Payment is by bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % on delivery. The full scope is on our international website offer.

What does the three-year comparison look like?

The table assumes the same maintenance budget on both sides, since Kolonell quotes maintenance after the support period separately, and uses Premium because a two-audience site needs more pages.

Use it as a frame. Ask each supplier to price the same lines and to say who updates the developments page when you win or lose a contract.

What does each Kolonell plan include for a Cork property manager?

A custom owner portal (AGM documents, service charge statements, voting) is an application quoted separately. Most Cork firms link the portal of their block management software. Ongoing SEO is quoted on request.

What does a Cork property manager need from its site?

Cork's market has two engines. Lettings serve students and staff at UCC and MTU, employees of the technology and pharmaceutical employers around Hollyhill, Little Island and Ringaskiddy, and families moving into Douglas or Ballincollig. Block management serves the growing number of apartment developments, from older schemes on the Western Road to new buildings in the Docklands, each run by an owners' management company whose volunteer directors choose the agent. A site that wins both types of mandate should:

• Speak to OMC directors in plain language: what the agent does, how the service charge budget is built, what reports the board receives.
• Speak to landlords about letting, rent collection, inspections and repairs.
• List available properties from your software so nothing let stays online.
• Give tenants and apartment owners a clear route for repairs, with common area issues separated from in-unit ones.
• Show your credentials and link to your Google reviews.

On compliance, facts only. In Ireland, letting and property management agents need a licence from the Property Services Regulatory Authority under the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011, and the licence number belongs on the site. Landlords register tenancies with the Residential Tenancies Board, and Irish rent rules have changed several times in recent years, so landlord guides need a review date. The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 frames how owners' management companies operate. Forms fall under the GDPR, supervised by the Data Protection Commission. WCAG 2.2 AA is the usual reference for accessibility, and the European Accessibility Act, applicable since 28 June 2025, may cover some online services. This is not legal advice.

Which questions should you ask before signing?

• Who writes the OMC pages? Board members read carefully; template text costs credibility.
• Is the listings feed named in the quote, with your actual software?
• Where is the PSRA licence number placed, and who checks it?
• Do you own the domain and hosting?
• What is billed hourly after launch, and at what rate?

A red flag is a quote that bundles a custom owner portal at a high price when your block management software already includes one.

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Declan O. is operations director of a Cork firm managing 1 800 units across 22 developments, plus about 300 residential lettings. Its site talks only to landlords, and OMC boards find it through referrals. He chooses Kolonell Premium at 8 200 EUR with 1 400 EUR of local photos, so 9 600 EUR. If a new 120-unit development pays an illustrative 250 EUR per unit a year in management fees, that one contract is worth 30 000 EUR a year, more than three times the cost of the site and photos.

FAQ

How much does a property management website cost in Cork in 2026?

As an order of magnitude, 6 000 to 28 000 EUR with a Cork agency and 1 800 to 6 000 EUR with a freelancer. Kolonell charges 2 700, 4 500 or 8 200 EUR at a fixed price.

Can the site serve both landlords and OMC boards?

Yes. Growth (4 500 EUR) adds a block management section, and Premium (8 200 EUR) adds separate request forms and a developments page.

Do you integrate Daft.ie listings?

Starter links to your Daft.ie and MyHome.ie pages. From Growth, listings come from your management software when it provides a feed or plugin.

Who handles photos of the developments?

You or a local photographer, often about 800 to 1 600 EUR with drone shots. Kolonell does not shoot on site.

How quickly can the site go live?

Three to four weeks on Starter and Growth, usually four to six weeks on Premium, followed by 3 or 6 months of support.

Let's scope your project. Send us your current site, the list of services you offer landlords and OMCs and the name of your software, and we will reply with a fixed-price plan and a written schedule. Request your free quote or see the international offer.