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- Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: March 2023
  Total fines for letting agents and landlords in London have now surpassed £8.6 million for the first time ever. Not only are we seeing a big increase in fines handed out to landlords and agents, Kamma also predicts that this year will be a record year for property licensing in the private rented sector with […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: February 2023
Total fines for letting agents and landlords in London have now surpassed £8.5 million for the first time ever. Not only are we seeing a big increase in fines handed out to landlords and agents, Kamma also predicts that this year will be a record year for property licensing in the private rented sector with […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: January 2023
Landlord and agent fines continue to rise. Read a summary of some of the top rogue landlord and agent stories from January below… At Kamma, we understand that property licensing is complex, inconsistent, and ever changing. Our technology and software cuts through that complexity to keep you on top of all the changes with clear […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: December 2022
Landlord and agent fines continue to increase all the way into the end of 2022. Read a summary of some of the top rogue landlord and agent stories from December below… At Kamma, we understand that property licensing is complex, inconsistent, and ever changing. Our technology and software cuts through that complexity to keep you […]
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2022 was a big year for fines. Here’s why 2023 will be even bigger.
2022 has been another record breaking year for property licensing, enforcement, and fines. In total 52 new licensing schemes and consultations were launched this year – that’s more than one every week, and many more are still to come in 2023. Kamma’s Rogue Landlord Tracker shows that enforcement has crept up in recent years, with […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: November 2022
Earlier this month, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, called for a national rogue landlord database after announcing that under just a million tenants in London have accessed the Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker and property Licence Checker. At the same time, secretary of State Michael Gove has also announced funding for seven councils to […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: October 2022
October has seen the return of Michael Gove as the UK’s housing secretary, which has received a mixed response from the industry. After previously being fired by then PM, Boris Johnson, Gove was again named housing secretary earlier this month, and is the forth housing secretary since the start of the year. His return is […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: September 2022
The UK is experiencing the worst cost of living crisis in many years and at the same time the government is laying out plans to enforce stricter standards and punishments against rogue landlords. The government has announced that stricter standards are under plan to be brought in to eliminate unsafe and cold rental housing. As […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: August 2022
The rental market is more challenging than ever. Tenants are struggling to find budget friendly rental properties, and landlord and agents are struggling to keep up with licensing and energy efficiency regulations. At the same time, the UK is experiencing the worst cost of living crisis in many years… At Kamma, we understand that property […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: July 2022
Council enforcement is on the rise and is continuing to receive a lot of attention in the media. For example, BBC recently published a story around Leicester’s new selective licensing scheme that has been introduced to protect vulnerable people and improve standards of housing. At Kamma, we understand that property licensing is complex, inconsistent, and […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: June 2022
In the last couple of months there’s been a steady increase in Rent Repayment Orders, or RROs across the UK. Major news publications including the Sun are starting to pick up on stories about tenants that are applying for RROs and spreading awareness about tenants rights to apply for RROs – at the same time, […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: May 2022
We have seen some record breaking fines now in May, including a £300,000 fine handed out to a rogue landlord in Southwark. But it’s not just landlords that are getting fined, property managers all over the country are also experiencing increases in fines of non compliance… At Kamma, we understand that property licensing is complex, […]
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Fuel poverty hits the Private Rented Sector the hardest: Over 2.3 million PRS households could be in fuel poverty by the end of the year
May 16, 2022 – Geospatial technology firm Kamma have today announced that the Private Rented Sector (PRS) will be hit hardest by the energy price cap increase and the resulting rise in fuel poverty. This year, fuel poverty is expected to increase by more than 50% in England, which, according to Kamma’s analysis, could see […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: April 2022
Total fines for letting agents and landlords in London have now surpassed £7.5 million for the first time ever. Not only are we seeing a big increase in fines handed out to landlords and agents, April has also been a record month for property licensing in the private rented sector with several new licensing schemes. […]
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4 steps to Net Zero for the UK Housing Sector – Efficient Homes
2: Efficient Homes (Fabric First Upgrades) This is the second in a series of four insightful, evidence-based articles focused on steps to achieving Net Zero for the UK property sector. As a world-leading geospatial technology company and creator of the country’s most advanced dataset on residential carbon emissions, we at Kamma have charted the legislative […]
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4 steps to Net Zero for the UK Housing Sector – Energy Efficient Devices
1: Energy Efficient Devices This marks the first in a series of four insightful, evidence-based articles focused on steps to achieving Net Zero for the UK property sector. As a world-leading geospatial technology company and creator of the country’s most advanced dataset on residential carbon emissions, we at Kamma have charted the legislative journey to […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: February 2022
This month Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, announced a plan to train more Private Rented Sector enforcement officers to help tackle a lack of inspections from councils, which has led to many landlords getting away with letting out potentially hazardous properties. The Mayor is also calling for a system where tenants have greater capacity to […]
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- Webinar: Kickstarting your Property Zero Strategy – Mortgage lenders
  On the 24th of February Kamma hosted a webinar for mortgage lenders and housing providers covering topic including: Watch the video to find out more…
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