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- Tech partnership between Knight Frank and Kamma works to find innovative solutions to support agents and remove the burden of compliance for agents
  January 9 2023 – Geospatial technology firm Kamma is proud to announce another partnership, this time with the UK’s leading independent real estate consultancy Knight Frank. Kamma will be working closely with Knight Frank to helping the firm stay on top of its compliance amidst changing regulations. The growth of discretionary licensing schemes across the […]
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2022 has been a record year for property licensing and fines for agents and landlords
December 2022 – Geospatial technology company Kamma have today released their annual 2022 report highlighting that 52 schemes and consultations were launched in 2022. Kamma’s data shows that this is five more than the previous year, and almost 10 more than in 2020, highlighting the growing trend of yet more regulation targeting the Private Rented […]
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Kensington Mortgages partner with Kamma to deliver a data-driven antidote to greenwashing
Partnership will match market-leading green data with market-leading lender Deal ensures access to far wider inventory of green data, including corrected and calibrated EPC data, for every Kensington origination Geospatial technology will now ensure Kensington’s green mortgages are validated across multiple datapoints and benchmarked against the market, offering a data-driven antidote to greenwashing Geospatial technology […]
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Fines for letting agents and landlords increases by more than one and a half million pounds in the last year to a total of more than £8 million
Total fines for letting agents and landlords in the Greater London area have increased from £6,502,932 in August 2021 to £8,010,344 at the start of this month Around 20% of all fines have been recorded in the last 12 months, suggesting a major post-pandemic increase in enforcement from London’s Local Authorities Rent Repayment Orders, an […]
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teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, and Kamma integration helps solve lettings licensing risks
Integrated partnership between leading proptech teclet and regtech provider Kamma reduces burden of compliance for letting agents and property managers. With a total of over 500 mandatory and discretionary schemes already in operation, and another seven set to start in the coming weeks, agents need to take action to reduce their risks and protect themselves […]
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Mint Insurance and Kamma partner to deliver property data to mortgage brokers and agents
Kamma’s unique licensing and HMO checker data now available to Mint Insurance’s customers for a discounted deal The partnership will eliminate any risks of non compliance in the insurance and licensing space for property professionals Link-up also solves the issue of lack of data in the lettings process, supporting automation, streamlining and effective decision-making in […]
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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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Belvoir Group launches with Kamma as a group supplier to keep one step ahead of increasing licensing compliance
Thanks to the collaboration between Belvoir and Kamma, all Belvoir Group franchisees will be able to get instant and accurate licensing updates directly to their inbox. May 10, 2022 – Geospatial technology firm Kamma have today announced they are launching access to their services with one of the UK’s largest property franchise Groups, Belvoir. The […]
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Complylex and Kamma announces new partnership that removes the administrative burden of regulatory compliance for property professionals
● Complylex announces an exciting partnership with Kamma, which enables their customers to access Kamma’s licensing compliance services ● Agents can now get all of their licensing and property compliance needs covered in the same place thanks to a new proptech partnership between Complylex and Kamma April 8, 2022 – Geospatial technology firm Kamma are […]
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Don’t be an April fool. Record month for property licensing schemes with 11 new schemes threatening to catch out agents and landlords
Agents and landlords are in for a big challenge with a record-breaking 11 new schemes being introduced across seven different local authorities in April In total, 113 discretionary licensing schemes will be in place across the UK’s 408 local authorities, more than at any other time in the industry’s history Fines crossed the £7 million […]
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HMO licence applications… without the hassle!
Leading referencing platform, Veri-Check, launches licensing solution with Kamma that makes agents money, saves them time, and offers peace of mind Veri-Check announces an exciting partnership with Kamma, which enables their customers to outsource licence applications at a click of a button Property licence applications, famously time-consuming to complete and can lead to £30,000 fines […]
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CoreLogic UK and Kamma deliver licensing and HMO data to lenders
Kamma’s unique licensing and HMO checker data available on CoreLogic UK’s leading real-time Buy To Let Hub platform Increasing levels of regulation and enforcement have driven an increase in arrears events. The partnership provides a market-first solution to this risk Link-up enhances data in the portfolio evaluation process, supporting automation, streamlining and effective decision-making during […]
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Total fines for letting agents and landlords passes £7 million mark for first time, as post-lockdown council enforcement continues to increase
The total fines for non-compliant letting agents and landlords has now hit £7.1 million, a £372,874 increase since October. Fines have increased by more than a £1 million in less than a year Fine activity highest in Camden, Newham and Southwark November 23, 2021 – Geospatial technology firm Kamma has today reported that total fines […]
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Hit or MEES: New government funding ignores 78% of 106,337 Private Rented Sector properties currently under Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
The UK government recently announced £4.3 million in funding to support local authorities to target non-compliant rental properties Data highlights the scale of the challenge with 2.8% of the PRS currently under MEES rating of EER E, giving councils 106,337 properties to identify and improve across England and Wales Funding only granted to 59 councils, […]
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NRLA partner with tech firm Kamma to support landlords with rising demands of PRS licensing
NRLA turn to technological solution to the challenge of increasing landlord legislation, variable local laws, and rising enforcement Partnership means all member landlords will be able to access live licensing updates New arrangements will ensure NRLA members benefit from an enhanced advice line service powered by real time property data October 04, 2021 – The […]
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New government policy could hand landlords a £29 billion energy efficiency cost, little support, and easy ways to avoid it
First reading of Bill last month that would raise level of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard from EPC rating of E to C by end of 2025 (new lets) and 2028 (all lets) would reduce annual emissions by 2.8 million tonnes Bill would pass costs straight to landlords just four months after the abrupt ending of […]
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Enforcement on the rise with 532% increase in size of fines in just two months in Greater London
Total fines of £139,146 were handed out to landlords and letting agents in the most recent month of data, up from £22,000 seen just two months prior Local authorities in London have now handed out more than £6.5 million in fines since the Rogue Landlord and Agent (RLAC) checker was launched Dramatic increase in levels […]
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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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