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- PRS left behind by lack of support on fuel poverty
  Fuel poverty could hit 42% of Private Rented Sector households as it is expected to more than double in England. Unequal support across sectors has helped the social housing sector to more than halve fuel poverty (pre-crisis), the PRS by only a third. The UK government could reduce fuel poverty by 56.6%, if they spend their £9.1bn […]
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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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Property licensing update: June 2022
At Kamma we care about cutting through the noise and giving you the latest news and updates on property licensing. Each month, we give you a full rundown of the latest scheme announcements and property licensing news in the Kamma Property Licensing Update. We have seen some record breaking fines in the previous month, including a £300,000 […]
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Everything agents need to know about property licensing
Property licensing continues to be a massive pain point for landlords and property managers, maybe unsurprisingly so considering the uncertainty around who needs a licence, and who is responsible for obtaining it. What properties need a licence? Many people still believe licensing only applies to large HMOs such as student house-shares, but this is not […]
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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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Property licensing update: May 2022
At Kamma we care about cutting through the noise and giving you the latest news and updates on property licensing. Each month, we give you a full rundown of the latest scheme announcements and property licensing news in the Kamma Property Licensing Update. Total fines for letting agents and landlords in London have now surpassed […]
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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
Fuel poverty could hit 42% of Private Rented Sector households as it is expected to more than double in England Unequal support across sectors has helped the social housing sector to more than halve fuel poverty (pre-crisis), the PRS by only a third The UK government could reduce fuel poverty by 56.6%, if they spend […]
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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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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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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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Property licensing update: April 2022
At Kamma we care about cutting through the noise and giving you the latest news and updates on property licensing. Each month, we give you a full rundown of the latest scheme announcements and property licensing news in the Kamma Property Licensing Update. The start of the year has turned out to be a game […]
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Seizing the £3 billion opportunity
Kamma estimated that around 2.9 million PRS properties will need to be improved to reach MEES C by 2025 for a whopping total of £29 billion. This challenge for landlords creates a new way to provide an improved service for agents, with just a 10% referral fee creating a £3bn market for those able to […]
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Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: March 2022
This month the government announced that, as a part of its ongoing mission to reform the Private Rented Sector, ministers are now set to ‘name and shame’ failing landlords both on the Government’s website and social media channels. The government will highlight poor practice by landlords and will include published findings by the Housing Ombudsman […]
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4 steps to Net Zero for the UK Housing Sector – Decarbonisation of Heating
4 Steps to Net Zero for the UK Housing Sector – 4: Decarbonisation of Heating This is the fourth and final 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 […]
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4 steps to Net Zero for the UK Housing Sector – Decarbonisation of Electricity
3: Decarbonisation of Electricity This is the third 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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Property licensing update: March 2022
At Kamma we care about cutting through the noise and giving you the latest news and updates on property licensing. Each month, we give you a full rundown of the latest scheme announcements and property licensing news in the Kamma Property Licensing Update. We’ve had a record breaking start to the year when it comes […]
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Don’t be an April fool. Record month for property licensing schemes.
Last year we reported that a new property licensing scheme or consultation was launched, on average, every 8 days across the country, with data suggesting a continued push in licensing and enforcement into 2022. Local councils all over the country are starting to realise the benefits that licensing can bring both in terms of improving […]
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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: The Path to Net Zero (or as we like to call it – Property Zero) for UK Homes New regulatory responsibilities and risks for large portfolio owners Cost-effective ways to support tenants to reduce heating bills […]
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