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  HMOs: the next growth driver for BTL lenders

  In an era of historical low interest rates, lenders have been looking to innovation to drive revenue, with the number of new BTL mortgage products on the market at an all time high. However, with so many competing products available, and in a broker-led marketplace, leading lenders have been looking to new segments to fuel […]

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  A Bumper September for Lettings

  The Kamma team met with David Cox to discuss the record growth in lettings, an equally steep rise in regulation, and how agents can use this to their advantage: helping their landlords to navigate complexity, demonstrating expertise and winning more instructions. Watch the video to find out more…

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  Property licensing update: September 2021

  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. This month we will be looking at the UK Government’s highly contentious […]

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  Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: August 2021

  Keeping track of the ever changing licensing landscape is an ongoing struggle for many landlords and agents as councils all over the UK continue to introduce new schemes. This inevitably leads to expansion of enforcement. Our latest analysis of London council’s enforcement data was reported widely across the industry as we saw a 532% month-on-month […]

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  A MEEStake waiting to happen

  Passing on the cost of the Bill: New government policy could hand landlords a £29 billion energy efficiency cost, little support, and easy ways to avoid it The path to Net Zero for UK property demands a switch to renewable sources and a substantial increase in energy efficiency. As many properties as possible need to […]

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  Property licensing update: August 2021

  At Kamma we care about cutting through the noise and giving you the latest news and updates on property licensing. Each month, we like to give you a full rundown of the latest scheme announcements and property licensing news in the Kamma Property Licensing Update. As the lettings industry gets stuck into the busiest period […]

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  Client Spotlight: City Relay

  “Kamma is a fantastic revenue stream” We caught up with Alice Dunn, Head of Property Management at City Relay, to hear her thoughts on using Kamma within a lean, fast-growing agency and how Kamma has helped to generate revenue as well as solving their compliance woes. Keeping on top of changing regulation When we sat […]

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  Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: July 2021

  The summer is a busy period for many agents and landlords, especially this year with a booming lettings market that is recovering from last year’s lockdown and travel restrictions. Councils are continuing to push for more regulations in the private rented sector to protect vulnerable tenants. For example, this month, Bury Council has adopted new […]

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  Lenders as Landlords? 

  There is more to getting in on the build to rent boom than just converting buildings into flats Earlier this year Lloyds Banking Group, John Lewis and Boots all announced plans to enter the Private Rented Sector (PRS), with the plan to build an initial 11,000 new homes between them. The movement of major corporate entities […]

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  Capitalising on a booming summer lettings market

  The lettings market is at its busiest in the summer. This year, with rents reaching record highs and the end of lockdown restrictions, we can expect a bigger upswell in demand than any seen before. Throw in the end of the stamp duty holiday and a slowing sales market, and agents will be keen to […]

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  Purplebricks and Kamma form new partnership to make compliance easier for agents and landlords

  ●  Kamma to boost Purplebricks’ letting service with a best-in-class tech solution for agents and landlords helping them stay up-to-date with changing regulations and guaranteeing compliance ●      Partnership highlights the growing role of PropTech in delivering differentiation and growth for lettings agencies July 21, 2021 – Geospatial technology firm Kamma has partnered with the […]

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  Property licensing update: July 2021

  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. This month we are focusing on enforcement, sharing with you a London […]

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  Kamma Rogue Landlord Roundup: June 2021

  Throughout June we have seen thousands of pounds in fines handed out to landlords all across the country. However, it’s not just landlords that are in the firing line; we have also seen a growing number of agents receive fines related to HMO safety standards and unmet licensing requirements. This is a reflection of the […]

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  Kickstarting a Green Funding Revolution

  Green Securitisations (green RMBS) are worth an estimated £190 billion in the UK, providing the critical funds needed to improve household energy efficiency Existing mortgage loans on EPC grade A and B properties have been analysed in a report by geospatial technology company Kamma, who estimate 3 million homes and £190 billion in existing loans […]

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  Croydon scheme rejected: no licensing without proper enforcement?

  The Croydon licensing scheme rejection sends a clear message to local authorities. Earlier this month, Croydon Council was dealt a heavy blow by the Secretary of State of Housing, Robert Jenrick, after their application to extend a borough-wide Selective licensing was firmly rejected. The final decision came after a long wait for the council, whose […]

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  How to be green without greenwashing

  At present, the ESG investment sector is held back by a lack of accurate qualifying data and, partly because of that, a lack of clear definitions of what counts as ‘green’. This creates barriers to those seeking to tap into investor demand with green investment products, whilst those who define their own products as green […]

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