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  Budget 2020: What it means for UK housing and the Private Rented Sector

  Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his first Budget to the House of Commons after being in the job for just four weeks. Originally scheduled for November, but postponed due to the general election, this Budget arrives at a uniquely challenging time for the country and our economy. Amidst the outbreak of coronavirus, Rishi […]

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  Kamma Property Licensing Roundup: February 2020

  February has seen some of the more egregious examples of rogue landlords flouting the law and of unsafe homes slipping under the licensing radar. Unfortunately, the uglier side of the UK rental market has reared its head in many of these stories, which only serves to highlight the importance of greater levels of compliance and […]

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  Kamma Property Licensing Roundup: January 2020

  The beginning of 2020 brought more big fines, and more news stories on the crackdown and regulation of short term ‘AirBnB’ style lets. Property licensing is complex, inconsistent and ever changing. Kamma’s technology and software cuts through that complexity to to keep you on top of all the changes with clear and accurate advise. We […]

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  Property Licensing Roundup: December 2019

  This month brought some huge fines, and news of a Council’s “Day of Action” to inspect properties and tackle rogue landlords in the borough. Property licensing is complex, inconsistent and ever changing. Kamma’s technology and software cuts through that complexity to to keep you on top of all the changes with clear and accurate advise. […]

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  Property Licensing Roundup: November 2019

  Property licensing is complex, inconsistent and ever changing. Keeping on top of all the changes requires a sophisticated platform that can cleanse, analyse and sort data and interpret the results to help agents, landlords and surveyors interpret the data and stay compliant. This month in property licensing brought more hefty fines, London’s first banning order […]

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  Property Licensing Roundup: October 2019

  Property licensing is complex, inconsistent and ever changing. Keeping on top of all the changes requires a sophisticated platform that can cleanse, analyse and sort data and interpret the results to help agents, landlords and surveyors interpret the data and stay compliant. This month in property licensing brought new industry concerns, large fines, possibilities of […]

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  Kamma attends the Coutts Entrepreneurs Technology Panel 2019

  Orla Shields attends the Coutts Entrepreneurs Technology Panel

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  The Times investigates HMO licensing

  We’ve seen a strong start to October in the PRS (Private Rental Sector), with The Times conducting a series of investigations highlighting the lack of regulation in the PRS and the promotion of properties for rent with a blatant disregard for Property Licensing, planning legislation, and building regulation, in the capital. The article below summarises […]

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  Property Licensing Roundup: September 2019

  Property licensing is complex, inconsistent and ever changing. Keeping on top of all the changes requires a sophisticated platform that can cleanse, analyse and sort data and interpret the results to help agents, landlords and surveyors interpret the data and stay compliant. September 2019 has been a very interesting month for the Private Rented Sector […]

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  Bye bye GetRentr, hello Kamma

  Frequently asked questions? Click here. We have been through quite a journey as GetRentr: we started as a rental app but our path has meandered through myriad unforeseen territories and we are now so much more. We were founded on the core principle that: “Nobody should have to live in unsafe or unsuitable accommodation ever […]

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  Westminster Legal Policy Forum: November 2019

  Kamma (formerly GetRentr) is delighted to be one of the speakers on the panel at this event, discussing the impact on recent policy reform in the Private Rented Sector. This will be our first event since we rebranded to Kamma. The seminar is timed following the passing of the Tenant Fees Act and the Homes (Fitness for Human […]

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  Working with HM Land Registry

  Andrew Trigg, Chief Geospatial and Data Officer at HM Land Registry (HMLR) shares his views on Kamma (formerly GetRentr) and how we’ve helped with their data initiative. Read more about our work with HMLR here.

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  Earn revenue quickly and easily with Kamma

  Impact of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 The ban has hit letting agents hard since its enforcement in June 2019, and finding ways to fill the revenue gap is proving difficult. Read on to find out how providing value-added property services to landlords will help drive new revenue streams for your agency. Why choose property […]

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  Climate Change and Perils Risk Management Event

  Join us for breakfast at The Brewery, London on 23rd July. Our partners Airbus and WhenFresh, as well specialists JBA Risk Management and Cranfield, will collectively look at how earth observation and land information can be allied with new risk and valuation systems. This session will allow lenders, surveyors, insurers and banks to build a […]

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  Three ways Kamma reduces risk on BTL investments for mortgage lenders

  The government has estimated that there are more than 10,000 rogue landlords operating nationwide, many of whom own England’s 500,000 houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).  However, there is no single, UK-wide government database of rogue landlords.  Similarly, there is no single database of all UK HMO properties being vetted and managed for licensing law compliance […]

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  How landlord fines highlight the risk of BTL investments for mortgage lenders

  Over the last 3 years there has been a rise in fines from local authorities to landlords directly over an array of breaches of terms regarding their rental properties. Cases range from landlords who own multiple properties and have converted them into overcrowded unsafe HMOs, to illegal multiple bedsit and studio conversions without local authority […]

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