East Kent Housing Likely To Be Ditched

Thanet council is proposing to ditch arrangements with East Kent Housing and bring its social housing service back under authority control. Cabinet members are expected to approve moves to put the plans out to council property residents for consultation next month with a report coming back to council early next year. The action comes on the heels of revelations earlier this year that hundreds of council property tenants across east Kent had been awaiting gas safety certificates due to overdue Landlord Gas Safety Register assessments. It then emerged that there were also grave concerns over potential further issues with electrical certification, lifts, fire safety and legionella testing. Read more on the Isle of Thanet News website.

https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2019/10/09/east-kent-housing-likely-to-be-ditched-and-housing-brought-back-under-thanet-council-control/