The chief executive of an ALMO rocked by health and
safety concerns has quit after its parent councils took over the board last
month. Deborah Upton has stepped down from her role at East Kent Housing (EKH).
EKH, which manages around 17,000 homes on behalf of Canterbury, Dover, Thanet
and Folkestone & Hythe councils, is set for closure with all four
authorities agreeing an intention to take back management of their housing
stock. An independent report into problems at the ALMO concluded it is
“fundamentally broken” and suggested the “failure in leadership” to fix safety
concerns effectively was “unforgivable”. Read more on Inside Housing.
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