Chief Executive Of Under-Fire ALMO Quits

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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