Councils have taken back control of about 17,000 homes which were formerly under the management of scandal-hit East Kent Housing. Canterbury, Folkestone and Hythe, Dover and Thanet authorities will now bring the day-to-day running of their properties in-house. Seventy new jobs have been created across the four districts as a result of the changes. East Kent Housing (EKH) was at the centre of a scandal in 2019, when it was discovered its management of properties was riddled with systemic failings. Thousands of safety rulings had been flouted, and the councils' chief executives admitted they "had no choice" but to axe the board and work towards dismantling the operator. Read more on Kentonline.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/councils-take-back-control-of-17-000-homes-234785/
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