Fire Safety

Good News: Significant strides made by Council making Council housing safe for tenants

July 27, 2021 // 2 Comments

It’s not often we are able to tell you Folkestone & Hythe District Council are getting something right. But this is one of those rare moments to let you know that [...]

Fire Safety Issues Emerge at Kent & Canterbury Hospital

November 19, 2020 // 2 Comments

Updated @ 09:30am 23/11/20 In the last few days it has come to light that there are issues with the fire system at the Kent & Canterbury Hospital. On the 17th Nov a [...]

Former EKH Property Director Mark Anderson to appear before Grenfell Inquiry tomorrow

October 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

Mark Anderson (pictured) will appear before the Grenfell Tower Inquiry tomorrow, 13th Oct between 10am – 16:30. Mark Anderson – the previous Director of [...]

Part 3: Leaked Spreadsheet Shows Many Outstanding Fire Works Cannot Have Been Completed

August 31, 2020 // 4 Comments

This is a guest post written by East Kent Housing staff and Council Officers from all four councils who own EKH We have provided a spreadsheet of all the outstanding actions [...]

Part 2: The cover up has already begun with the Fire Compliance and Fire Risk Assessments at EKH

August 28, 2020 // 2 Comments

This is a guest post written by East Kent Housing staff and Council Officers from all four councils who own EKH In May 2018, Dame Judith Hackitt presented her report [...]

Part 1: Leaked Fire Safety Report Shows EKH Tenants & Leaseholders Lives Are At Significant Risk

August 27, 2020 // 7 Comments

The number of outstanding actions arising from Fire Risk Assessments which need remedial action to be compliant with current legislation across East Kent Housing managed [...]

Hythe Anxiety

February 5, 2020 // 4 Comments

As can be seen in Private Eye Magazine, Page 16, Rotten Boroughs, Issue No 1515 7th Feb – 20 Feb 2020 We’d like to say thank you to the person/s who sent this to [...]

Kent Fire & Rescue Service Damning Fire Notice Says Ross House Is Not Fire Compliant

January 17, 2020 // 4 Comments

Exclusive Kent Fire & Rescue Service (KFRS) via their building safety fire risk inspection team, based at Folkestone Fire Station, have given Folkestone & Hythe [...]

Ross House: Five Fire Risk Assessments And Still Significant Issues Remain

December 27, 2019 // 2 Comments

Ross House, Ross Way, Folkestone is home to 43 people. Since Folkestone & Hythe District Council began housing people there in April 2018, five fire risk assessments have [...]

The Long Read: The Blame Game

December 21, 2019 // 3 Comments

In two reports, the HQN Report (not yet seen by Cllrs) commissioned by East Kent Housing (EKH); and the Pennington Report commissioned by the four Councils, evidence of EKH [...]

Rewarding Failure with a Ten Grand Pay Rise.

December 4, 2019 // 3 Comments

Deborah Josephine Upton (pictured), Chief Executive of East Kent Housing (EKH) was awarded a nine thousand six hundred and eighteen (£9,618) pound pay rise in 2018/19. Since [...]

Ross House: A Tissue of Lies

December 1, 2019 // 2 Comments

Pursuant to section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 and the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, Ross House was not fire compliant when Folkestone & Hythe [...]

Thank you Kent Fire & Rescue Service

November 30, 2019 // 4 Comments

They are amazing each and everyone one of them. Each day, like other emergency service workers, they are there for all of us, our guardian angels. Thank you to every one of [...]

Ross House Is A “Tinderbox” and All Tenants Must Be Moved Immediately

November 8, 2019 // 1 Comment

All tenants living in Ross House should be moved out immediately as it is a “tinderbox”, according to a number of sources across mutliple organisations. This is [...]

Ross House not fire compliant since purchase for £1.8 million in April 2018

November 4, 2019 // 3 Comments

Updated: 08:21 5th Nov 2019 In Feb 2018, two months prior to purchasing Ross House, Folkestone, East Kent Audit Partnership slammed fire safety at East Kent Housing managed [...]

For your eyes only: Appendix 3 Audit report for East Kent Housing (EKH) – tenant health and safety

September 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

Exclusive: The Shepwayvox Team can now publish the damning report which was restricted from the public and East Kent Housing Tenants. Over the next few days we will be coming [...]

Part 2: East Kent Councils overcharged £1.5 million by Gas Contractor P & R.

July 30, 2019 // 6 Comments

We said way back in May 2018, fraud was happening on the Gas Contract. Now it comes to light P & R have been charging the four owners of EKH fraudently to the sum of [...]

Further issues of possible non-compliance by East Kent Housing emerge

July 3, 2019 // 2 Comments

An East Kent Internal Audit makes clear there are justifiable concerns over the gas safety certificates fiasco. The preliminary findings of the audit into East Kent Housing, [...]

The Long Read: All 4 East Kent Chief Executives should resign over Gas Safety Certificate fiasco

June 22, 2019 // 9 Comments

All Cllrs of Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe & Thanet District Councils ought to bring a motion before their respective full councils regarding the lack of [...]

P & R lose £27 million contract due to overcharging.

April 12, 2019 // 3 Comments

EXCLUSIVE The Shepwayvox Team can exclusively reveal that P & R Installation Company Limited five year £27 million pound gas maintenance and installations contract with [...]

The Long Read: P & R Installation Company Ltd.

May 27, 2018 // 16 Comments

Forged gas certificates, issues with non compliance of gas safety certificates, fire safety; pensioners left without heating for weeks, children unable to stay in their [...]

Auditor slams Fire Safety at East Kent Housing.

February 28, 2018 // 1 Comment

East Kent Housing (EKH) fire safety has been slammed by its auditor East Kent Audit Partnership. EKH is the largest Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) in the [...]

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