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On 14 June 2017 a large fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, a 24 floor block managed by the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40269625|title=London fire: Six killed as Grenfell Tower engulfed|date=14 June 2017|publisher=|accessdate=14 June 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Witte |first1=Griff |title=London high-rise fire leaves multiple people dead, dozens injured and others missing |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/london-high-rise-fire-leaves-multiple-people-dead-dozens-injured-and-others-missing/2017/06/14/149bc112-50cf-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html|accessdate=14 June 2017|work=Washington Post|date=14 June 2017}}</ref> |
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On 14 June 2017 a large fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, a 24 floor block managed by the company. |
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Grenfell Action Group, the block's tenant organisation, had repeatedly warned of major fire safety lapses since 2013. A blog entry posted in November 20, 2016<ref>[https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/ KCTMO – Playing with fire!]</ref> calling KCTMO "an evil, unprincipled, mini-mafia" and predicting that only a "catastrophic event" leading to "serious loss of life" such as "a serious fire in a tower block" would result in change. |
Grenfell Action Group, the block's tenant organisation, had repeatedly warned of major fire safety lapses since 2013. A blog entry posted in November 20, 2016<ref>[https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/ KCTMO – Playing with fire!]</ref> calling KCTMO "an evil, unprincipled, mini-mafia" and predicting that only a "catastrophic event" leading to "serious loss of life" such as "a serious fire in a tower block" would result in change.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wahlquist|first1=Calla|title=Fire safety concerns raised by Grenfell Tower residents in 2012|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/14/fire-safety-concerns-raised-by-grenfell-tower-residents-in-2012|accessdate=14 June 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:41, 14 June 2017
Kensington and Chelsea TMO is the largest Tenant management organisation in England, running nearly 10,000 properties on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - the entire council housing stock.
The TMO was set up on 1 April 1996[1] under the UK Government's 'Right to Manage' regulations.[2] Kensington and Chelsea TMO is the largest TMO in the UK[3] and is unique in being both the only TMO that runs the entire housing stock for the local council but also in being the only TMO that is also an ALMO (Arms Length Management Organisation).[4]
Recognition and accolade
Kensington and Chelsea TMO has a national profile within the housing sector and has received a three-star status from the Audit Commission. This was further acknowledged in 2008 when Juliet Rawlings, Chair of the TMO's Board since 1993, was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for her work with the organisation.[5]
Grenfell Tower fire
On 14 June 2017 a large fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, a 24 floor block managed by the company.[6][7]
Grenfell Action Group, the block's tenant organisation, had repeatedly warned of major fire safety lapses since 2013. A blog entry posted in November 20, 2016[8] calling KCTMO "an evil, unprincipled, mini-mafia" and predicting that only a "catastrophic event" leading to "serious loss of life" such as "a serious fire in a tower block" would result in change.[9]
References
- ^ "About Us". Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "The Housing (Right to Manage) Regulations 1994 (Circular)". Department for Communities and Local Government. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Tenant management organisations - the best-kept secret in housing". The Guardian. 23 Sep 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ "Steering Group". National Federation of ALMOs. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ "ALMO Chief receives national honour". LocalGov.co.uk. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ "London fire: Six killed as Grenfell Tower engulfed". 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Witte, Griff (14 June 2017). "London high-rise fire leaves multiple people dead, dozens injured and others missing". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ KCTMO – Playing with fire!
- ^ Wahlquist, Calla (14 June 2017). "Fire safety concerns raised by Grenfell Tower residents in 2012". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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