Flammable cladding on the exterior of the tower is thought to have contributed to the disaster ReutersThe firm that managed Grenfell Tower is handing over responsibility for thousands of properties to Kensington and Chelsea council, saying it can no longer deliver services effectively. The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO), which manages about 9,000 properties in the borough, wrote to residents announcing that it would temporarily give back control of the homes to the local authority. In a letter sent just before Christmas, Fay Edwards, chair of KCTMO, said: “The KCTMO board has reluctantly decided that it can no longer guarantee that it can fulfil its obligations with respect to the delivery of services contained in its contract with the council (known as the modular management agreement or MMA) to a standard that residents should expect. “The board has decided…

Source: The Times December 27, 2017 09:00 UTC