The founder and chief executive of Croydon council’s ailing housing company Brick By Brick will step down early next year after more than six years in the role.

Colm Lacey has led the organisation, which is in the process of being wound down by the council, since 2016.

He praised the ”wide array of exciting young architecture practices” that designed Brick By Brick schemes. Under Lacey, the company has looked to provide housing across the borough on small infill plots and became known as an architectural patron.

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