Spelthorne

09/26 Spelthorne to shed further assets ahead of LGR

08/26 West Surrey seeks name change as financial resilience steps continue

07/26 Spelthorne to dispose of major asset ahead of LGR

07/26 How LGR will impact West Surrey councils in 2026/27: MyCouncil analysis

07/26 Single commissioner team to work at Woking and Spelthorne amid best value updates

04/26 Spelthorne prioritises shift in financial culture

03/26 ‘Strong financial protection’ in Spelthorne lease agreements with BP means ‘no immediate impact’ on budgets

03/26 BP decision to vacate £385m council-owned site ‘unexpected’, says Spelthorne

02/26 ‘Significant challenges’ remain for Spelthorne despite debt restructuring

12/25 2025 in review part one: January to June

12/25 Spelthorne s151 steps up as interim chief executive

11/25 Spelthorne seeks asset rationalisation as investment property values fall

10/25 Woking and Spelthorne to be exempt from Section 24 directions as part of LGR

10/25 Two-unitary Surrey LGR proposal chosen as government repays £500m of Woking’s debt

09/25 The debt debate: why council borrowing headlines miss the point

08/25 Local authority debt in the spotlight as £2.9bn of assets sold in two years

07/25 Phone a friend: why treasury advisors are a lifeline, not a luxury

05/25 Cheshire East confident EFS will be short-term bridge to longer-term financial sustainability

05/25 Warrington’s ‘high risk’ portfolio under fire as minister outlines anti-investment arm stance

05/25 Warrington and Spelthorne interventions; Best Value Notices at Cheshire East and Newham

03/25 Commissioners to step in at Spelthorne – despite property portfolio generating £49m this year and reorganisation looming

11/24 Best Value Inspection reports at Spelthorne and Warrington delayed again

08/24 Best Value Inspection reports at Spelthorne and Warrington delayed to 29 November

07/24 Spelthorne: ‘our investments will generate £500m towards services over 50 years’

07/24 Borrowing trends: is the local government debt trajectory sustainable?

05/24 Debt concerns prompt DLUHC to commence Best Value Inspection at Spelthorne

09/23 Surrey Heath faces ‘effective bankruptcy’ due to costly investments

09/23 Spelthorne considers shelving housing investments

07/23 Oflog data reveals the scale of Surrey’s debt-ridden councils

05/22 Back to the future for the PWLB

08/21 Mandatory Prudential Code ‘no substitute’ for effective balance sheet management

02/21 Helen Randall: Spelthorne report places spotlight on ‘controls’

02/21 ‘Better governance and greater transparency’ could help improve financial decision making

12/20 Room151’s top stories from a momentous year

06/20 Spelthorne: Setting the record straight on commercial investments

02/20 Scottish minister slams Treasury over ‘grin and bear it’ PWLB rate response

01/20 Prime minister Johnson “impressed” with Spelthorne initiatives

12/19 Room 151’s top news stories of 2019

10/19 PWLB rate hike sends shockwaves through council finance sector

10/19 Rise in council spending on land and buildings slows

09/19 MHCLG: Further action on borrowing for property investment to be ‘proportional’

09/19 Redmond Review to probe audit approach on commercialisation

06/19 Merseyside invests £30m in first LGPS deal with Funding Circle

06/19 Spelthorne’s net property revenue set to overtake council tax income

02/19 Warrington outlines robust defence of out-of-borough investments

02/19 Commercial property and GLA grants push council capital expenditure 8% higher

02/19 Spelthorne halts commercial property investment

01/19 Spelthorne rejects claims of auditor concerns about its investments

01/19 Spelthorne to enter central London commercial property market

10/18 CIPFA to tighten prudential code as council commercial property investment accelerates

09/18 PWLB borrowing soars with Spelthorne leading the pack

08/18 Dan Bates: How should we measure financial resilience?

08/18 Spelthorne nears £1bn in borrowing for property acquisitions

08/18 Spelthorne and North Somerset reveal appetite for commercial property remains strong

06/18 PWLB borrowing continues upward trend

05/18 Repayment penalties for PWLB loans should be scrapped, demands analyst

04/18 Councils spend £3.8bn on commercial property

04/18 Spelthorne borrows £30m as PWLB lending tops £1bn in March

02/18 Spelthorne’s PWLB borrowing tops half a billion

01/18 News Roundup: Spelthorne’s new £170m investment, property vehicle for LPP, Rochdale clashes with M&S, Everton stadium funding

11/17 Chancellor’s crackdown on property acquisition expected to hit councils investing beyond their borders

10/17 Spelthorne returns to PWLB for £48m acquisition

10/17 September PWLB borrowing reaches almost half a billion

09/17 News Roundup: Investment adviser probe, property spending list, prevention precept, LGPS pool’s new chief

09/17 CIPFA president Andrew Burns on LATIF 2017 and the drivers of commercial investment

09/17 Councils should argue the case for commercial property investment

07/17 Expert predicts central government could intervene to stop commercial property investment

06/17 Local government doubles spending on property and land

06/17 Stephen Sheen: Expanding your property portfolio? Prepare for the auditors

05/17 Kerslake and Clancy head stellar LATIF line up

05/17 Editor’s Blog: Commercial property investment now a bad publicity risk

04/17 Criticism mounts of council ‘carry trade’

04/17 Richard Harbord: Commercialisation brings its own risks

03/17 Commercialisation drives review of Prudential Code