Paul Marinko 15 September 2023

Spelthorne confident of financial strength

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Spelthorne BC has struck a defiant note over its level of debt on the back of another Surrey council warning of potential bankruptcy.

With Surrey Heath BC - the council covering local government secretary Michael Gove’s constituency - earlier this week highlighting its financial vulnerability, nearby Spelthorne said it was ‘categorically’ not at risk of following suit.

Despite the small South East borough investing around £1bn in property, the council said it was generating ‘approximately £50m return every year from its commercial portfolio’.

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