Council Finances

Tandridge District Council budget agreed

At a time when many councils are struggling to stay solvent and a number have declared bankruptcy, we are very pleased to say that the Residents Alliance group which runs the council has been able to set a balanced budget for 2024/25 without cuts to services and has been able to keep 2 hour free parking in Ellice Road car park. The budget was agreed at a council meeting on Thursday. The increase in Council Tax for 2024/25 is 2.99%. It means a rise of £7.11 per year for a Band D property Continued

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Tandridge District Council in surplus

We’ve had a few enquiries about Tandridge District Council’s finances following news that a number of local authorities are facing major financial difficulties with Woking Borough Council declaring bankruptcy with £2.4bn of debt. We are very pleased to say that TDC completed the last financial year with a total surplus of £595,00 ... Continued

Council finances turnaround leaves £458k surplus

We are delighted to say that Tandridge District Council is now able to report a £458,000 surplus in its revenue budget despite all the financial problems the Council has had. When the Independents and OLRG Alliance group of Councillors took over the Council administration in May 2021, we inherited a large pension costs error which left an annual ... Continued

Tandridge District Council balanced budget achieved

We are very pleased to say that a balanced budget has now been set for the coming year despite all the financial problems the Council has had, including the pension costs error which left an annual £920,500 gap in the finances. This was discovered just after the Independents and OLRG Alliance took over as a minority administration last May. Bala ... Continued

16 Sep 2021

Error leaves £920,500 gap in Council finances

A review by accountancy specialists Grant Thornton of Tandridge District Council’s 2020/21 budget setting process has found an error over pension costs which has left an annual £920,500 gap in the Council's finances. The review found t ... Continued ...


10 Jun 2021

Council has large budget discrepancy

On Tuesday (8 June 2021), Tandridge District Councillors heard that there is a large hole in the Council’s finances. It’s not clear exactly how much the deficit amounts to and accountancy specialists Grant Thornton have been called in to find ... Continued ...


20 Feb 2020

Concern over Council overspend and borrowing

Tandridge District Council is continuing to buy investment properties with large sums of borrowed money underwritten by Council taxpayers. That's despite the Government's warning to all Councils about the potential risks of such investments because, if things go wrong, it is the Council taxpayer who pays the price with cuts to services and/or raised taxes. ... Continued ...


06 Oct 2019

Council overspend tops £1m - watch the debate

Tandridge District Council is looking to make cuts in services because of a projected overspend this year of more than £1m - that's 10 per cent of the Council's general budget. ... Continued ...


16 Jun 2018

Concern over Council borrowing of up to £200m

6 November 2018 OLRG and Independent Councillors have once again raised concerns about how Tandridge District Council is making major property investment decisions. Our concerns stem from another decision to make a significant comme ... Continued ...


02 Apr 2018

Sheltered housing cuts but no cost saving

Residents of sheltered housing flats in St Andrews Way at Limpsfield Chart have been told their alarm service is being discontinued from 2 April. They've also been told their warden is being withdrawn despite no cost saving to Tandridge District Counc ... Continued ...


31 Jan 2018

Council sells Johnsdale car park for £750,000

Tandridge District Council has now sold the Johnsdale car park in Oxted to property developers St William for just £750,000 which seems a very low price. We understand that St William intend to build around 40 flats on the site and are expected t ... Continued ...


10 Jan 2018

Concern over Council Commercial Property Investment

OLRG is calling for better scrutiny and changes to the Council's Constitution because of concerns about how Tandridge District Council is making commercial property investment decisions with large sums of borrowed money underwritten by Council taxpayers. ... Continued ...