Surrey County Council, having invested about £1.5 billion in property outside Surrey, is finally listening to the Liberal Democrats and is ‘pausing’ further out-of-county investments whilst the use of the Council’s existing properties is evaluated.

We are delighted that the County Council is pausing these investments. We have also called on them to go further and have demanded a commitment that all future investments will be made in county and into benefitting Surrey residents.

We believe that there should be a permanent restructuring of the County Council’s investment strategy and a permanent commitment to in-county property investment to support economic growth and develop prosperity in Surrey.