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Rip Off Britain - Series 16: 39. When will my flood-wrecked home be fixed?
This programme has been edited since broadcast. There are a number of reasons why a programme may have been edited including legal, contractual or technical issues.
Louise Minchin, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford hear from victims of severe flooding who’ve been forced to move out of their homes for months because of delays in carrying out repairs.
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