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Repossession rate 'rises sharply'

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The government says it wants banks to repossess people's homes only as a last resort. In the South West, the rate at which people are being evicted has shot up to double the national average over recent months. Correspondent Alex Bushill finds out why people in Devon and Cornwall are being so badly affected.

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