Rip Off Britain - Series 16: 39. When will my flood-wrecked home be fixed?
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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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- Series 17: 12. Fire safety upgrades – who should foot the bill?...The team explore who’s liable to pay for fire safety upgrades in a block of flats.44 mins
- Series 17: 11. Addicted to shopping appThe team investigate the addictive shopping app, where one user ordered nearly 500 items.44 mins
- Series 17: 10. Dream holiday left me with gastric infectionThe team investigate why travellers to Cape Verde were left with gastric illnesses.44 mins
- Series 17: 9. Super-scam cost me £750,000The team investigate a shocking scam that cost one grandmother £750,000.44 mins
- Series 17: 8. Nail glue took my daughter’s skin offThe team investigate the dangerous cosmetics for sale in online marketplaces.44 mins
- Series 17: 7. Brazen car scam caught on cameraThe team investigate a brazen car scam targeting private sellers on their own driveway.44 mins
- Series 17: 6. I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending...The team investigate a fraudster’s spending spree via mobile phone payments.44 mins
- Series 17: 5. Timeshare nightmareThe team help a couple who paid thousands to terminate their timeshare membership.44 mins
- Series 17: 4. I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay...The team help people paying a monthly contract for smartphones that were never delivered.44 mins
- Series 17: 3. My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one’s taking responsibility...The team help one family who narrowly escaped when their conservatory roof shattered.44 mins
- Series 17: 2. Water bills are going up, but what’s it all being spent on?...The team meet residents furious at water bills increasing by 47 per cent.44 mins
- Series 17: 1. Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm...The team investigate the fake tenants who turned a home into a cannabis farm.44 mins
- Series 16: 45. Forced to take five flights to board our cruise...A couple face a 3,000-mile trip across Europe to board their cruise.44 mins
- Series 16: 44. Scammed by fake AI celebritiesHow fraudsters are using manipulated AI videos of celebrities to scam victims.44 mins
- Series 16: 43. Tainted tap water left us in agonyA dangerous parasite in the water supply leaves householders incensed.44 mins
- Series 16: 42. Telecoms contract pushers caught on cameraSecret filming shows a phone firm trying to hook a business into a pricey contract.44 mins
- Series 16: 41. Filthy takeaways posting incorrect hygiene ratings...The team reveal how misleading hygiene ratings are concealing filthy restaurants.44 mins
- Series 16: 40. Filthy holiday cottages cut our break short!Animal droppings, leaks and dodgy electrics force holidaymakers to abandon their cottages.44 mins
- This episodeSeries 16: 39. When will my flood-wrecked home be fixed?
- Series 16: 38. Careless couriers left our parcels in piecesWith some courier firms failing to deliver, the team puts parcel packaging to the test.44 mins
- Series 16: 37. Ravenous rats destroyed my carThe motorists whose vehicles are being driven off the road by hungry rodents.44 mins
- Series 16: 36. Missing £400,000 put my mum’s care at riskAn elderly woman’s life savings go missing when an investment scheme fails.44 mins
- Series 16: 35. The hotel with no running waterThe holidaymakers whose Ibizan getaway was ruined when taps ran dry.44 mins
- Series 16: 34. Landed in debt… for someone else’s shoppingThe women being hounded after fake ‘buy now pay later’ accounts were opened in their name.44 mins
- Series 16: 33. Mistaken identity cost me thousandsA man’s credit score is ruined after being merged with a stranger’s who shared his name.44 mins
- Series 16: 32. Social media bank staff scam cost me £16,500How fraudsters are assuming the identity of real bank staff to scam customers.44 mins
- Series 16: 31. Doorstep raiders knocked out my doorbell camera...The team exposes a gadget thieves are misusing to deactivate doorbell cameras.44 mins
- Series 16: 30. Ripped passport wrecked our holidayThe holidaymakers who say minor damage to their passport stopped them travelling.44 mins
- Series 16: 29. Fake weight-loss drug almost killed meA woman who says her life was endangered by a fake weight-loss drug tells her story.44 mins
- Series 16: 28. Help, someone stole my house!How homeowners could find their houses sold from beneath them by scammers.44 mins
- Series 16: 27. £226,000 crypto scam left me homelessA widow is left penniless after being taken in by a sophisticated cryptocurrency scam.44 mins
- Series 16: 26. The missing person ads that transform into scams...How fraudsters are using social media posts about missing people and pets to hook victims.44 mins
- Series 16: 25. Airport security delays left my holiday in ruins...Holidaymakers want answers after huge queues at airport security lead to missed flights.44 mins
- Series 16: 24. Thieves charged hundreds to my phone billHow mobile phone theft victims are facing huge bills.44 mins
- Series 16: 23. No win, no fee cost me £27,000The victims left owing thousands on legal cases they were told were no win, no fee.44 mins
- Series 16: 22. Floored by ground rent demandA 90-year-old is shocked by a £17k ground rent bill on the flat he’s owned for 50 years.44 mins
