The botched building job that has cost me thousands

Rip Off Britain Season 18 Episode 22

Overview:
Julia Somerville, Louise Minchin and Gloria Hunniford meet the homeowner left questioning a trusted comparison site after a builder's botched work on her home. The team also meet a woman left with ongoing health problems and thousands in lost earnings after she tripped into a pothole.

Genre : Crime, News

Actors : Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford, Louise Minchin

Release Date : 2026-09-08

Duration : 44 menit

Rating : ⭐ 0/10 (0 votes)

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Home improvement company lies cost me thousands
1. Home improvement company lies cost me thousands
Fake loan repayments coming off my wages
2. Fake loan repayments coming off my wages
Claim denied due to home’s past building work
3. Claim denied due to home’s past building work
Fraudster cashed in my tax rebate cheque
4. Fraudster cashed in my tax rebate cheque
Holidays: Our flight took off while the board still said ‘Please Wait’
5. Holidays: Our flight took off while the board still said ‘Please Wait’
Your parcels lost, damaged or late
6. Your parcels lost, damaged or late
Fake review sites peddling dodgy goods
7. Fake review sites peddling dodgy goods
Scams: ‘Ghost’ MOTs for sale!
8. Scams: ‘Ghost’ MOTs for sale!
Insurer won’t help as our home falls apart
9. Insurer won’t help as our home falls apart
Toy company bullied me into paying unlawful fees
10. Toy company bullied me into paying unlawful fees
Giant warehouses built at the end of our gardens
11. Giant warehouses built at the end of our gardens
Bank devalued our house after approving our mortgage
12. Bank devalued our house after approving our mortgage
Spiteful scammer cancelled my flight
13. Spiteful scammer cancelled my flight
Wet wipe blockage flooded my garden with sewage
14. Wet wipe blockage flooded my garden with sewage
My timeshare is worth less than when I bought it
15. My timeshare is worth less than when I bought it
Family home on the line after being conned by festival fraudster
16. Family home on the line after being conned by festival fraudster
Scammers groomed my vulnerable mum for over two million pounds
17. Scammers groomed my vulnerable mum for over two million pounds
My roadside rescue turned into a highway robbery
18. My roadside rescue turned into a highway robbery
Scammers wiped my teenager's account, and the bank won't help!
19. Scammers wiped my teenager's account, and the bank won't help!
Flying through a storm left me fearing for my life
20. Flying through a storm left me fearing for my life
Scammers raided my aunt’s bank account after she had died
21. Scammers raided my aunt’s bank account after she had died
The botched building job that has cost me thousands
22. The botched building job that has cost me thousands
This town smells like bin juice!
23. This town smells like bin juice!
My council is stopping me from charging my electric car at home
24. My council is stopping me from charging my electric car at home
My holiday home left me needing stitches
25. My holiday home left me needing stitches
I raised thousands for a scam dog shelter charity
26. I raised thousands for a scam dog shelter charity
Forced to pay finance on a car we do not own
27. Forced to pay finance on a car we do not own
We could not stop a developer felling local trees
28. We could not stop a developer felling local trees
Marketplace seller sold me a bed made of cardboard
29. Marketplace seller sold me a bed made of cardboard
Airport parking firm caused ÂŁ11,000 of damage
30. Airport parking firm caused ÂŁ11,000 of damage

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