Thursday 22 January, 10:45am - 11:30amon BBC One London

Rip-Off Britain

Series 17 Episode 44: The Five-Year Wait to Return to my Home

Residents of an apartment block in Oldham who were forced to leave their flats following the issue of a fire safety notice are desperate to go home after being barred from returning for five years. Also on the programme, the man who has been forced to use portable chargers to power his home after a broadband installer drilled through wires and left a huge hole in his wall. And will new regulations affecting buy now, pay later credit providers satisfy critics of the industry?

Category
Documentary / Consumer
Original air date
22/01/2026
Cast and crew
  • Angela RipponHost
  • Gloria HunnifordHost
  • Julia SomervilleHost