Series 6 - Episode 4: Solihull

Dom and Mel with Jamuna and her son

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This week, Mel and Dom head to the West Midlands and meet Solihull single mum Jamuna who spent £11,000 on extending her home to accommodate her seriously ill mother. The local builder she hired was hardly ever on site, and eight weeks into the build he was dismissed, leaving behind a half-finished extension riddled with structural problems. Melinda and her team have their work cut out trying to fix the mess.

Meanwhile, Dom tracks down the man responsible, only to discover the cowboy builder has been using a string of aliases and trading names in an effort to cover up his dubious working record.

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  • R Jones

    11 months ago

    R Jones

    Interesting how the references to cowboys relate to men only and refer to "tradesmen" not "tradespeople", this is a very sexist programme - have you noticed a similar programme about rogue hairdressers or beauty therapists

  • Another victim

    1 year ago

    Another victim

    Oh We live in Solihull as well and we are having the same problem as this woman in this episode. We have been living without a kitchen for the past 8 months with our 6 year old and 2 year old children. Is there anything that can be done against these guys legally..I havent finished watching the episode yet. Does Don give how to get these kinda guys to payback? ...let me watch

  • Sam Tait

    1 year ago

    Sam Tait

    We never see any true retribution for the crime. It makes their actions seem unpunishable so is offering ideas to unscrupulous people - a slanging match just before the cowboy drives off in top of range 4x4 etc is only showing crime does pay for the next generation of DIY workers. Could you give some focus on the puishments given for the cowboys actions-it need not be linked to a current job- but we need to show and see 'punishment to fit the crime'

  • JEEVAN

    over 1 year ago

    JEEVAN

    VERY FAST UPLOADS

  • Jon

    over 1 year ago

    Jon

    LOL @ HIM!

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  • john hodgins

    over 1 year ago

    john hodgins

    i worked on the house and plastered the kitchen, some of the work done by the cowboys was a shocker and the cracks that had appeared upstairs were very unnerving, fair play to channel and the team for helping this person, i was really glad to help even though i never met the woman

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  • Wayne

    over 1 year ago

    Wayne

    Did I see even Dom almost in tears at the end of the Episode?

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  • Silvia Brookes

    over 1 year ago

    Silvia Brookes

    Thank you for helping this lovely lady who in her profession does so much to help others.

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  • alexa

    over 1 year ago

    alexa

    well done the team of builder that help those who have been scamed. keep up the gud work

  • janet gilmour

    over 1 year ago

    janet gilmour

    ginger how do i get onto competiton as shown at end of this show? £10,000.00 if you can find entry form. please help Also lady in Solihull paying £10K with no paperwork. She done alright out of this charade.

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  • blind asabat

    over 1 year ago

    blind asabat

    any info on the competition tonight's show was doing? i didnt see details at the end, offering £10,000? need glasses!

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  • hard working guy

    over 1 year ago

    hard working guy

    so she paid 10k to a cowboy builder more than likely cash in the hand - cheapest quote - no VAT etc and gets a 40k+ job courtesy of 5 - living in a 250-350 k house in solihull - what a joke

  • jo

    over 1 year ago

    jo

    hope that man gets what he deserves!, well done x

  • paul williams

    over 1 year ago

    paul williams

    i bet that all the people who used him went by the price, you pay for what you get and if the price is low the work will be to

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