Storm Victims Not Allowed to Use Local Firms for Repairs ; Householders Devastated by Freak Storms Last Year Are Facing Further Heartache - Because Some Insurance Companies Are Not Allowing Them to Use Local Businesses to Repair Their Homes.

Western Morning News, The › January 10, 2009

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Householders devastated by freak storms last year are facing further heartache - because some insurance companies are not allowing them to use local businesses to repair their homes.

The cost of repairs to houses in Ottery St Mary, Devon, hit by flooding last November, has been put at hundreds of thousands of pounds and many residents are still unable to move back into their homes.

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Storm Victims Not Allowed to Use Local Firms for Repairs ; Householders Devastated by Freak Storms Last Year Are Facing Further Heartache - Because Some Insurance Companies Are Not Allowing Them to Use Local Businesses to Repair Their Homes.

Local councillor Roger Giles said there was a "strong desire" among re...

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