Matt Allwright takes a break from his usual trek through problem properties to explore the world of social housing on the Scilly Isles. But despite the picturesque surroundings, he finds that for the tenants on these islands the task of finding a suitable and affordable home brings its own unique set of challenges.
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Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 4
Matt Allwright gets a surprise in Stroud when an eviction takes a shocking turn. In Jaywick, things turn violent for housing officers Ian and Rob as they investigate a fly-tippi ...
07-06-2019
BBC 1
Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 3
Matt Allwright catches up with an old friend but discovers that although the state of his property has improved, his behaviour might inadvertently be putting his neighbours in d ...
04-06-2019
BBC 1
Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 2
Matt Allwright helps a housing officer assist a tenant whose hoarding habit is threatening to spiral out of control, causing problems for both himself and his neighbours. An esc ...
03-06-2019
BBC 1
Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 1
Matt Allwright joins housing officer Andrew Weavers in Suffolk and discovers a tenant who, for the past five years, has become a prisoner in his own bedroom. And in Havering, th ...
31-05-2019
BBC 1
Series 3 - Cutdowns: Episode 8
Matt Allwright visits an overcrowded property where lives are at risk, and talks become heated on a street when antisocial behaviour is tackled.
18-05-2018
BBC 1
Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 20
Matt takes a trip to north London to meet a pair of tenants in danger of becoming isolated from their local community. But can a volunteer lunch club help provide a solution? An ...
17-05-2018
BBC 1
Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 19
Matt meets an ageing couple in Wiltshire who are struggling to remain independent in their own home. In Stroud, housing officers help a tenant with a new kitchen, while in Londo ...
16-05-2018
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Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 18
Matt is on the beat in Havering with the council's fraud team. In Tendring, housing officers are faced with fly-tipping that is threatening the safety of local residents. Matt m ...
15-05-2018
BBC 1
Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 17
In Croydon, Matt joins housing officer Francis to tackle a derelict house and garden that is threatening to engulf a neighbour's property. In Chichester, two families are hoping ...
14-05-2018
BBC 1
Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 15
Matt Allwright is in Peterborough with housing officers on a visit to a tenant whose recent chip pan fires are causing problems for his neighbours. In Wiltshire, a young mum-to- ...
11-05-2018
BBC 1
Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 10
Matt Allwright hits the streets in Havering on the trail of suspected tenancy fraud. In Newcastle, housing officer Laura encounters a sticky situation when she investigates an e ...
04-05-2018
BBC 1
Series 2 - Cutdowns: Episode 18
There are tough decisions to be made in Kent as Matt Allwright meets a pensioner struggling to look after herself. In Manchester, there is a glimpse of just how hard it can be f ...
17-08-2016
BBC 1
Series 4 - Cutdowns: Episode 20
Matt takes a trip to north London to meet a pair of tenants in danger of becoming isolated from their local community. But can a volunteer lunch club help provide a solution? An ...
17-05-2018
BBC 1
Episode 10
Consumer programme. Matt Allwright joins the ranks of Britain's housing officers. Matt visits some dangerous bedsits where the landlord and the tenants are not on good terms.
12-09-2014
BBC 1
Series 3 - Cutdowns: Episode 9
A family living off-grid are helped to stay in their remote home, and Matt Allwright meets the ex-serviceman whose rented house is so damp it has started sprouting mushrooms.
10-11-2016
BBC 1
Series 2 - Cutdowns: Episode 14
Matt Allwright has teamed up with housing officers in Sandwell as the programme meets a part-time musician on the brink of being evicted. In Oxford, we see first hand the length ...
11-08-2016
BBC 1
Episode 5
Consumer programme. Matt Allwright joins the ranks of Britain's housing officers. A letting agent threatens to smash down a door to get into an overcrowded house.
05-09-2014
BBC 1