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Tired of waiting for buybacks or remediation work, Lismore homeowners took matters into their own hands and sold up. Now new owners are not eligible for the scheme designed to save lives.
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As a result of the contemptuous government response, people remain camping out in wrecked homes or caravans, while others are paying exorbitant rents because of the wider housing, interest rates and cost-of-living crisis.