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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Stoke-on-Trent residents to sue council over ‘mis-sold’ solar power contracts

Cassandra Burton outside her home in Trent Vale in Stoke-on-Trent.
‘I feel like they took advantage.’ Cassandra Burton outside her home in Trent Vale in Stoke-on-Trent. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian

More than 230 residents in Stoke-on-Trent are to launch a class action lawsuit against the city council after they claim they were “mis-sold” 25-year solar power contracts which have left some with faulty panels and unexpected bills.

Council house tenants in the city said they feel “lied to” after being signed up to the contracts without realising, and facing years of what they believe is poor quality customer service and installation.

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