{"id":19881,"date":"2018-05-23T13:02:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T12:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=19881"},"modified":"2021-05-11T08:34:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T08:34:27","slug":"treasure-left-new-attic-really-case-finders-keepers-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=19881","title":{"rendered":"Report that Japanese Knotweed ‘cannot be eradicated’ sparks horrified industry reaction worthy of Knotweed itself!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Japanese Knotwood: scourge of property ownership<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Japanese Knotweed (F.japonica<\/em>) is a problem. It is hugely invasive, can prevent you from selling your home and, indeed, mortgage lenders are unlikely to lend on a property which has it. Property Surveying has produced lots of advice on Knotweed and its issues, and certainly it is one of the many reasons you should seek a survey before buying property.<\/p>\n

Japanese Knotweed \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Your guide to identifying and dealing with this silent invader<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAlien\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Weeds \u00e2\u20ac\u201c how non-native plants can damage our property and harm our environment<\/a><\/p>\n

Thousands of homebuyers being denied mortgages due to the ongoing invasion of Japanese Knotweed<\/a><\/p>\n

Advice on home unimprovement \u00e2\u20ac\u201c or how to devalue your house<\/a><\/p>\n

We know Knotweed is a problem, but on building land and on properties where it has been treated, life has gone on and extensions, new homes and commercial properties have been built, mortgage lending granted, hotel buildings, supermarkets and PFI buildings have been constructed.<\/p>\n

A team of bioscientists at Swansea University, led by Prof Dan Eastwood and Dr Dan Jones, has concluded that no treatment completely eradicated F.japonica<\/em> but that a multi-stage glyphosate-based treatment approach provided the greatest control in the short term.<\/p>\n

Listed by the World Conservation Union as among the worst invasive species, Japanese Knotwood is widely known among UK homeowners, mortgage lenders and housing developers as a potential major problem.<\/p>\n

The controversial report has provoked a huge reaction from Knotweed experts, accusing the publishers of scaremongering and misleading homeowners. The experts assure us that if treated properly, expertly and patiently (we’re talking years), sleepless nights worrying about Knotweed can also be eradicated.<\/p>\n

The Swansea University team’s own advice to homeowners:<\/p>\n