UK - Japanese Knotweed News discussed by South Wales Knotweed Services

Japanese knotweed, also known as Bamboo due to its bamboo-like appearance and Peashooters is thought to be one of the most invasive plants in the UK. Japanese Knotweed will spread extremely quickly from one tiny crown or rhizome and is a perennial weed that grows and spreads rapidly if not controlled. Knotweed will suppress plants growing around it and will quickly take over. Knotweeds looks like it has died off above the ground in winter and will then re-emerge above ground at the end of spring, early summer. Established shoots can grow more than 9ft high and will colonise the soil within a few years if not controlled. Read our Japanese Knotweed News and find out everything you need to know.

Some Japanese Knotweed News articles will say you can kill the roots of Japanese Knotweed with chemicals, however, you do need an NPTC qualified person to work with the required chemicals and knows the best process to follow as a result of new legislation which covers the management and removal of Japanese Knotweed. It is extremely difficult to control and remove knotweed without expert knowledge and most often successful unless you use a Knotweed specialist who has the knowledge and expertise. During the height of its growing season, 60% of its roots are underground meaning it’s is extremely difficult to remove as well as risky. Only one tiny fragment of crown or rhizome (root) is needed to make it spread quickly underground which is why it is such an invasive plant. Understanding if you have Knotweed is difficult due to its ever-changing appearance during the different seasons and trying to remove it yourself will likely result in it spreading to other areas of soil which were previously unaffected so always use an NPCT qualified person or business to identify it and remove it.

(Japanese Knotweed News Article sourced from www.telegraph.co.uk/ – Henry Bodkin, science correspondent 16 MAY 2019, 6:01 AM)

Japanese knotweed wrongly wiping value off homes because mortgage lenders rely on ‘flawed science’

Japanese knotweed is wrongly destroying the value of thousands of homes because mortgage lenders are relying on discredited scientific evidence, an investigation by MPs has found.

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A report by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee said banks are adopting an “overly cautious” approach to the issue, leaving homeowners unable to sell, even in cases where the invasive plant poses no practical threat.

The committee contrasts the stance of UK lenders with that of European counterparts, finding that mortgage companies on the continent are far less risk-averse.

The report focuses particular criticism on the continued use of the “seven-metre” proximity rule, which was proposed in 2012 by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) but has since been ditched because it lacks a solid evidence base.

Formally known as Fallopia japonica, Japanese knotweed is a fast-growing invasive plant with bamboo-like stems.

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