Japanese knotweed Swansea
Specialists called in over ‘knotweed jungle’ which halved value of dementia-sufferer’s home. Original story by SWEPnino on November 05, 2014 A WOMAN who was told the Swansea property she is trying to sell was worth almost half its asking price because of Japanese knotweed is hoping the loss might be reversed. Elizabeth Abraham has lived […]
Japanese Knotweed on BBC Radio 4
As Japanese Knotweed grows on the railway tracks – so do complaints to Network rail! Check out the Full radio interview to find out how Japanese Knotweed has been making commuters and Networks Rails lives a living nightmare! Listen to the full feature here. Discovering Japanese Knotweed on or around your property can be quite […]
Garden perils can hit a scale and cost you dear
Certain weeds are detrimental to buildings and must be eradicated. They can also grow very quickly and overwhelm native plants, which is bad for our eco-systems. Most unwelcome is Japanese knotweed, which can spread at a ferocious rate and penetrate through concrete causing extensive structural damage. It’s so damaging that it is an offence to […]
Japanese knotweed doubles in height in only 1 week!
Take a look at the five images below. The images were taken one week apart. the images show a dramatic size increase – where the Japanese knotweed has doubled in height! These images truly depict why Japanese knotweed is listed as one of the world’s worst invasive species (listed by the International Union for Conservation […]
Family left devastated
Family left devastated after house sale falls through at last minute and £20,000 is wiped off value… because Japanese Knotweed is growing on council land BEHIND their home. The family had their mid-terrace home on market for two years Surveyor said property in Stockport, Greater Manchester, is worth £80,000, not £100,000 because of aggressive weed […]
Attack of the super weed hits Olympics
An infestation of Japanese knotweed could add £70 million to the cost of staging the 2012 Olympics. Surveyors have discovered that the aggressive weed has taken over 10 acres of the proposed sites for the velodrome and aquatic centre in Stratford. Specialists can charge up to £40,000 to clear only six square yards of ground […]