Mortgages and Japanese Knotweed

We had japanese knotweed in the garden of the house we brought (builders pointed it out as i wouldn't have known). I googled it, then went and bought a £12 bottle of stuff from asda (can't remember but i was one that killed jk and was a known brand, can hunt out in garage though if desperate to know exact one) I cut each piece down individually, used a syringe and injected through the bamboo type knots in the stalk as i went along so i didnt miss any, I burnt the rubbish (as illegal to take to council waste sites) then double bagged the ashes (as paranoid!). About 3 months later I had 2 little sprouts, did same to these, none since and that was april last year.

Little bit late to the party here, but as already stated, if this "plant" has not spread in 20 yrs it is NOT JK.

Even if it were, it can be eradicated, the issues with JK is that it spreads rapidly and is very hardy, with its party piece being that if it gets to the property, it can cause all kinds of problems inc subsidence from foundation damage (as it can get through cement and brick - this is why there are survey issues with it).

Colley's as mentioned by Jimbo - were Halifax's own surveyors - they are known (at least in my experience) to be extremely conservative/cautious in both mkt valuation and details of the survey itself (which won't have changed since their inclusion in the Lloyds Banking Group) - so if they give they OK you know that (all things being equal), any surveyor on behalf of your buyers lender should be ok too. As already suggested, if you don't want to remove it etc, a specialist horticultural report (which would be requested by the surveyor in any event if there were any suspicions) to identify the plant and issues and remedy, would top and tail the current perspectives buyers request.

But as I say, from your description and only IMHO, this isn't JK at all ....

Hope this helps

Holly