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Help required - Japanese knotweed issues after purchase

stufai · 2011-11-05 17:12:38

We bought our house in Dec-10 and have recently discovered Japanese knotweed in our back garden (about 3 stalks each a metre or so high). Obviously this has caused us some concern. Having discussed the issue with our neighbours, the said that a housing company bought the land at the back of our house a couple of years back…

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stufai Posts: 38 Forumite

14 November 2011 at 1:48PM

pimento wrote: »

Well quite. In which case, I don't think the OP can blame the neighbours.

Also, as per a JK website:

You can be sued (under laws relating to private nuisance under common law) for costs and damages if you allow Japanese Knotweed to spread from your property onto that of an adjacent landowner.
It is an offence to cause the spread of Japanese Knotweed under Section 14(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA 1981)

It's just clearly difficult to prove, although the fact that there was not an issue until they developed that land may point towards something.

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