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Devaluation of my Property

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  • elsien
    elsien Posts: 38,253 Forumite
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    edited 10 July at 12:47PM

    The issue is many buyers are going to hold what you referred to as outdated opinions, given the media coverage over the years. And that will impact on number of people willing to buy the OPs property should they come to sell it.

    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have not could of.
  • Newbie_John
    Newbie_John Posts: 1,899 Forumite
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    If I was buying I would probably care more that:

    • you live next to restaurant
    • you live next to abandoned restaurant so hard to tell what will be there next, loud nightclub? abandoned squatters house?
    • you live next to neighbour that has overgrown garden
    • …

    Knotweed would be at the very bottom of the list really, probably just to keep an eye for it.

  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 14,503 Forumite
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    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82064352#Comment_82064352

    Don't strim it. You need as much leaf coverage as possible for the weedkiller to take effect.

  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 27,296 Forumite
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    Glyphosate is potentially unsafe. It is classified as a carcinogen by WHO, for example, although not all authorities agree. So, if you are going to spray it around, you need good PPE.

    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • TroubledTarts
    TroubledTarts Posts: 1,032 Forumite
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    Not forgetting you can't just let yourself into your neighbours property and start hacking things down and spreading chemicals lol.

  • FreeBear
    FreeBear Posts: 18,869 Forumite
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    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82066339#Comment_82066339

    And if you are trying to buy industrial strength glyphosate, you also need training and certificates in the safe handling & use. Domestic grade weedkillers may not be as effective against JKW.

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