On 18/08/14 16:32, Malcolm wrote:

In article , Tim Watts writes
On 17/08/14 21:44, Vir Campestris wrote:

Perhaps the following might be of interest - if you have knotweed your
house is almost certainly unsaleable, and possibly uninsurable.

With all due respect, that view is overblown hysteria.

Well said. Indeed, it is the worst kind of scaremongering and is to be deplored on this public newsgroup.

I agree with everything below.

And maybe you are right, maybe not - but it doesn't matter.
What does matter is that people will, if they have any choice,
go elsewhere - thus depressing the house price.


But the managing agents had put a treatment programme in place and everyone was happy.

In some places I suspect that would be the case, e.g. student
digs in a student "ghetto", since students will put up with
anything.

Other places might be different.