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Originally Posted by Morarview
Guys
Hoping you can help here as regards the effective cure and removal of the said knotweed, its been confirmed as knotweed and as we live in a local authority owned and leased property (in Scotland) we are led to beleive that it is infact their duty to effectively and safely (under strict guidelines remove and replace said offending plants) were getting conflicting information and wondered if you might be able to assist.
Any ideas, links to reliable sources of fact etc greatly appriciated.
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Unfortunately Japanese Knotweed isn't the type of weed which can be 'cured' by cutting it or pulling it out of the ground. It can grow up to 3m (some reports say as much as 5m) down
into the ground. It can regrow from a piece the size of your fingernail and can remain dormant for up to 20 years.
This obviously leaves you with a slight problem as the law states that you cannot let it grow onto a neighbours land.
Your first option should be to contact the local authority and tell them about the problem - they may not even know about it. If you explain to them that it can
seriously decrease a buildings value and in some cases mortgage providers
won't lend on properties affected by it.
They should arrange for someone to come out and inspect it and when they realise the problem arrange for have it to be disposed off safely. After all, they wouldn't want their own property affected by it!