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NEW Japanese knotweed guidance published

April 21, 2022General, Purchase, Re-Mortgage, Sale, Transfer of Equity7 metre rule, conveyancing, japanese knotweed, knotweed, knotweed advice, knotweed guidance, neighbour dispute, property law

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published new advice for professional valuers and surveyors aimed at helping them understand and evaluate difficulties caused by Japanese knotweed. The guidance note, entitled ‘Japanese knotweed and Residential Property’ sets out how to recognise the presence of the invasive plant, explains the challenges in detecting and identifying…

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Less than one fifth of people can identify UK’s most invasive plant

October 10, 2021General, Purchase, Re-Mortgage, Sale, Transfer of Equityconveyancing, invasive plant, japanese knotweed, knotweed, property damage, property law, property lawyer

A study commissioned by invasive plant specialists Environet and conducted by market research company YouGov has found that only 19% of people who say they are aware of Japanese knotweed can correctly identify it. The Environment Agency describes the plant as ‘indisputably the UK’s most aggressive, destructive and invasive plant’. YouGov asked respondents to pick…

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