Japanese knotweed is an extremely invasive species of plant that affects many gardens and outdoor spaces across the UK. If you live in one of the 4% of homes affected by Japanese knotweed, then you're probably wondering what you can do to tackle this stubborn weed. 

Many Japanese knotweed victims consider planting other species of fast-spreading plants in their outdoor space to outcompete Japanese knotweed for light and nutrients in the hope that it will suppress the Japanese knotweed's growth. Unfortunately, whilst this can temporarily reduce the Japanese knotweed's growth, this is not an effective long-term solution. 

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We're sure you've seen lots of these news stories over the year, but today we're bringing you a report from the BBC, detailing how a homeowner in Bristol has been fined £18,000 for failing to get rid of Japanese knotweed that was growing in the garden! This is a tale we see all too often here at Total Weed Control. Homeowners purchase a property and don't really know what Japanese knotweed is or what to look for. To find out what happened to this homeowner in Bristol, just keep reading...

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RICS (the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors) offer professional guidance that is used by all manner of people when evaluating a knotweed infestation, among other issues. RICS are a globally recognised professional body, and they develop and enforce international standards to protect the safety and well being of customers and businesses alike.

RICS updates their guidance regularly to ensure that their advice is relevant, and one of their most recent knotweed-related updates has caused quite a stir.

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Fallopia japonica – that’s Japanese knotweed to you and me – is a well known invasive plant that’s known for its rapid growth speed and difficulty to remove. Japanese knotweed can cause multiple problems for property owners, including making a home difficult to sell, mortgage, and insure.

While there’s never a good time or place for Japanese knotweed to grow, that couldn’t be more true for the locals of Worcester where a rampant Japanese knotweed infestation has been allowed to grow unchecked, with its excessive growth being seen to reach heights of up to 6ft!

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In 2018, Jonathan Downing brought his dream house for £700,000 in South-West London. It was everything he dreamt it would be – that is, until he found Japanese knotweed growing behind his garden shed!

After an agreement could not be reached regarding the financing of the knotweed treatment, Jonathan Downing took Jeremy Henderson - the individual who sold him the house - to court. Following a 4-year long legal battle, legal fees were racked up, leaving Henderson left to pay £32,000 in damages, £95,000 for Downing’s legal fees, and almost £100,000 of his own legal fees.

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