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ABR. You sure that's knotweed?
Possibly send email to tom@knotweed.co.uk to id from a photo.
Having gone through the process recently, the knotweed is classified in terms of risk. Mortgage will be taking account of that risk level (depends on how far away it is). The council is treating the knotweed behind my house and it looks like dried up bamboo shoots. To my eye, those leaves look like they've been eaten by caterpillars or slugs.
If its being treated the seller should be able to give a certificate to say so, this is what will be asked for by the mortgage company.
Good luck
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That certainly looks like mid treatment knotweed. Also, slugs do have a go at the leaves.
The treatment takes up to three years before it is declared dormant. Each year it comes back it looks in worse and worse shape. A decent management plan will treat twice a year for 3 years and then check on it for two further years.
Also check that there is a 10 year insurance backed guarantee in case the company treating it goes tits up. That is the more expensive thing so the vendors could have cheaped out and just got the 5 year treatment plan.
DO NOT PULL IT UP OR CUT IT DOWN IF THERE IS A MANAGEMENT PLAN IN PLACE!!!!!!! They need the live plant to be able to treat it. If you destroy the plant you could void the plan and any guarantee. Otherwise, so long as the management plan and the guarantee is there you'll be totally fine.
Again, guess who just forked out for all of the above.
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Went to view a property last weekend, was shown some dead looking Japanese knotweed ny the EA and told that it was being treated so shouldn't be a problem to get mortgage, insurance etc.
Later found some more - does the the fact it's holey and misshapen look like the treatment is working, or is it coming back with a vengeance?
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