Japanese knotweed

We had it and, despite it being next door's weed, not ours, and being at the far end of the garden and despite the fact that the next door neighbour was paying for a specialist firm to destroy it and it was on the sales declaration form, we lost £80,000 on the sale of the house. Scientific studies have shown that (a) the leaves are edible and (b) it is not as pernicious as it is made out to be (please don't ask when \I read it, as it was several years ago in the DT)!

The commercial firms will not only destroy the weed but all surrounding vegetation. You need to really find the source - it could be someone else's issue. If there is only a small amount, one way of dealing with a local infestation is to cut through the hollow stems and inject them with a powerful, concentrated weedkiller. It worked for me!

Don't pretend you don't know it's there. That could come back to haunt you. As Aldom recommends, look on Google. Cheaper than a survey which would probably tell you the same thing anyway.

Hi Grammaretto. I see there is good advice via Google regarding Japanese knotweed. You have an expensive problem I'm afraid.

Weedkiller won't get rid of it. You have to get it removed properly I'm afraid.