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Sure wish some of the claims came with additional detail, perhaps in the spots where they are so clearly burdened by extra hyperbole. > The plant has even been
by themodelplumber 4y ago
Sure wish some of the claims came with additional detail, perhaps in the spots where they are so clearly burdened by extra hyperbole.
> The plant has even been known to render properties entirely worthless.
Then in the linked article,
> Lenders say the knotweed will eventually undermine the foundations of her Uplands Road house
Really? All foundations in cases like this, every time?
And how likely is this to happen to a given foundation with plant in vicinity vs. the likelihood the lenders are speaking from some other pressure to find an objective point around which to stake their denial/counteroffer/upsell/whatever?
And was it lenders as in one, a company of people, or several companies?
- klyrs 4y agoKnotweed is pretty horrific to homeowners. In the UK specifically, it seems that you can be liable for damage to neighboring properties done by knotweed on your land. Similar to the land a gas station was built on, its value can be negative due to the cost of cleanup. For knotweed, that's a 20 foot deep hole several times larger than the visible infestation, and in the UK, you can't cart the soil somewhere, you need to sterilize it and bury it in place. Since the rhizomes spread everywhere, tens of meters laterally, an infected house is the sign of an infected neighborhood, any cleanup must be coordinated to be effective.
- touristtam 4y agoWhile trying to sell a property I have been told that if it was found within 5 meters that would greatly impact the selling price for that specific reason. And it wasn't something super expensive to begin with.