
Japanese knotweed: why is it so damaging and can it be stopped?
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The Legal Aspect of Knotweed
We're starting to see even successful lawsuits against sellers and surveyors as a result of finding knotweed. The biggest kind of damage that it does to houses is really sort of the takeover of its garden. It's the kind of thing that leaves open a window for lawyers to really press for more money. And I think courts have been quite ready to grant it.
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