Knotweed on local authority owned land had encroached onto a private property, the knotweed had subsequently been treated by the local authority. The home owner claimed damages.

On 3 February 2023 his Honour Judge Beard overturned a previous ruling, concluding that although the local authority had carried out reasonable and effective treatment to remove the Japanese Knotweed that the homeowner had suffered residual damage.

There is an excellent article by Property Wire on the need for proper due diligence in regard to Japanese Knotweed when selling property. In the case highlighted in the article the vendor was left with a potential £200,000 court bill.

Rootwave have devised a very different way of tacking invasive weeds.

While clearly not the answer in every case it will no doubt have its uses. If this is something from which you are suffering then perhaps this product which uses electricity to “boil weeds inside out from the root upwards” may be the answer.

A recent case involving Network Rail highlights the potentially costly effects of ignoring Japanese Knotweed and allowing it to grow unchecked.