certain amount of shoulder shrugging from those who dont have it
( I do )
seven metres is the magic number where they say you may have difficulties with a mortgage
I paid around £1000 to have two properties treated and it lasted ten years but came back
BUT in the mean time
1) the govt has spoken on this and I cant find out what they said
in true AB fashion s/o said 'foo da govt said it wasnt a problem no more. yeah.' - which cd mean anything at all. it isnt a problem for them but it still is for you and so on
2) there has been a recent court of appeal case in favour of the householder
https://www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk/main-news/japanese-knotweed-judgment-upheld-court-appeal/
and the judgement is here
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/network-rail-v-williams-judgment.pdf
so it does look as tho you can ding the owner of the land for treatment.
dont know of anyone who has.....
oh and the knotweed controller - the one I paid £1000 to said a few weeks ago
yeah foo dat - just to get us to drive over and look at it - we charge £275......yeah?
wow I said