Japanese Knotweed: What to Check Before Buying
This page is a guide. HouseCheckup does not run a GBIF or knotweed-record lookup and cannot determine whether a property has knotweed. If you suspect it, arrange specialist identification and discuss the findings with your surveyor and conveyancer.
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Questions for the inspection
Ask what was inspected, whether identification is confirmed, and whether growth affects structures, usable space or adjoining land. If management is proposed, ask about its scope, monitoring, limitations and documentation.
Use the current assessment framework
The RICS 2022 professional standard sets out the assessment framework. It does not justify a universal percentage deduction from value or promise lender approval.
Keep the checks separate
HouseCheckup reports assemble other available public property records. They do not include a knotweed survey or knotweed-record check. A postcode search here cannot establish the presence or absence of a plant at the property.
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