The slightest trace of Japanese knotweed on your property – even on your street – is a reason to be refused a mortgageTwo weeks before he was due to exchange contracts and move into a new home, Peter Gingell received a call from his estate agent saying the whole thing was off. His buyers had pulled out, his chain had collapsed and his dream home was just that. The reason? A 3cm-high weed in his back garden.”When I was told, I thought it was a joke,” says Gingell. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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