ivanhoe

Dulwich fox yes I did see that question on the forms i filled in for Soicitors pack, at the time din't know we had it, but will change it accordingly now, as no interest in covering it up. It was the estate agent who is marketing our house who pointed it out to me and they seem reasonably professional enough to not want to cover it all up either. Our task now is to get network rail to put in writing that they are treating/managing the knotweed. Once we have that in writing it should help things move along ok.

just dead brown stalks from last year

I'll let you know how southwark council and network rail repsond!

well we've only just discovered it yes but the problem is not just the stuff we can reach to get treated but the fact thats its all along the boundary of others gardens, and any surveyor worth their salt will immediately id it!

well the chop it and burn it option isn't an option for us as apart from the rights and wrongs of doing this, its all along the backs of other neighbours gardens and quite impossible to reach to do anything about, as its between the fence put up by network rail and the fences at the backs of peoples gardens

we are just putting our property on sale in Ivanhoe Road and have just discovered we have japanese knotweed at back of garden, just on the network rail side. Can see it along at back of other neighbours gardens too. It has encroached a little into our garden, but is mostly on Network rail side. We have notified southward council and reported it to network rail via an online form. Just wondered if anyone has had this problem and if so any useful tips? We think we have to pay to get the knotweed on our land treated but hope that network rail will take responsibility for their land.