The management plan a lender or buyer will ask for.
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If a valuer or a buyer's surveyor reports knotweed, lenders commonly want a professional management plan before they continue. It records the extent of the stand, the method and the timescale, normally with a guarantee the next owner can take over. Getting it done early stops a Widnes sale from stalling.
Lenders and conveyancers look for specific things: a scaled plan showing where the stand sits, how far it is from the house and boundaries, the treatment method chosen, the timetable and who will carry it out. Photographs and a date of inspection support all this. Buyers' solicitors often ask whether a guarantee exists and who it covers, so raise that with us early and we will explain what can be offered.
The survey visit is short and the written plan follows once the measurements have been checked. Delays tend to come from outside the garden: a lender asking for different wording, a solicitor waiting on a neighbour, or a seller who has not yet agreed to treatment. If a completion date is fixed, tell us when you first get in touch so the work can be scheduled around it.
The commonest error is answering the property information form wrongly, or leaving the knotweed question half answered. Another is cutting the plant back just before a viewing, which can make the stand look larger when it regrows. Sellers also assume a neighbour's stand is not their concern, yet a lender may still ask about it. Being open and holding a proper plan usually keeps a sale moving.
A leaf and a stem will do, via the contact form or message. Free of charge.
For a confirmed stand we visit, measure it and record what lies near it.
Seasonal spraying over several years, or digging out where the timetable demands it.
A written plan for you and your lender, and revisits until the stand stops regrowing.
Every job starts with a free photo check. If a visit is needed, you get a written quote before any work starts — no obligation, no surprises.
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Knotweed survey An on-site visit to confirm the plant and record the stand. 
Free knotweed ID from a photo Message us a picture and we say what the plant is, at no cost. 
Knotweed from a neighbour A dated record of where it is and where it is heading. Knotweed spraying programme Herbicide treatment over several seasons, with return visits. Knotweed excavation Digging out the stand and its rhizome in a few days. Knotweed root barrier Upright membrane that stops rhizome crossing a line. 
Knotweed on building plots Surveys and removal for Widnes development land. Knotweed for landlords Surveys and treatment for rented houses and flats. 