About
After working alongside the Knotweed Officer, Sean Hathaway, in the council for 10 years, Jo Mullett set up Knotweed Control Swansea Limited after recognising the need for a Swansea based company to help people with residential properties effected by Japanese knotweed.
“I find it really satisfying finding solutions for people selling, buying or remortgaging property affected by Japanese knotweed. It is a stressful enough time without this added complexity!"
In the vast majority of cases, Japanese knotweed does not cause the structural damage reported in many over exaggerated newspaper articles but it does exploit existing weaknesses in structures. It rightly has a reputation as one of the most invasive and persistent plants in the world and if inappropriately dealt with or left to grow, it can spread large distances rapidly, becoming increasingly difficult, time-consuming and expensive to control. It is really important, therefore to get the correct advice from the outset.
Japanese knotweed also has implications for the UK housing market. It reduces property values by an average of 10-15% and causes delays in sales, often at the very last “sold subject to contract” stage of the conveyancing process. Mortgage lenders deal with properties “affected” by Japanese knotweed on a case by case basis but they increasingly require members of the Property Care Association Invasive Weed Control Group and Insurance Backed Guarantees (IBG) for any remediation works undertaken.
Knotweed Control is a member of the industry trade body, the Property Care Association's Invasive Weed Group and the TrustMark accreditation scheme with Government Endorsed Standards and is able to provide 5 & 10 year guarantee packages combining Contractor Warranty and Insurance Backed Guarantee.
Knotweed Control also deals with other invasive non-native (INNS) plant species such as Himalayan balsam, Rhododendron ponticum and cotoneaster for conservation organisations.
After working alongside the Knotweed Officer, Sean Hathaway, in the council for 10 years, Jo Mullett set up Knotweed Control Swansea Limited after recognising the need for a Swansea based company to help people with residential properties effected by Japanese knotweed.
“I find it really satisfying finding solutions for people selling, buying or remortgaging property affected by Japanese knotweed. It is a stressful enough time without this added complexity!"
In the vast majority of cases, Japanese knotweed does not cause the structural damage reported in many over exaggerated newspaper articles but it does exploit existing weaknesses in structures. It rightly has a reputation as one of the most invasive and persistent plants in the world and if inappropriately dealt with or left to grow, it can spread large distances rapidly, becoming increasingly difficult, time-consuming and expensive to control. It is really important, therefore to get the correct advice from the outset.
Japanese knotweed also has implications for the UK housing market. It reduces property values by an average of 10-15% and causes delays in sales, often at the very last “sold subject to contract” stage of the conveyancing process. Mortgage lenders deal with properties “affected” by Japanese knotweed on a case by case basis but they increasingly require members of the Property Care Association Invasive Weed Control Group and Insurance Backed Guarantees (IBG) for any remediation works undertaken.
Knotweed Control is a member of the industry trade body, the Property Care Association's Invasive Weed Group and the TrustMark accreditation scheme with Government Endorsed Standards and is able to provide 5 & 10 year guarantee packages combining Contractor Warranty and Insurance Backed Guarantee.
Knotweed Control also deals with other invasive non-native (INNS) plant species such as Himalayan balsam, Rhododendron ponticum and cotoneaster for conservation organisations.
Knotweed Control Swansea Limited
Company number: 9815953
Address: 20 Penfilia Road, Brynhyfryd, Swansea, SA5 9HX
Director: Jo Mullett
Tel: 07790505232
E mail: knotweedcontrol@gmail.com
Company number: 9815953
Address: 20 Penfilia Road, Brynhyfryd, Swansea, SA5 9HX
Director: Jo Mullett
Tel: 07790505232
E mail: knotweedcontrol@gmail.com
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