A family has received £6,000 in compensation after the aggressive plant Japanese Knotweed invaded their property from a nearby railway. Chris Davies and his family sought legal advice after they noticed the encroachment coming from a Network Rail Infrastructure’s railway behind his home.
After contacting solicitors, Mr Davies, who lives in south Wales, had the knotweed professionally surveyed and was relieved to be awarded compensation and an agreed treatment plan put in place to prevent any damage to his home. Japanese Knotweed is a problematic weed, renowned for causing structural damages, interfering with drain pipes and growing into small cracks or joints where it can expand and break them.
It is most commonly found near railway locations as it was traditionally used to support railway embankments and its surroundings. In this particular case, it originated from Network Rail Infrastructure’s railway at the back of Mr Davies’ property.
