Invasive plant specialists Environet have warned that bamboo infestations are costing homebuyers 'thousands of pounds to remedy after they’ve moved in'.
Bamboo might be a nice plant to look at, and may even give your Scottish garden a faintly exotic vibe, but potential property purchasers are being warned against buying houses with a bamboo "infestation".
Environet say it's had a 50 percent annual increase in enquiries for bamboo removal relating to property transactions in the last six months compared to the same period in 2023 - a huge spike. A further 26 percent would opt to negotiate a discount on the property price to reflect the cost of having the plant professionally removed themselves, after they move in.
In March 2024, a first-time buyer explained how they'd pulled out of a house sale after spotting the "red flag" plant in the garden. In a statement, Environet Director Emily Grant said: “Nobody wants to inherit a stressful and expensive issue when they buy a property, but this is frequently happening with bamboo as there is no legal framework to protect buyers, as there is for Japanese knotweed.
"In addition to potential damage to their own property and garden, buyers need to consider the risk of a legal case from a neighbour if the bamboo encroaches into their property.”
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