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Rhyl Journal
18-07-2025
- Business
- Rhyl Journal
Warning as mortgage rejected due to Japanese knotweed plant
Property expert Terry Fisher, from is urging potential buyers to also check neighbouring gardens to see if they are overgrown. It comes as a Reddit user recently shared how they had their mortgage rejected based on Japanese Knotweed. The original poster wrote: ''No Mortgage because Japanese Knotweed on neighbour's property.' They then explained: 'We've found our perfect first home. Done all the applications and forms, was asked for a Coal Authority Survey, paid that, pre-booked our L2 survey…Mortgage DENIED. 'Because there's Japanese Knotweed in the neighbour's garden.' Some comments pointed out the bank did the poster a favour, due to the invasive plant can cause. Property expert Mr Fisher, from agreed that a neighbouring property could have a bigger impact on the value of a home than many think. He said: 'Japanese knotweed, along with many other species of invasive plants, can cause untold amounts of damage to a property. Costs can quickly spiral into the thousands when it comes to treating it. 'It can severely impact the value of your property. And it's called 'invasive' for a reason, due to the speed it can spread and grow. 'If it features in a neighbouring property of a home you want to buy, it's definitely cause for alarm.' Japanese knotweed, which was introduced to the UK as an ornamental plant in the nineteenth century, can only be removed with costly specialist treatment. The plant has a reputation for causing damage to property and foundations and can derail house purchases. Mr Fisher continued: 'Before you allow yourself to fall in love with a property or sign on the dotted line, take a look at your neighbours' land. Recommended Reading: How to remove Japanese knotweed before you get an ASBO How to get rid of bindweed? Reddit users share advice Expert shares best time to water your plants on a hot day 'If Japanese knotweed is present, I would seriously reconsider the purchase. Of course, a survey should flag risks to your property but the plant can die back and regrow from even the tiniest root. It can be missed. 'You can manage it with a treatment plan and even seek compensation from your neighbours if it does breach onto your land. 'But if you don't get a grip of the issue, you could be faced with costly repairs, pricey professional removal and further costs if it spreads from your land to other properties.'
Leader Live
18-07-2025
- Business
- Leader Live
Warning as mortgage rejected due to Japanese knotweed plant
Property expert Terry Fisher, from is urging potential buyers to also check neighbouring gardens to see if they are overgrown. It comes as a Reddit user recently shared how they had their mortgage rejected based on Japanese Knotweed. The original poster wrote: ''No Mortgage because Japanese Knotweed on neighbour's property.' They then explained: 'We've found our perfect first home. Done all the applications and forms, was asked for a Coal Authority Survey, paid that, pre-booked our L2 survey…Mortgage DENIED. 'Because there's Japanese Knotweed in the neighbour's garden.' Some comments pointed out the bank did the poster a favour, due to the invasive plant can cause. Property expert Mr Fisher, from agreed that a neighbouring property could have a bigger impact on the value of a home than many think. He said: 'Japanese knotweed, along with many other species of invasive plants, can cause untold amounts of damage to a property. Costs can quickly spiral into the thousands when it comes to treating it. 'It can severely impact the value of your property. And it's called 'invasive' for a reason, due to the speed it can spread and grow. 'If it features in a neighbouring property of a home you want to buy, it's definitely cause for alarm.' Japanese knotweed, which was introduced to the UK as an ornamental plant in the nineteenth century, can only be removed with costly specialist treatment. The plant has a reputation for causing damage to property and foundations and can derail house purchases. Mr Fisher continued: 'Before you allow yourself to fall in love with a property or sign on the dotted line, take a look at your neighbours' land. Recommended Reading: How to remove Japanese knotweed before you get an ASBO How to get rid of bindweed? Reddit users share advice Expert shares best time to water your plants on a hot day 'If Japanese knotweed is present, I would seriously reconsider the purchase. Of course, a survey should flag risks to your property but the plant can die back and regrow from even the tiniest root. It can be missed. 'You can manage it with a treatment plan and even seek compensation from your neighbours if it does breach onto your land. 'But if you don't get a grip of the issue, you could be faced with costly repairs, pricey professional removal and further costs if it spreads from your land to other properties.'
North Wales Chronicle
18-07-2025
- Business
- North Wales Chronicle
Warning as mortgage rejected due to Japanese knotweed plant
Property expert Terry Fisher, from is urging potential buyers to also check neighbouring gardens to see if they are overgrown. It comes as a Reddit user recently shared how they had their mortgage rejected based on Japanese Knotweed. The original poster wrote: ''No Mortgage because Japanese Knotweed on neighbour's property.' They then explained: 'We've found our perfect first home. Done all the applications and forms, was asked for a Coal Authority Survey, paid that, pre-booked our L2 survey…Mortgage DENIED. 'Because there's Japanese Knotweed in the neighbour's garden.' Some comments pointed out the bank did the poster a favour, due to the invasive plant can cause. Property expert Mr Fisher, from agreed that a neighbouring property could have a bigger impact on the value of a home than many think. He said: 'Japanese knotweed, along with many other species of invasive plants, can cause untold amounts of damage to a property. Costs can quickly spiral into the thousands when it comes to treating it. 'It can severely impact the value of your property. And it's called 'invasive' for a reason, due to the speed it can spread and grow. 'If it features in a neighbouring property of a home you want to buy, it's definitely cause for alarm.' Japanese knotweed, which was introduced to the UK as an ornamental plant in the nineteenth century, can only be removed with costly specialist treatment. The plant has a reputation for causing damage to property and foundations and can derail house purchases. Mr Fisher continued: 'Before you allow yourself to fall in love with a property or sign on the dotted line, take a look at your neighbours' land. Recommended Reading: How to remove Japanese knotweed before you get an ASBO How to get rid of bindweed? Reddit users share advice Expert shares best time to water your plants on a hot day 'If Japanese knotweed is present, I would seriously reconsider the purchase. Of course, a survey should flag risks to your property but the plant can die back and regrow from even the tiniest root. It can be missed. 'You can manage it with a treatment plan and even seek compensation from your neighbours if it does breach onto your land. 'But if you don't get a grip of the issue, you could be faced with costly repairs, pricey professional removal and further costs if it spreads from your land to other properties.'
Daily Mirror
27-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
UK's most senior female police officer stalked by 80-year-old pensioner
Met Police Assistant Commissioner Pippa Mills told magistrates how Richard Jackson's harassment gave her "sleepless nights" and left her fearful to go to work at New Scotland Yard Britain's most senior female police officer has told of her stalker hell at the hands of a pensioner. Pippa Mills, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said she jumps each time the doorbell rings. She also told how she is left petrified when the letterbox goes after being targeted by 80-year-old Richard Jackson. He began contacting Ms Mills in 2021 when she was Chief Constable of West Mercia Police - the force he has a 21-year grievance against. But the harassment continued after she moved to New Scotland Yard in 2023. Magistrates in Worcester were told he has twice been caught loitering outside the Met's central London HQ. In a victim impact statement Ms Mills said: 'It's literally giving me sleepless nights. I dread walking from the station to New Scotland Yard and back in the evening. I'm hyper vigilant." 'This has had a big impact on my lifestyle including me feeling unsafe in my home in case he finds out where I live. 'I jump if the doorbell goes. It feels very personal. I feel it would not be happening in these circumstances to a male colleague." Magistrates sad they believed Jackson's actions did amount to stalking and issued a two-year Stalking Protection Order. As part of the order he is prohibited from attending New Scotland Yard unless he has an appointment and cannot contact Ms Mills in any way. Jackson, of Bishampton, Worcs, has previously been slapped with an ASBO for assaulting a neighbour following an 18-year dispute. He has also regularly appeared outside courts wearing a placard accusing police of corruption. Ms Mills was hired to restore Scotland Yard's battered reputation after the Sarah Everard scandal. She was given the title of Assistant Commissioner for 'trust and legitimacy', on a salary of £216,000.
Metro
17-06-2025
- Business
- Metro
Woman handed 'Asbo' for parking bus outside her home after neighbours complained
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A woman who parked a double-decker bus on her drive to turn it into a cafe is being forced to move it after her neighbours complained. Wendy Salmon put the vehicle outside her home at the end of her leafy cul-de-sac in a Surrey street temporarily to renovate it – but has now been given an 'ASBO' type order and told to remove it after neighbours said it 'ruins the ambience'. She has accused neighbours of 'rallying' the others on the street against her by complaining it was an eyesore. And despite the council accepting she was 'not breaking any laws', she has been hit with a CPN, formerly known as an ASBO, and ordered to remove it by June 20 following a bitter two-year legal battle. Mother-of-two Wendy, 55, who runs a pub, described the situation as 'ridiculous' and accused neighbours of being 'curtain twitchers' who 'act like they own the street.' She said: 'The wording of the CPN was that it was 'upsetting the ambience of the local area'. Now no one speaks to me. All my neighbours completely ignore me.' Wendy said she's being treated like a 'criminal' even though she has 'never committed a crime in her life'. 'The whole thing is just ridiculous. There is no way it is impacting or bothering them. It is just snobbery, pure and simple.' The street in Camberley is lined with four-bedroom detached properties with an average house price of around £600k. Wendy's house is at the end of the cul-de-sac, and she said her drive was out of the view of most of the residents who complained. Problems started in March 2023 when she bought the Dennis double-decker bus for £6,000 from a friend's brother and parked it in her private driveway to renovate it. Wendy had planned to convert the bus into a bar or cafe to offer private parties and events. 'I wanted this to be an investment for my children, giving them an opportunity to work for themselves as they both have a passion for food,' she added. 'Within 15 minutes of it being parked, the man next door appeared to ask if it was a permanent fixture. Within another hour he returned to say that there would be complaints. Over the next few days, his wife spoke to me and asked various questions. I told her that I was renovating the bus and that I hoped it would be completed in three months.' The bus was then reported as 'abandoned', which resulted in a visit from a member of Surrey Heath Borough Council's Corporate Enforcement Department. The council initially confirmed via email that there are no planning restrictions and that no further action would be taken. However, two weeks later, the council contacted Wendy to say that a further complaint had been received from another neighbour, whom she claims is a 'friend' of the initial complainant. Wendy received an email from the council advising her to SORN the vehicle and complete the renovation as soon as possible. She added: 'Yet a few months later, I received a Community Protection Warning (CPW) from the council. It said that if I can't comply with the order, I could get a fixed penalty notice, be prosecuted, or the bus could be destroyed or disposed of. 'A few months after this, the CPN arrived. I had no choice but to appeal.' Wendy said limited funds meant she had to represent herself in court, and she reluctantly dropped the appeal after getting the wording of the CPN changed. More Trending She added: We went in front of the judge, I explained that the only reason I was dropping the appeal was because it was making me ill, with my family, including my 79-year-old father, having been bullied by my neighbours. 'I don't know what the future holds, but I do not like my previously loved home, I don't want to leave the house as I feel bullied, neighbours no longer speak to me or my partner. 'I have had over a year of sleepless nights, stress and anxiety. My dream of restoring the bus is no longer something that I want to do. It is the council and my neighbour who have upset the ambience in the local area, not me.' Surrey Heath Council said in a statement: 'We are unable to comment on this case at present.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Major UK high street bank could be put up for sale MORE: Full list of 29 home goods chain store locations closing this fall amid bankruptcy MORE: Trump launches his own mobile network with a $499 gold phone
