Originally published February 2018. Updated September 2018. Further updated in February 2020.
In the County Court case of Waistell v Network Rail (2017), Network Rail was ordered to pay compensation to two home owners whose properties backed on to Network Rail land which was rife with Japanese knotweed. This case potentially opens the way for claims against owners of land containing Japanese knotweed and to property professionals advising them.

LPA 67 was updated in September 2018 following the Court of Appeal’s decision.
LPA 67 was further updated 12th February 2020 – Property Care Association added as a source of information