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A knotty problem

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; 22 October 2005, 226-228(3)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Examines the developer's nightmare, Japanese Knotweed, a plant that caused a three-year delay in a Hampshire road-construction project and has been discovered on the future Olympics site in East London. Covers the identification of Japanese knotweed, site assessment and ways of avoiding the problem. Considers the current law in respect of this hazard, the legal and practical positions, landlord and tenant issues and the contamination of neighbouring land. Lists key aspects of the Environment Agency's code of practice.
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Examines the developer's nightmare, Japanese Knotweed, a plant that caused a three-year delay in a Hampshire road-construction project and has been discovered on the future Olympics site in East London. Covers the identification of Japanese knotweed, site assessment and ways of avoiding the problem. Considers the current law in respect of this hazard, the legal and practical positions, landlord and tenant issues and the contamination of neighbouring land. Lists key aspects of the Environment Agency's code of practice.