Top 5 Ways to Ruin Your Summer – Garden Plants That Could Destroy £25k Off Your Home’s Value
A well-kept garden with beautiful plants is a definite plus if you’re planning on selling your property in the near future. However, the presence of some plants in the garden could be having the opposite effect to this. Certain plants could be causing damage to your property, reducing the value of your property, and could even put buyers off altogether.
If you don’t want to ruin your summer and end up losing thousands in your property value, there are some plants that you need to tackle. If you have any of these plants in your garden, it’s important to take action before putting your home on the market.
Below, gardening expert, Fiona Jenkins from MyJobQuote.co.uk goes through the five plants that could reduce your property value the most.
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed is a bamboo-like plant structure with red shoots and shovel-shaped leaves. The Japanese Knotweed plant can grow up to around three metres tall and can burrow up to around 20 metres underground.
The underground roots can weaken foundations and destroy pipework, making it very dangerous to have close to your home. If you notice Japanese Knotweed near your home, you’ll need to take immediate action. It can be extremely difficult to get rid of and professional help is required to ensure it is removed properly. On average Japanese Knotweed can knock around £25k off your home’s value!
English Ivy
Ivy may look very attractive on your home. However, ivy can often be damaging. It can attack the walls of your home, making its way through cracks and penetrating the mortar. This can lead to some serious problems with damp and could cause some hefty leaks.
English Ivy can be peeled away by hand but it’s important to wear gloves to avoid irritation. The roots can be killed or removed relatively easily as a DIY job.
Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed is an invasive plant with thick purple-spotted stems and white umbrella-shaped flowers. This plant is often found near ponds. The sap of this plant is phototoxic – This means it can cause severe burns to the skin in sunlight.
Although it doesn’t cause any damage to your property, it can cost a hefty amount to remove – around £15,000 on average. With this in mind, the presence of this plant in your garden could lead buyers to seek a lower price for the property.
Poplar Trees
Trees are a brilliant addition to any garden as they offer shade and beauty. However, if you have large trees in the garden like Poplar trees, these will produce large roots underneath the garden. If these are close to your home, this could cause structural problems.
So if you have large trees like this in the garden, this could result in a reduced property price.
Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam is an aggressive pink flowering shrub. This plant can have a very significant effect on the local ecosystem so it’s important that you keep it in check. It can become very overwhelming if you don’t keep on top of it.
If you allow this plant to spread into neighbouring properties, this could be an offence and you may end up facing a hefty fine.
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