Japanese knotweed must be 'controlled and managed'

The infestation of Japanese knotweed must be "controlled and managed" after a three-year trial found the plant cannot be completely eradicated in the short term.

Despite testing 19 different methods to try and control the growth of the plant, the Swansea University study did not find a way of completely removing the plant.

Scott Rees, from Morriston, Swansea, now may have trouble selling his house because of knotweed in his garden, as banks are unwilling to lend when the plant has infested a property.