Japanese knotweed spreads rapidly during summer when its bamboo-like stems emerge from rhizomes concealed deep underground.
It can grow to over three metres in height and can be identified by its creamy white flowers, bamboo-like stems and shovel shaped green leaves.
This is Money spoke to Mark Montaldo, of CEL Solicitors, a firm specialising in Japanese knotweed encroachment and David Hollingworth, associate director of L&C mortgages, for their advice for someone in your situation.
What are we legally obliged to do?
Montaldo replies: If you suspect you have Japanese knotweed then you should look to instruct a knotweed treatment specialist to assess whether it is present.
My mortgage deal is about to end and I need to remortgage: I ve done my flat up since buying - will this affect what I can borrow?
When you remortgage and switch lender, a new mortgage valuation will be carried out which may change the loan-to-value of your loan
Because you ve repaid two years of the loan, you might see your payments fall
A mortgage broker will be able to tell you if you can save by switching lender or if you re better off staying with your existing provider and moving to a new deal