Environet’s latest analysis shows Bristol remains the UK’s highest-density hotspot for Japanese knotweed for a second consecutive year, with Merseyside and Greater London also ranking highly. The article highlights the plant’s widespread presence across the UK and its potential to reduce property values and create significant economic costs.
LEASE has combined its lease length checker and lease extension calculator into a single online tool for leaseholders in England and Wales. The service is intended to help users assess remaining lease term, estimate extension costs and understand next steps, with LEASE highlighting that many owners only become aware of lease length issues when selling, remortgaging or extending.
A Radix Big Tent Housing Commission report argues that encouraging older homeowners to “rightsize” could release up to 870,000 homes into the market. It proposes a later-life stamp duty relief, alongside more specialist housing and age-friendly design, to reduce barriers to moving in later life.
