Wow! What an overwhelming respinse so quickly! Thanks everyone
What is an "unofficial liveaboard"? Basically just mooring up with the land owners permission but without telling EA or anyone and hoping nobody notices or complains? I'm in no rush at all, this is all just theory at the moment. Basically I'm fed up with renting and want to have my own place, however as a freelancer I know I won't be in Surrey forever and my girlfriend and I eventually would like to move to London. So I'm looking to buy a sailaway and doing it up to a really high spec and when the move to London comes we can just sail on down and move my perfect home wherever I need to be. I appreciate it's really not that simple, but I have plenty of time to get on waiting lists and plan everything properly. So let me get tis straight, it is possible, allbeit a challange, I'd pay 50% of a local residential mooring fee to EA? so say £3,500 annually, then which type of license would I need for being on the thames? is that legally all I'd need, then add whatever the land owner wants? Thanks for all the responses so far! Much appreciated