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No disrespect at all! I'd love to say that I live in something palatial but no, just a two bed in West London. That's the going (extortionate) rate. Double glazing and doors that close properly not included. From a purely cynical financial point of view at £6000 I'd be 'up' after 4 months. I'd be CCing as I agree about the mooring fees. Just another money making opportunity for investors. Something I'd rather be rid of. But above all else this is a definite lifestyle decision, with all its unique advantages and disadvantages. Its not a 'floating apartment' as lots of the adverts like to claim. And its a life I think I could enjoy!

Ok, so I've only been here for 5 minutes and I'm resurrecting an old(ish) thread! Just wanted to reiterate previous thanks for everyone's calculations, I'm currently pricing up CC'ing as an option for the next chapter of my life and this is very reassuring. As a land lubber my current rent is £1750 (yep!), with no room to maneuver and no way of saving I'm caught in a trap. The boat would have to be financed but even if I can get my monthly expenditure to be around my current rent then I have to be onto a winner, even with some unexpected costs. Plus once the boat is paid off then its everyone off to the Bahamas! Is there any way to make a thread like this 'sticky'? Thanks guys! John

Thanks for the reply @Peter X Sounds good! Yeah, I'll build up a plan before diving in. I'm thinking of around March as a target to get afloat. I imagine that boat prices go up a bit in summer as the nice weather come around?

Hi! I'm John, no boat yet but contemplating CCing The Grand Union.... I work in Central London and as such pay huge amounts of rent. I know it's not 'cheaper' to live in a boat (though all the calculations I've seen so far suggest it might be - a bit) but I like the idea that at least it would be MY boat! I'm a hands on kind of chap, prefer fixing things myself and quite like roughing it a bit. The short showers don't scare me