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36 minutes ago, dmr said:

The laws relating to canals, residence, and council tax on boats are not always well defined, for example different councils take different views on council tax. A solicitor will cost you money and not give a definitive answer, and a court case will be even morey expensive. Apply to CRT for a mooring and if thats granted then let your daughter "spend a lot of time on the boat but not live on it", thats what everybody else does, and go for a nice big cruise a couple of times each year.

 

....................Dave

and if you read the terms then even if CRT grant permission they can withdraw that at any time in the future, living on boats is not like living in houses.

 

...............Dave

Thanks this sounds like sound advice

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22 hours ago, Athy said:

Welcome, Carol.

If the Canal & River Trust allow you to (you'll have to ask them), quite possibly - but you will have to pay a mooring fee even though the boat is beside your land. This is iniquitous but it's the rule. Also you will have to license and insure the boat.

Which canal goes through Hatfield?

no canal in hatfield, that is where I work,  just being careful, Grand Union

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21 hours ago, David Mack said:

 

Not so. If you look at the document you linked to in post 5 you can see there is provision for the boat owner to apply for an end of garden mooring against someone else's land, with a letter of agreement from the landowner.

In the OP's case, if the parent owns (and licences) the boat then it is a straightforward EoG mooring application, and CRT doesn't need to know anything about the daughter living aboard. If the daughter owns and licenses the boat, then she should apply for the mooring with a letter of agreement from the parent as landowner. Since the daughter will presumably be using the parent's address as her home address, then again there is no need to mention that she lives aboard.

If the OP is a single parent and/or on benefits, then the daughter using the same address may lead to loss of Council Tax single person discount or affect benefits. If that should happen the OP would need to argue that the daughter does not live with her, just uses the same address. I believe others in a similar position have argued this successfully, although I can't quote specific cases.

 

Thank you so much David it is proving so complex, do you know of any solicitors who deal specifically with this type of problem but not related to CRT?

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22 hours ago, Stilllearning said:

Welcome to the forum. Others know more than me, but here’s a start.

I think the first thing to do is to contact CRT and talk to them about End Of Garden moorings and regulations. It won’t be free, by the way. 

Thanks for this

22 hours ago, doratheexplorer said:

Assuming it's a CRT canal, you need their permission.  Typically they will agree and charge you half of the going rate for moorings in the area.

Thanks

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I live next to a canal, can I moor a boat at the end of my garden for my daughter to live on?