Wow, living on the canal never been more attractive.

[nealeST]

sorry, I can’t paste the article in…too many adverts but now living aboard the Regents Canal finally matches London average house price. Because after all living in a boat is exactly the same as a house isn’t it? Especially when it can only be used as a second home…
 

https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/14/a-london-houseboat-gone-market-600-000-20111708/

Edited January 15 by nealeST
Tried to alter the type size?

[BoatinglifeupNorth]

If I lived in London and had that much money to spend, I’d buy a remote place in Northumberland for a third of the price and never go to back to London again.

[mrsmelly]

21 minutes ago, BoatinglifeupNorth said:

If I lived in London and had that much money to spend, I’d buy a remote place in Northumberland for a third of the price and never go to back to London again.

I went to England for the first time in 2 years last week for a few days. I ain't going again in a hurry. Saw one of grandsons tiny over priced terraced house in Hampshire and braved the traffic. Very pleased to get back to my much cheaper detached house in beautiful west Wales.

[Ewan123]

Here's the Rightmove advert: 2 bedroom house boat for sale in The Mothership, NW1 (rightmove.co.uk)

Given the location and transferrable private mooring (albeit with mooring fees of £12,990 per year), the price tag isn't particularly surprising. This is more a reflection of what a well-presented, novel and interesting property can fetch in central London; near Primrose Hill, in Camden Town, on the edge of Regent's Park... it's a highly desirable (and costly) location.

[Graham Davis]

That's fugly!

[IanD]

1 hour ago, Ewan123 said:

Here's the Rightmove advert: 2 bedroom house boat for sale in The Mothership, NW1 (rightmove.co.uk)

Given the location and transferrable private mooring (albeit with mooring fees of £12,990 per year), the price tag isn't particularly surprising. This is more a reflection of what a well-presented, novel and interesting property can fetch in central London; near Primrose Hill, in Camden Town, on the edge of Regent's Park... it's a highly desirable (and costly) location.

If I understand the blurb correctly, it can't be used as a full-time primary residence.

 

And it's a houseboat -- no propulsion, can't go anywhere -- but it's narrow (and on a big basin on a wide canal). Makes no sense, if you're never going to move it (no engine!) surely a wideboat would be far better for living on?

 

It's all about location, location, location -- dead handy for events at Cecil Sharp House, though I somehow doubt a buyer with £600k to spare for a second home is likely to be a folkie... 😉

Edited January 16 by IanD

[matty40s]

Imagine trying to sit outside enjoying the afternoon sun with thousands of tourists walking above you on the zoo bridge...

[robtheplod]

id go for this with the same money....

 

8 bedroom detached house for sale in Dolphin House, Braes, Ullapool, IV26 2SZ, IV26 (rightmove.co.uk)

[matty40s]

20 minutes ago, robtheplod said:

id go for this with the same money....

 

8 bedroom detached house for sale in Dolphin House, Braes, Ullapool, IV26 2SZ, IV26 (rightmove.co.uk)

So would I!!

[cheesegas]

5 hours ago, robtheplod said:

id go for this with the same money....

 

8 bedroom detached house for sale in Dolphin House, Braes, Ullapool, IV26 2SZ, IV26 (rightmove.co.uk)

Only 21 miles to the nearest station...I think most of those who choose to live near civilisation do so for work reasons (like myself), it makes the commute a little longer, being in a remote town!

[magnetman]

Those narrow "houseboat" things in Regents park are awful. No privacy whatsoever because the windows are far too large. Yes I know the light is nice but those things are truly dreadful. Horrid but then I like Boats. 

 

 

 

[Ken X]

2 hours ago, magnetman said:

Those narrow "houseboat" things in Regents park are awful. No privacy whatsoever because the windows are far too large. Yes I know the light is nice but those things are truly dreadful. Horrid but then I like Boats. 

 

 

 

Handy for the Chinese Restaurant though.🙂