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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/money-saving-tips/11735888/Living-on-a-houseboat-a-cheap-housing-alternative.html

 

It reads like a load of tosh from the very first sentence. All very amusing except these articles simply add fuel to a difficult situation.


The most ridiculous bit? The cost estimates, eg. "Fuel, maintenance and pumping out: £100-£200 a year"

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These articles seem to be coming increasingly frequently and the journalism is becoming ever more lazy. They tend to hint at downsides such as emptying toilets and being cold but usually fail to mention the main difficulty which continuous cruisers face when tied to one area - namely the enforcement approach of CRT.

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I wonder at what point the renters realised what a bad idea it may have been to let the trust/world know that they are renting!

 

First rule about London boat renting, you don't talk about London boat renting.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/money-saving-tips/11735888/Living-on-a-houseboat-a-cheap-housing-alternative.html

 

It reads like a load of tosh from the very first sentence. All very amusing except these articles simply add fuel to a difficult situation.

The most ridiculous bit? The cost estimates, eg. "Fuel, maintenance and pumping out: £100-£200 a year"

Nah, it's just a typo, they missed off a zero on the numbers. I used a hundred quid's worth of diesel in the engine last year, and mine's a houseboat, Unless they mean each, of course. ;-)

 

ETA, they seem to have a problem with non-working number keys "Otherwise home mooring, typically in privately owned marinas, varies depending on your boat size and the location, but can cost more than £2,000 a year." If you're in Central London, there's definitely a digit missing there. £12,000 or even £20,000 would be closer.

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Third party insurance from £200 ? Renters so surely BSS is not their problem What fuel do they use Gas? Electric assuming they have hook up.

Obviously no heating system.

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Met them earlier this year just as they were moving off their winter mooring at Victoria Park. They clearly knew very little about the requirements of CC. They were heading for Paddington Basin where they expected to find a space and would stay for some time. They have obviously not moved very far from central London - whether than constitutes bona fide navigation depends on your point of view, I guess, but they had not heard about that factor . . .

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These articles seem to be coming increasingly frequently and the journalism is becoming ever more lazy. They tend to hint at downsides such as emptying toilets and being cold but usually fail to mention the main difficulty which continuous cruisers face when tied to one area - namely the enforcement approach of CRT.

I'm a bit confused. Surely if tied to one area then one can't be s continuous cruiser

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/money-saving-tips/11735888/Living-on-a-houseboat-a-cheap-housing-alternative.html

 

It reads like a load of tosh from the very first sentence. All very amusing except these articles simply add fuel to a difficult situation.

The most ridiculous bit? The cost estimates, eg. "Fuel, maintenance and pumping out: £100-£200 a year"

 

Its horrendous!

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Maybe this couple's fuel and maintenance bills are low because they hardly ever use the engine? Also, if you don't move a boat you're unlikely to scrape the paint or blacking. Pumpout costs could be low in London if they're out a lot working or visiting friends in bricks and mortar, or taking part in the many weird and wonderful evening entertainment options that exist. Buildings have toilets, and London has a LOT of buildings.

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'It's a fun life -I'm not a watery hobo'

Another (posher) view of London boat life:

 

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jul/29/ten-years-living-on-a-boat-its-a-fun-life-im-not-a-watery-hobo

 

That's doing it in proper style with a well maintained boat and not breaking the rules, excellent. The side artice gives another balanced prospective too: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/23/london-houseboat-slum-rents-barge

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