London Residential Boat Rentals is an information service for residential boat hunters
in London, UK. This site is developed and maintained by Fox-
The content of this website is accurate to the best of our knowledge and based solely on experience.
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Our emails are free to receive and include details of houseboats and liveaboards in the London area as submitted to us by marine landlords and their agents.
Do you own a boat you want to rent out?
You can advertise your residential London boat for free here. Just complete our simple form with your details and attach the profile of your residential boat.
About renting a boat in London to live on
Boat rentals in London are usually pretty hard to find, as until now there has been no central place for landlords to advertise their boats to rent, and demand outstrips supply by a considerable amount.
Boats to rent may be on the Thames, in one of the huge number of London docks, or
on the canal system that holds a huge number of boats -
Boat landlords can sometimes just be looking for a lodger, or could wish to offer their whole boat to let, from one month up to a rolling one year lease. Check the rental details for how long the boat will be available for.
The costs of renting a London houseboat
As with houses or flats, the price of a London boat rental can vary hugely. Expect to see anything from rooms for £500pcm and up, to whole boats for around £4,000pcm. As a tenant of a London livaboard, you may also be liable for additional costs such as: water, electricity, heating fuel, council tax, and any repairs due to your actions (e.g. Damage to water pumps caused by allowing the water tanks to run dry).
Overall, the costs of living on a boat in London are comparable to living in a flat
in the capital -
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Living on a boat is the ‘in’ thing. See this article from The Times.