Lake liveaboard

[spv737]

This sounds stupid but as its easier to find a pile of rocking horse s**t than find a place to moor a large old boat and liveaboard with full residential status (and get insurance etc etc) then has anyone ever thought about buying land with a lake on it and putting your boat on it? does this exempt you from normal planning permissions etc, just a thought!!! If the lakes big enough you could move it about and have continous cruising status!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Trevethan]

Land with a lake? Not cheap -- be easier to pay off a marina manager. Yiou don't need full residential status -- just set up mailiong address with accommodating friends or family. As lonmg as more than 2 of them live in the same place it doesn't have implications on their council tax etc etc

 

[steve_cronin]

Your lake will just be part of the land which if in categories Ag1 or Ag. 2 will require a "Change of Use" application. This is unlikely to be successful IMO. However if it goes your way they will then hit you with Council Tax.

If the lake were open to a river then British Waterways would become involved and your name entered in the dreaded "Inland Waterways Board Council Tax Register" which is even in these IT days a formidable looking large black book!

Steve Cronin

 

[BSSOffice]

Steve Cronin offerd the view: If the lake were open to a river then British Waterways would become involved and your name entered in the dreaded "Inland Waterways Board Council Tax Register" which is even in these IT days a formidable looking large black book!

No it wouldn't necessarily - BW is not the navigation authority for many miles of canal and even more of river - see www.waterscape.com or www.aina.org.uk

No it does not make enteries into a register

No it does not have a book, black or otherwise

Regards and puzzled

Good advice can be obtained from http://www.waterscape.com/boating/living/ including a moorings locator

 

[steve_cronin]

Ah..perhaps....

.. the long term customer who, that morning, in my office (the only reason that I felt qualified to respond), gave me the information and has been living on a canal boat on the Grand Union for several years was deliberately trying to deceive me or was imagining the scenario I described. Your guess is as good as mine.

Steve Cronin

 

[BSSOffice]

Re: Ah..perhaps....

...mmm well, before making my first posting, I was able to refer to a BW customer services body. Her role is to pass on such advice about what is required for licensing and mooring - and, she is also a live-aboard and has been for many years now. She has no personal experience either of being registered in BW book. There is no question about council tax on the mooring application form either. see here http://tinyurl.com/bmyc4

So I'm still puzzled

 

[steve_cronin]

Re: Ah..perhaps....

When he comes in again I'll investigate.

Steve cronin