Five To View: Houseboats

So that’s it: summer appears to have gone for another year, before it even really arrived.

I say this after having been absolutely drenched twice yesterday – once on the way into work and again on the way home – followed by an evening of listening to relentless rain lashing against the windows.

Not surprisingly, the expression ‘batten down the hatches’ has subsequently been at the forefront of my mind.

So it got me to thinking, to coin a Carrie Bradshaw phrase, what would it be like to actually live in a houseboat during wintery weather like this?

I imagine it to be rather romantic, all cosied up and battened down against the elements – although I’m willing to concede that the reality may be somewhat different, particularly in gale-force winds.

But a fantasy’s a fantasy, so for this week’s Five to View, welcome to the wonderful world of floating homes that is houseboats.

(Click on pics for full property details)

1. Cadogan Pier, London SW3
£1,000,000

2. Taggs Island, Hampton. Middlesex
£485,000

3. Victoria Steps Quay, Brentford, Middlesex
£465,000

4. Chertsey, Surrey
£349,950

5. Southall, Middlesex
£89,995

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