The homeowners selling up for a life on the water
The homeowners selling up for a life on the waterImage source, BBC/Nathan TurveyImage caption, Ken Tracey sold his house in 2022 and now lives on a boatBySofía Luis-Hobbs, Nathan Turvey and Fatima Aziz, in LeedsPublished1 minute agoThe cost of living crisis is well documented…
- ▪The homeowners selling up for a life on the waterImage source, BBC/Nathan TurveyImage caption, Ken Tracey sold his house in 2022 and now lives on a boatBySofía Luis-Hobbs, Nathan Turvey and Fatima Aziz, in LeedsPublished1 minute agoThe cost
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| Publication time | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:09:04 GMT |
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The homeowners selling up for a life on the waterImage source, BBC/Nathan TurveyImage caption, Ken Tracey sold his house in 2022 and now lives on a boatBySofía Luis-Hobbs, Nathan Turvey and Fatima Aziz, in LeedsPublished1 minute agoThe cost of living crisis is well documented and for many people a mortgage is a millstone around their necks - but a growing number have chosen to cut costs by swapping their houses for a narrowboat. The BBC took to the waterside in Leeds to find out how it's worked out for some of them.Ken Tracey, 57, sold his house in Suffolk in 2022, citing the need for "a change in life"."The cost of the house, it was really tricky to keep up with everything, keep the payments going," he says."I've not got a mortgage any more, but I own this, so it's safe."However, he…
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