See Inside the Luxury Houseboat With Tinted Windows and a Roof Terrace
2 min readThe lower level is spacious enough for two double bedrooms, a shower room, and an open-plan living space, including a kitchen, dining and living area…
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… while the entire upper level is taken up by an outside terrace which is spacious enough for garden furniture, a barbecue, water toys, and deck chairs.
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Kev Draper, the managing director at the floating home’s development company, Float8, said the outside terrace was the “bonus point” of the houseboat.
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The floating home also has floor-to-ceiling, tinted windows for privacy.
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As one of the smaller homes in Float8’s fleet, the houseboat costs upwards of £175,000, or around $223,000.
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But the developer also boasts several other models, including the Float6 which costs around £215,000, or $274,000, and has space for up to three bedrooms and six people.
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Draper told Insider that a variety of buyers are interested in purchasing the company’s floating homes, comprising a mix of holidaymakers and people looking for permanent residences. The majority of customers are typically aged between 40 and 50, he added.
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The houseboat can only be used on inland waterways and marinas. Float8 has a show home docked in London’s Canary Wharf, but the company is also looking to to expand to other parts of the UK.
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Draper told Insider that the pandemic had “shaken everybody up” when considering their property purchases, adding that the company has witnessed an uptick in interest in floating homes.
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