“We decided to buy a houseboat and live on the river, enjoying the tranquility of our floating home.”

“Unable to answer this question, I unmoored my houseboat and set off round England's waterways, in search of happiness.”

“Until the legal wrangles are resolved, the houseboat residents are paying their rent directly into a bank account.”

“It's home to about 2,000 houseboats, nearly 400 of them in a rental fleet and the rest privately owned, many in joint ownership.”

“The bizarre drama happened in February on the banks of the Thames near Windsor, where the one-time friends both moored their houseboats.”

“University students in a rowing boat were put in danger, and houseboats were set rocking so violently that one damaged its moorings.”