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In London, a houseboat used to be the affordable option. Not anymore

A houseboat on the Bloomfield Road Moorings of Regent’s Canal, in London’s Little Venice district. There are more than 4,000 residential boats on London’s waterways – a huge increase over the past decade. The glut is being “driven by the housing crisis and cost of living in London,” says one local official.  (Jeremie Souteyrat/The New York Times)

A new wave of residential boaters is stretching London's canal support system past its limits. And the costs of living on the water are rising too.

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