Houseboats
Lords · Question HL4983 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
To ask His Majesty's Government what legislation protects boat dwellers whose boat is their only home; and whether any additional legal protections for those individuals have been introduced in the last 25 years, and if so, which.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 25 Feb 2025
A boat owner will require the agreement of the mooring owner to moor their vessel. The terms of the agreement issued by the mooring owner must comply with the unfair terms in consumer contracts requirements in the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Boat owners wit...