Houseboats: Security of Tenure
Commons · Question 33907 · Tabled 26 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Cadbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rights for residents living on houseboats in permanent moorings in the context of the (a) length and (b) security of their tenure.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 5 Mar 2025
No assessment has been made. Navigation authorities have responsibility for operational matters on their waterways, including setting the terms and conditions of the licences that they issue for the use of permanent moorings. The length and security of te...