Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 33907

Houseboats: Security of Tenure

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025

Question

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

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

Emma Hardy
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...

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