A 35-year-old Londoner who is battling rising rent moves onto a boat

High housing prices in big cities provide substantial challenges for many urban inhabitants, who often hunt for inexpensive homes or want to split costs with others to lighten their rent obligations. This isn’t always possible, however. This problem is shown by a case from England when a lady faced with rising rents made an unusual decision and left her home to live on a boat rather than finding a renter.

She recently gave some insight into the difficulties of living on a boat. Reports claim that 35-year-old Laura Woodley often posts updates on her yacht, the “May Moon,” on social media. When Laura lived in London in the past, she had to make a big choice due to the problem of increasing rent. She made the decision to adopt a similar narrow boat lifestyle after realizing that many Londoners choose to live on canal boats or in other types of narrow boats.

Laura made an investment by borrowing money to buy a boat. She bought the boat in Northampton and set off towards London, a distance of 96 kilometers. Her isolation on the boat continued for another week after the nation went into lockdown. Although it was difficult, Laura said she was able to handle the circumstance. She said that her monthly loan payment is Rs. 65,000 and that she intends to pay off her debt entirely by the year 2025.

Laura has a number of additional expenditures related to living aboard a yacht in addition to her monthly loan payment. For a boat license to utilize the canal and river, she must pay Rs 6,000. She noted that although she sometimes does her washing and bathing at her friends’ homes, she sometimes needs to pay for laundry services. She also need wood and coal to stay warm, and dumping the toilet waste adds another Rs 19,000 to the monthly expenditure. Toilet problems are especially difficult for Laura. Additionally, she spends a lot of money on eating expenditures.

“I found myself attracted to the notion more and more after investing a significant amount of time in internet research and viewing movies about the experience of living aboard a boat. I grew more interested in it as I learned more about it. Finally, I made the decision to borrow money and buy a narrowboat so I could personally check it out,” Laura told a media outlet.

Moving when COVID-19 was under lockdown was certainly difficult. I had to pick up a lot of new skills and develop my independence since I was cut off from my friends and family. But this difficult trip has really increased my self-assurance and independence,” she said.

Laura said, “I began sharing my narrowboat life on Instagram and TikTok to connect with others who have similar interests. Even while I truly like living aboard a boat, it’s vital to note that not everyone would appreciate it.