{"id":30996,"date":"2016-10-21T13:05:22","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T06:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-floating-home-review-its-not-a-floating-apartment-its-just-a-boat\/"},"modified":"2016-10-21T13:29:34","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T06:29:34","slug":"my-floating-home-review-its-not-a-floating-apartment-its-just-a-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-floating-home-review-its-not-a-floating-apartment-its-just-a-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"My Floating Home review: it\u2019s not a \u2018floating apartment\u2019\u2013 it\u2019s just a boat"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nChannel 4 thinks there\u2019s room in our lives for yet another property show. But this show paddles past all that is interesting about life on the waterCan there be room for another property show in our lives? Is there anywhere else to go in this seemingly inexhaustible genre? Channel 4 thinks so. And it should know. This is the channel that has flogged the house-purchase-as-life-changing-journey format since the noughties with relatively few changes. A decade and a half on from their first home inspection, the only thing more inflated than the property market that Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are punting is the laboured sexual chemistry between them (I\u2019d say get a room, but you know they\u2019d only be working out the square footage). George Clarke has all but elbowed out poor old Kevin McCloud as the telly architect of choice, banging on about inspirational builds on Amazing Spaces. Sarah Beeny has been a bit quiet of late, though. (Hang on, Sarah! I have an idea! How to cash in on a post-Brexit property market!) But apparently, we\u2019re not yet sated \u2013 Channel 4 has taken Homes by the Sea a step further with new series My Floating Home.It\u2019s not a bad idea, actually. We\u2019re a nosy bunch, the Brits, endlessly fascinated by other people\u2019s unusual living arrangements. Add to that the draw of living by the sea, which surely tops most people\u2019s fantasy-property list. And, for good measure, throw in another modern obsession \u2013 clever design in small spaces \u2013 and you could be on to a winner. Except that this show misses the interesting stuff, so focused is it on ramping up the novelty factor. I don\u2019t mind the cliches \u2013 \u201csinking dreams\u201d anyone? \u2013 but presenter Mark Evans seems to be constantly surprised at the basic premise of his own show. \u201cIt\u2019s a HOUSE that FLOATS on WATER! A FLOAThome!\u201d Yes, Mark. Your show is called My Floating Home. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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