{"id":52720,"date":"2017-04-24T15:56:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T08:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/canals-offer-alternative-to-london-property-ladder\/"},"modified":"2017-04-24T16:02:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T09:02:57","slug":"canals-offer-alternative-to-london-property-ladder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/canals-offer-alternative-to-london-property-ladder\/","title":{"rendered":"Canals offer alternative to London property ladder"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe capital\u2019s waterways give a growing number of residents affordable berthsRichard Hagan knows exactly why he likes living on a narrowboat on London\u2019s canals. \u201cIt\u2019s the sense of community. You can ask anybody around you, at any particular time, for anything, and they will happily help you out.\u201dThe 32-year-old South African bought his 36ft-narrowboat six years ago for \u00a314,000 as a way out of London\u2019s rental trap. \u201cMy parents cashed in some shares and gave me the money to buy outright. I went from paying \u00a380 a week in rent and sharing a room with a friend in Finsbury Park to having my own place.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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