Businessman sells and buys London home 300k luxury houseboat £

A supercar dealer bored with sky high property prices in London traded mortar water by building a luxurious houseboat for £ 300,000.

two rooms floating house Alex Prindiville boasts a stove, granite worktop and hot shower.

But instead of having to pay more than £ 1 million for a similar size flat on St Katherine Docks in East London he paid less than a third the price.

dealer Supercar Alex Prindiville traded a house on land for a luxury boat custom built moored in Docks St Katherine’s of London

the businessman has found a master boat builder in Sheffield who Hand- made a steel vessel with the space and finish to turn his dream into reality.

He was then equipped with a heating to the central jet pressure with “intelligent control”, electric, hot and cold water, dishwasher, washing machine, parquet solid wood and a running skylights.

mooring costs in the region are between £ 9,000 and £ 13,000 per annum, including tax advice. While docked, it will cost you around £ 100 a year for electricity and heating

Alex, 41, said. “I love living by the water and I love great design, but as a businessman, I do not want to pay full price for a dish if a better solution.

spending £ 300,000, Prindiville new home was a fraction of the price of a similar size flat in the same area, which would cost more than £ 1 million

the steel boat hand is kept warm in winter with central heating, but it also has a wood burning stove in the lounge area

The TV area (top left), which is appreciated by owner Alex Prindiville (above right) is in the living room of the boat, which leads to a kitchen and toilet / shower room.

“Why should we pay more than £ 1 million for a dish they use only from Monday to Friday on an inflated market?

And then I had my “moment” eureka. I went a barge would be perfect if I could find a way to turn it into the kind of place I’d be happy to live in ‘.

The contractor is not the only person reluctant to property prices in London and choose a life on the water instead.

Tory MP Johnny Mercer chose to live on his boat when in the capital rather than waste money on an expensive taxpayer rental.

Alex was so happy with his new pad he decided to start selling them under the name Prindiville Navy as a separate company with its supercar brokerage.

measuring 60ft in length and weighing 41 tonnes, the boat Sheffield constructed feels surprisingly spacious with its clearly designed architecture

and with a price tag of £ 300,000, the barges are much cheaper than some of the cars that Alex has sold in recent years. Although with 90bhp, they are not as powerful.

The long 12ft 3in 60ft wide barge weighs 41 tons, has a hand shell Sheffield Keel made from new British high steel content.

It can be configured as a two-bedroom apartment or a bed with a desk and has a living room, galley kitchen and toilet / shower room.

The owners said: “It is perfect for a crash pad weekday or a weekend or holiday retreat. It even works for parents who are considering buying property for their children students because he has not tied to a particular place after three years is in place

Alex added “. Half the time you forget that you are on the water -. except when the sun comes out and you can have a drink on the terrace

‘and the sense of space is phenomenal, a real tribute to the performance of the design.

‘I love my house and think this is the beginning of a revolution of urban life.

“It is perfect for a crash pad weekday or a weekend or holiday retreat. It even works for parents who are considering buying property for their children students because he has not tied to a particular place after three years is up.

source: dailymail.co.uk/travel

Businessman sells and buys London home 300k luxury houseboat £