‘‘He built it for us in about three months on the back lot of a film studio nearby. • Modern houseboats are the new dream homesIf you don’t have a mate building film sets, what then? The ten freehold moorings at the estate cost from £235,000 for a one-bedroom houseboat with a ten-year mooring. According to Red Paxton, Silverlake’s chief executive, the new super-insulated houseboats can be less draughty than many houses. “Our houseboats avoid this by floating 60cm above the surface, and have thick, high-performance insulation and double glazing.”Not everyone yearns for something so practical.
