We live on cramped boats to save on soaring rents - the highs & lows for Brits living on water

THEY can endure a constant battle with damp and mould, freezing temperatures at night and having to up sticks to move every two weeks. But increasing numbers of Brits in UK cities, including London and Bristol, are rejecting sky-high rents and shoddy landlords to live on houseboats instead. Canal-based liveaboards are mooring two-deep across London, where the cost of living has become unbearable. Spiritual life coach Rhiannon Faulkner snapped up hers in a bid to save money so she could pay for her talented teenage son’s golf lessons. Mum-of-five Rhiannon, 51, said: “It was literally the cost of renting that forced me to do this. “We were in Berkshire before, paying £1,200 a month for a two-bedroom house. “It’s ridiculous money and you double your outgoings with all the bills. “So I’ve gone up the river. My children think I’m completely mad because I don’t know what I’m doing. Also, I’ve had a lifelong fear of water since falling into a canal when I was a c