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accommodationLiving in a van or car in the UK: the real costs, where you can legally sleep, and the free-vehicle myth
A van can drop your housing cost to under £300 a month — but "free van living" is mostly a myth, and the cheap version runs on a thin line of legality most people only learn after a 2am knock on the window. Here's what it actually costs, where you can sleep, and the rules that keep it legal.
13 Jun 20265 min read
accommodationLiving on a boat in the UK: the real costs, the free moorings myth, and how people do it for £400 a month
A narrowboat can house you for a third of London rent — but "free living afloat" is mostly a myth, and the cheap version has rules most people learn the hard way. Here's what it actually costs, where the free bits genuinely exist, and the licence that makes or breaks the budget.
13 Jun 20264 min read