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Homeowners swap houses for narrowboats to cut costs and seek change

Ken Tracey, Andy Brown, Ken Marshall and Eric Wilson describe life on narrowboats after moving from houses to the water.

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Ken Tracey standing by the doors of his blue and white narrow boat. He is bald, wearing glasses and a blue top and jeans. There are buildings in the background.

Ken Tracey sold his house in 2022 and now lives on a boat, joining a growing number of people who have swapped homes for narrowboats in an effort to cut costs. The BBC visited the waterside in Leeds to find out how the move has worked out for some of them.

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The cost of living crisis is well documented and for many people a mortgage is a millstone around their necks - but a growing number have chosen to cut costs by swapping their houses for a narrowboat.

The BBC took to the waterside in Leeds to find out how it's worked out for some of them.

Why did Ken Tracey sell his house?

Ken Tracey, 57, sold his house in Suffolk in 2022, citing the need for

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