What Happens If Your Boat Fails Survey?
The phrase "failed survey" causes significant anxiety for both buyers and sellers in the narrowboat market. For buyers, it raises the fear of having found a boat they love only…
Red Flags to Watch for When Viewing a Used Narrowboat
Introduction A narrowboat viewing is your most important opportunity to assess the true condition of a vessel before making a financial commitment. Most buyers, particularly those purchasing their first narrowboat,…
Narrowboats for Sale UK: A Buyer’s Guide
Selling a Narrowboat in the UK: What Owners Need to Know Introduction Selling a narrowboat is an important decision, whether your vessel is based on a canal, river or marina…
What Happens After You Accept an Offer on Your Narrowboat?
Introduction when you Accept an offer on your narrowboat,it is a significant and satisfying moment, but it is also the point at which many sellers discover that the process is…
Should You Accept the First Offer on Your Narrowboat?
Introduction The first offer on your narrowboat tends to arrive at a moment of heightened emotion. You have prepared the boat, listed it, managed viewings and now, finally, a buyer…
How boat brokers handle surveys and negotiations
Introduction For most narrowboat sellers, the survey and negotiation stage of the sales process is the most unfamiliar and, potentially, the most financially consequential. When a buyer commissions a professional…
Can a Boat Broker Get You a Higher Selling Price?
Introduction The claim that using a professional boat broker will get you a higher selling price for your narrowboat is one that sellers hear frequently, but it is worth examining…
Understanding Narrowboat Hull Thickness | The Boat Brokers
Of all the checks carried out during a pre-purchase narrowboat survey, hull thickness readings are the single most important, and yet they are also the most commonly misunderstood by first-time…
The Complete Narrowboat Buying Checklist
Introduction Buying a used narrowboat is one of the most significant purchases most people make, and the number of things that need to be checked, verified and confirmed before completion…
Selling a Canal Boat in Warwickshire: A Complete Seller’s Guide
Introduction Warwickshire sits at a compelling crossroads of the English canal network. The Grand Union Canal runs south from the outskirts of Birmingham through Leamington Spa and Warwick toward London.…