More accustomed to selling properties firmly anchored on terra firma, a south Wales auction house is venturing into unexplored waters with its maiden sale of a floating residence - a narrowboat.

Telegraph Money dives into the real cost of buying and living aboard a boat Esther Shaw is a freelance consumer, property and personal finance journalist, who regularly writes for Telegraph Money ...

The rules for council tax on canal boats, house boats and narrow boats is made clear in HMRC's guidance.