After a lengthy warning process, we're sometimes left with no choice but to remove boats from our waterways, even when the boats are peoples’ homes. A number of people have asked us to document the action we take and to publish the court orders we have already obtained. This page does so.
If we know, or there is reasonable likelihood, that a boat is being used as a person’s home, then we don't simply serve notices under Section 8 and Section 13 of the British Waterways Acts 1983 and 1971, respectively, and remove the boat from our waterways.
Instead we'd rather engage in correspondence with the boat owners before then proceeding to serve the statutory notices, which will then not be enforced without the prior sanction of the court. We therefore ask the courts to decide on individual cases and these cases proceed to court unless a prior agreement is reached with the boat owner(s).
Listed below are the details of the cases where we have issued legal proceedings and obtained Court Orders or the parties have reached an agreement since April 2012. We'll continue to add any future Court Orders received once they have been enforced.
Note:
Section 8 of the British Waterways Act 1983 permits us, after giving at least 28 days notice, to remove a craft which is sunk, stranded, abandoned or unlawfully moored on our waterways.
Section 13 of the British Waterways Act 1971 states that it is unlawful to moor or keep any houseboat (defined mainly as any vessel not used for navigation) on our waterways without a valid licence. It further gives us the power to remove or (ultimately) demolish a houseboat if, following proper notice, the owner does not first remove it.
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Index |
Boat Name |
Customer Name |
Court Date |
Court |
Outcome of Court Case |
| 62826 |
Allargando |
Tony Simon and persons unknown |
04/12/2019 | Manchester | Court Order Obtained |
| 61782 |
Ladybird |
Kenneth Hammond |
14/10/2019 | Preston | Court Order Obtained |
| 119236 |
Jaws |
Harry Poole |
10/06/2019 |
Watford |
|
| 525042 |
Made of Crete |
Amy Warnes & persons unknown |
28/05/2019 |
Central London |
|
| 502080 |
Kingfisher |
Deborah Costley |
10/04/2019 |
Central London |
|
| 116710 |
Lapwing II |
Peter Hudicak |
08/02/2019 |
Central London |
|
| 47746 |
Phyllis May |
Mark Longshaw |
15/01/2019 |
Manchester |
|
| 501857 |
The Lady |
Christopher Kinns and 1 other |
03/01/2019 |
Central London |
|
| 72104 |
Phoenix |
Francis Hill and 1 other |
11/12/2018 |
Central London |
|
| 67631 |
Pegasus |
Paul Lloyd |
08/11/2018 |
Chester |
|
| 77730 |
Maryjane & Charlie |
Nicholas Brown |
05/09/2018 |
Central London |
|
| 523029 |
Slipper |
John Marland |
15/08/2018 |
Central London |
|
| 67564 |
Rumpus |
James Leeming |
02/08/2018 |
Birmingham |
|
| 523604 |
Samy J |
Sam Carey and 1 other |
04/05/2018 |
Central London |
|
| 119978 |
Boo |
Svetlomire Stoyanov and 1 other |
26/03/2018 |
Watford |
|
| 107966 |
Shenandoah |
Lucian Pop |
16/02/2018 |
Watford |
|
| Not known |
Sumano |
Persons Unknown |
12/02/2018 |
Central London |
|
|
67099 |
Marnie |
James Fletcher |
23/01/2018 |
Manchester |
|
|
116232 |
Dignity |
John Linskill & 1 other |
15/01/2018 |
Central London |
|
|
523657 |
Poppy |
Persons Unknown |
12/01/2018 |
Central London |
|
|
117139 |
Jacobs Creek |
Tracey Ann Montgomery & Sid Wain |
22/12/2017 |
Coventry |
|
|
520965 |
Dreamcatcher |
Allan Fallows and persons unknown |
23/10/2017 |
Nottingham |
|
|
118097 |
Karma Barosan |
Mick O'Brien |
23/10/2017 |
Central London |
|
|
108459 |
D.K. |
Tony Noble & 1 other |
11/10/2017 |
Central London |
|
|
524113 |
Tynesider |
Andrzej Szymanski |
09/10/2017 |
Central London |
|
|
73382 |
Handel |
James Robert Carr |
29/09/2017 |
Liverpool |
|
|
505579 |
Moonraker |
Peter Burke |
30/08/2017 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
77655 |
Tui |
Diana Prichici & persons unknown |
24/08/2017 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
523667 |
Misty Badger |
Dennis Plant |
01/08/2017 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
115715 |
Taag |
Linas Avdejevas |
19/07/2017 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
119396 |
Ursa Major |
Persons Unknown |
22/05/2017 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
116375 |
Misty |
Persons Unknown |
22/05/2017 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
119004 |
Holly Two |
Istvan Bagia |
22/05/2017 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
69167 |
Pegasus |
John Josh Mitchell & Anna Mitchell |
10/03/2017 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
62529 |
Serefe |
Marc Carter & Stephen Pearce |
09/02/2017 |
Swindon | Court Order Obtained |
|
67209 |
Lazy Day |
Andrea Kay Tabernacle |
19/12/2016 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
52790 |
Pegasus |
Ian McBain |
04/11/2016 |
Clerkenwell & Shoreditch | Court Order Obtained |
|
66028 |
Sheer Madness |
Sam & Gavin Khan McIntyre |
04/11/2016 |
Clerkenwell & Shoreditch | Court Order Obtained |
|
63093 |
Blue Note |
Jonathan Mahon |
25/10/2016 |
Leeds | Court Order Obtained |
|
67780 |
Freedom |
Fran Grogan |
21/09/2016 |
Central London | Court Order Obtained |
|
501182 |
August Rose |
Robert Fillis |
25/05/2016 |
Chester | |
|
66914 |
Tigaiga |
Jedd O'Donovan |
21/04/2016 |
Swindon | |
|
79890 |
Nauti Nelli |
Wayne Wang |
18/04/2016 |
County Court at Central London | |
|
118246 |
Viking 1 & other unlicensed craft |
Alex Schultze & Serge Grishenkoff |
14/04/2016 |
Clerkenwell & Shoreditch | |
|
118606 |
Jam |
Holly Morgan |
22/03/2016 |
Bristol | |
|
116176 |
My Jackie |
Valentin Dragomir & 2 others |
14/03/2016 |
Willesden | |
|
505141 |
Tanith |
Carl Sparks |
22/01/2016 |
Swindon | |
|
53945 |
Picean Lady |
Thomas Whiteley |
22/12/2015 |
Lancaster | |
|
60108 |
Mrs Bumble |
Alexandra Essery |
18/12/2015 |
County Court at Central London | |
|
522805 |
Far Canal |
Norton Pearce |
25/11/2015 |
Swindon | |
|
70466 |
Grand as Ote |
Coral Shipton |
20/03/2015 |
Coventry | |
|
518338 |
Swanny |
Gillian Fryer |
13/10/2014 |
Milton Keynes |
|
|
Not Known |
Not Known |
Not Known |
15/08/2014 |
Birmingham |
|
|
65418 |
Zephyr |
Peter James |
07/08/2014 |
Worcester |
|
|
77096 |
Venturer |
Laurence Hinkley |
07/07/2014 |
Clerkenwell & Shoreditch |
|
|
510858 |
Mr B |
Brian Hooper |
07/07/2014 |
Clerkenwell & Shoreditch |
|
|
53342 |
Frieya |
Mark Jennings & Jenny Marcyn-Clark |
13/02/2014 |
Willesden |
|
|
60622 |
Pearl |
Geoffrey Douglas Mayers |
10/02/2014 |
Chester |
|
|
512107 |
Mathilda |
Pamela Purfield |
11/12/2013 |
Stoke On Trent |
|
|
48338 |
Kenlis |
Mark Ambler |
17/10/2013 |
Coventry |
|
|
505327 |
Midwinter Madrigal |
Lesley Horn |
10/10/2013 |
Chester |
|
|
54634 |
Widgeon |
Andrew McLiveen |
05/08/2013 |
Reading |
|
|
114534 |
Bacchus |
Amsel Butler |
05/08/2013 |
Milton Keynes |
|
|
52657 |
Penny II |
William Fletcher |
20/03/2013 |
Nottingham |
|
|
61652 |
Duke of Lancaster |
Glyn Whitehurst |
05/02/2013 |
Telford |
|
|
61892 |
Mary Grace |
Jennifer Burden |
28/01/2013 |
Coventry |
|
|
515941 |
Gilgie |
Nigel Moore |
27/11/2012 |
London |
|
|
504616 |
California |
Benjamin Webster |
19/10/2012 |
Liverpool |
|
|
78854 |
Aston |
Anthony Berry |
08/10/2012 |
Bristol |
|
|
64786 |
Hannelore II |
George Ward |
02/10/2012 |
Bristol |
|
|
103314 |
Tiffin |
Shane Pike |
17/09/2012 |
Swindon |
|
|
50584 |
Shuna |
Stuart John Clarke |
13/08/2012 |
Lincoln |
|
|
78717 |
Melmar |
Michael Mitchell |
5&6/07/2012 |
Oxford |
|
|
66124 |
Andian Hazelnut |
Tom Hudson |
26/06/2012 |
Worcester |
|
|
69218 |
Mira |
Neil Harvey |
18/06/2012 |
Warwick |
|
|
51402 |
Wychwood |
Jerry Payne |
21/06/2012 |
Oxford |
|
|
47718 |
Ruthian |
Terry Smith |
31/05/2012 |
Watford |
|
|
66489 |
Victory |
Tamara Edwards |
29/05/2012 |
Clerkenwell & Shoreditch |
|
|
77011 |
The Lady May |
Roger Nisbet |
02/04/2012 |
Cambridge |
Last date edited: 6 March 2020