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Post by 2lateinlife on Dec 20, 2012 20:09:11 GMT
I am currently in negotiations to buy a boat and need representation for the exchange of money/contract of sale/proof of ownership etc. I cannot find, online, since I am out of the country, any individuals or partnerships offering this kind of service. There are plenty if I want a Yacht, but no-one interested in a 'lowly' canal boat. Any suggestions please?
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Post by billy on Dec 21, 2012 18:58:58 GMT
Hello 2lateinlife,
I have been involved a bit with brokerage sales in the UK over the past years, not so much now. I have never known a private sale use a solicitor. Bills of sale are normally filled in by the parties involved. These used to be downloadable from the RYA website. I haven't looked recently.
Unless the boat is part 1 registered I don't believe there is a foolproof way of proving ownership. One normally relies on Bills of Sale and suggestions of ownership such as bills of work/parts and receipts from where it has been moored. Contacting the previous owner is a good one and folk are normally ok about things like that. You need to do your homework and ask around if it is a private sale and look for clues. If in doubt then walk away.
I would have thought one of the specific narrow boat brokerages might be able to do this for you for a fee. I wouldn't class a thin boat as lowly myself but there you go.
All the best.
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Post by 2lateinlife on Dec 21, 2012 22:36:38 GMT
Hi Billy, I haven't been here 5 minutes and already I seem to be in danger of getting a bad reputation. Please re-read my post, I did not say nor suggest that 'thin' boats are lowly, I said 'Canal' boats. Now, I may be in error with my terminology and that Canal boats infers Narrowboats. If so, my apologies to ALL Narrowboat owners/users. My only experience of Inland waterways travel has been on hired Narrowboats and the two one week spells were thoroughly enjoyable and is one of the reasons why I have decided to retire to and probably die upon a boat on a river or wide enough canal. I even enjoyed the BCN at a time when some of the pounds were bone dry and I had to go 2 or 3 locks upstream and open them all so as to get sufficient water for me to progress. So I didn't have it all that easy for my first time! My 'lowly' comment was referring to my impression that Yacht Brokers do not even mention Inland Waterway craft in their blurb. How's that, am I safe to lock with you now?? Oh, by the way, thank you very much for your input. Appreciated Bernard
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Post by billy on Dec 22, 2012 0:21:25 GMT
I read the book "Narrow dog to Carcassone" brilliant.
A whippet and a narrow boat in France. But my memory may be failing.
I looked at rather a lot of narrow boats for our new abode. The one thing I can say about all of them is that they were narrow. We went for one that was a bit wider in the end. Each to their own but not for me.
Bad reputation, good heavens no. I don't know the stats but there are a lot of boats on canals and when my body says no to the waves I am heading straight for them.
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