Hi

I have been looking into buying a houseboat to rent out etc and have hit many hurdles...I have been told the general thinking is that you have to have been resident in the netherlands for 5 years before any bank will give you a mortgage...

If you find out anything regard ing mortgages etc I'd love the info

have a look at www.waterwonen.nl.....9houseboat sales ) nice to browse if nothing else

SPck111 *(uk)

i think it all depends on your employment situation..
if your working in holland then it should be easy if you have a good deposit..
or maybe a uk company can help?..i'm also interested in doing the same thing.

go to expatica.com mate and search under mortgage - there's tons of stuff on there plus loads of info on relocation in general.

DO IT! GOOD LUCK!