Floating housing can be a very good investment if you own a sea property or have the opportunity to rent or buy a boat berth.
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Floating housing can be year-round housing, holiday housing, boathouses, annexes, hotel rooms, student housing, rental housing and business premises from 25 to 180 square meters. The products are mobile, CE marked and are registered as boats in the Ship Register. Comfort and quality are like in a new build on land. Floating housing basically only requires an ordinary boat berth or private sea plot/shoreline. From 2017 it became possible to register a registered address on the water. NB! In Norway, an application is required under the Planning and Building Act for so-called houseboats. Contact us for information about laws and regulations.
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Municipalities, marina owners, fjord hotels, cabins and campsites, developers and landowners are considering opportunities to be able to deploy mobile and stationary floating homes.
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MARINA OWNERS
Are you a marina owner and want better finances in the marina? Year-round operation and better payment for the boat berths will be possible. Floating home is a hybrid product of boat and home that fits into any marina. It is not a requirement, but an advantage if the right infrastructure is in place. Access to water and electricity is the most important thing. Parking spaces, the possibility of emptying the septic tank and proximity to shops are an advantage. Pampas Marina outside Stockholm is an example of a marina that has arranged for floating homes and has positive experiences with it.
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Benefits of floating homes in your marina:
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Year-round operation with increased activity
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New customer group
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Better paid for the boat berths
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Agreement with Flytende Bolig AS on the sale and rental of our products
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Reduced insurance premium
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CABIN RENTAL
Do you run a campsite or other form of cabin rental near the sea?
Floating homes can help increase profitability.
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Floating housing is a hybrid product between boat and housing and fits into any marina. It is not a requirement, but an advantage if the right infrastructure is in place. Access to water and electricity is the most important thing. Parking spaces, the possibility of emptying the septic tank and proximity to shops are an advantage.
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Floating homes do not need approval, but Norsjø Ferieland in Telemark is an example where the municipality has approved that a permanent cottage village can be built on the water.
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Advantages of floating homes with you:
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Increased capacity
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Tourist attraction that provides good marketing
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Better utilization of the workforce
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Agreement with Flytende Bolig AS on sales and letting
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Water taxi, transport services etc.
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Fishing trips, cruises, pleasure boats
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Additional services
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Reduced insurance premium
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Year-round operation with increased activity
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Floating cabins/annexes will complement cabins/camping trailers on land in a great way
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The investment makes sense since blasting and digging are avoided
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Flexible use: The floating cabins are movable and can be used as a boat when desired
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Concrete example of Etcet Cat rental.58 sqm 3-room in Bergen in 2018 and 2019:
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60% occupancy = 219 days x € 265 = annual income € 58,035
Expenses: financial costs/loans, berth rent, electricity and cleaning.
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Concrete example of renting a Floating Villa. 200 sqm 7-room in Bergen from 2018 - 2023:
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40% occupancy = 146 days x €855 = annual income €124,830 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Out ter: financial costs/loans, berth rent, electricity and cleaning.
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FJORD HOTELS
If you run a fjord hotel, floating homes can help increase profitability.
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Floating housing is a hybrid product between boat and housing and fits into any marina. It is not a requirement, but an advantage if the right infrastructure is in place. Access to water and electricity is the most important thing. Parking spaces, the possibility of emptying the septic tank and proximity to shops are an advantage.
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Floating homes do not need approval, but Horten Municipality is an example of a municipality that has regulated a sea area for 30 permanent homes on the water.
Among other things, we have developed a floating hotel room consisting of 2 hotel rooms and 1 suite in one construction.
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Advantages of floating housing adjacent to the hotel:
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Increased capacity
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Tourist attraction that provides good marketing
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Better utilization of the workforce
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Agreement with Flytende Bolig AS on sales and letting
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Water taxi, transport services etc.
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Fishing trips, cruises, pleasure boats
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Additional services
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Reduced insurance premium
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Year-round operation with increased activity
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Floating hotel rooms will nicely supplement the offer of accommodation on land
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The investment makes sense since blasting and digging are avoided
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Flexible use: The floating hotel rooms are movable and can be used as a boat if desired
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Calculation:
60 square meters divided into 3 hotel rooms.
60% occupancy = 219 days x €180 per room x 3 rooms = annual income € 118,260.-
Expenses: financial costs/loans, berth rent, electricity and cleaning.
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DEVELOPERS
Do you have a property project near the sea? Now you have the opportunity to supplement property projects on land with the development of a floating living environment on the sea. It increases the profitability of the project and you avoid, among other things, blasting and digging.
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Floating housing is a hybrid product between boat and housing and fits into any marina. It is not a requirement, but an advantage if the right infrastructure is in place. Access to water and electricity is the most important thing. Parking spaces, the possibility of emptying the septic tank and proximity to shops are an advantage.
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Floating homes do not need approval, but Horten Municipality is an example of a municipality that has regulated a sea area for 30 permanent homes on the water.
Floating housing can be year-round housing, holiday housing, boathouses, annexes, hotel rooms, student housing, rental housing and business premises from 25 to 180 square meters.
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Advantages of floating homes in connection with housing projects:
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Increased capacity and profitability
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Press coverage with good marketing
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Avoids foundation work such as blasting and digging
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The homes are moveable
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Comfort and quality as in a new build on land
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The products are suitable for being equipped with solutions that can make the product self-sufficient in energy
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Agreement with Flytende Bolig AS on sale and/or rental
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Reduced insurance premium
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COMMUNICATIONS
Does your municipality have plot areas that could be better utilised?
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Horten municipality is an example of a municipality that has regulated 30 permanent seaside homes. There are many examples abroad and now the opportunity exists in Norway as well. Floating residential villages have proven to be a tourist attraction and a positive contribution, especially in areas with a shortage of housing in peri-urban areas. Norsjø Ferieland in Telemark is an example where Sauherad municipality has approved that a cottage village can be built on the water.
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Floating housing is a hybrid product between boat and housing and fits into any marina. It is not a requirement, but an advantage if the right infrastructure is in place. Access to water and electricity is the most important thing. Parking spaces, the possibility of emptying the septic tank and proximity to shops are an advantage.
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Floating housing can be year-round housing, holiday housing, annexes, hotel rooms, student housing, rental housing and business premises from 25 to 180 square meters.
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Advantages of floating homes in connection with housing projects:
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Avoids foundation work such as blasting and digging
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The products are suitable for being equipped with solutions that can make the product self-sufficient in energy
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Tourist attraction
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The houses/cottages and the entire brewing facility are movable
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Comfort and quality as in a new build on land
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Can solve the housing shortage in suburban areas
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Exploitation of "useless" shoreline
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No heavy interventions in nature, which gives the next generation the opportunity to return the landscape to the way it once was if they wish
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PRIVATE LANDLORD OWNERS
Do you have property near or on the lake? A floating home or floating cabin/annex can be a very good investment if you own a sea property or have the opportunity to rent a boat berth.
Floating housing is a hybrid product between boat and housing and fits into any marina. It is not a requirement, but an advantage if the right infrastructure is in place. Access to water and electricity is the most important thing. Parking spaces, the possibility of emptying the septic tank and proximity to shops are an advantage.
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Floating homes do not need approval and can be deployed in an ordinary marina or on a private quay or shoreline.
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Floating housing can be year-round housing, holiday housing, boathouses, annexes, hotel rooms, student housing, rental housing and business premises from 25 to 180 square meters.
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Advantages of floating homes:
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Increased capacity and profitability
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Press coverage with good marketing
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Avoids foundation work such as blasting and digging
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Flexible use: The floating homes/cottages are movable and can be used as a boat if desired
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Comfort and quality as in a new build on land
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The products are suitable for being equipped with solutions that can make the product self-sufficient in energy
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Agreement with Flytende Bolig AS on sale and/or rental
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Better utilization of the workforce
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Water taxi, transport services etc.
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Fishing trips, cruises, pleasure boats
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Additional services
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Reduced insurance premium
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Year-round operation with increased activity
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Exploitation of "useless" shoreline
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No heavy interventions in nature, which gives the next generation the opportunity to return the landscape to the way it once was if they wish
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Floating homes/cottages/annexes will complement the buildings on land in a nice way