>The lack of vacancies is caused by an imbalance between supply and >demand for moorings. > >>> You have actually agreed with that in your last paragraph above, by >>> saying it "is simply because there are not enough to meet demand". But >>> what you have left out is that this occurs *only* if the prices are >>> too low. >>> >>Not necessarily. If it was easier to get permission to open a >>marina/on line mooring and there was less/fewer charges from BW, >>etc. then perhaps more people (landowners) would take the risk. >>Seems to me that 2,200 miles of canal has 2,200 miles of >>potential mooring space and much of it is used only for grazing. > >If we had some bacon we could have bacon and eggs, if we had some >eggs. > >Adrian
And if there were affordable houses less people would be living on boats and wanting moorings. But market forces doesn't work with homes as people still need them. Sue nb Nackered Navvy
