Now you can own a luxury home on riverside billionaire's row for just £1.5million - so long as you don't mind living on a BOAT

With floor-to-ceiling windows and a retro-inspired bar, this trendy interior wouldn't look out of place in the penthouse of an upmarket apartment building.

But these photographs were taken inside a high-end houseboat that has gone on the market for £1.5million. 

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The 100ft vessel is moored on the Thames at the entrance to Cheyne Walk, known as London's billionaire's row. 

The street, in the heart of Chelsea, is home to a string of high-profile current and former residents, including former England footballer Sol Campbell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The palatial houseboat is named 'Joseph Conrad' after the great 19th century author who wrote literary classics like The Heart of Darkness and Nostromo, many of which had nautical themes.

Nigel Day, of estate agents Riverhomes, said: 'This houseboat really is a stunning floating home in the heart of Chelsea.

'It might look like a houseboat from the outside but inside it's not what you'd expect at all.

'It's been completely rebuilt from the bottom up to the very highest of standards. Work started around four years ago and such was the level of detail they went to that it took three years to complete.

'It might seem like a lot of money for a houseboat but an equivalent home in bricks and mortar in Cheyne Walk would cost around £5 million.

'There's unobstructed views down the Thames and you could take the tender down the Thames to one of any number of riverside pubs.

'It's a totally different way of life.'