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Welcome to the HouseSit Match Blog
Our blogs are stories shared by our housesitting team, and members who have benefited from the affordable travel, home and pet care made possible through our membership network. We hope you enjoy the blogs. Please take a moment to leave your feedback.
Top Creative Home Improvement Ideas
When planning to renovate your home and you’re dealing with small spaces, home improvement ideas can be a challenge. Worry not. Read on to learn more about our homeowner ideas for home renovation and improvement for small rooms and spaces…
Top Guide to Getting a First Puppy
If you are considering becoming a new pet owner and are planning on getting a first puppy read this article. In this blog we offer top tips on how to plan and go about getting a new dog as a…
How to manage end-of-tenancy cleaning
Whether you a housesitter caring for a property for a homeowner, or you own rental properties you know the benefits of end-of-tenancy cleaning for maintenance. Efficient Guide to End-of-Tenancy Cleaning for Landlords Navigating the end-of-tenancy period can be a challenging…
Optimal carpet health and air quality
As a new homeowner you’ll likely be making decisions on flooring for comfort. Carpet health will affect home air quality. In this article we offer top tips for how to manage optimal maintenance routines for carpet health ensuring the best…
Housesitter in Gers-Mission Accomplished
One of our regular housesitters Robin who finds housesitting a great way to fund affordable travel recently found himself as housesitter in Gers, near Pau in France. He was housesitting for a retired British couple who had spent their working…
Top tips for successful pet minding
The questions we are asked most frequently by new homeowner members of Housesit Match is ‘will housesitters mind pet minding my pets’ and ‘how much does it cost? Well the answer is yes they love pets and would be happy…
How to Paint a Home Bright with Colour
New homeowners often find the task of decorating a challenge at first. Many want to paint a home bright and colourful but where to start and how to keep it that way for as long as possible? In this article…
Best Budgeting for Home Maintenance
Many new homeowners find budgeting for home maintenance a chore. There are so many routine and possible costs to consider. In this article we review some best practice ideas for how to manage your budgeting for some of the core…
Top Housesitting in Madrid at Christmas
Many of our housesitters share their stories of festivals around the world. Tiera St Claire shares why she loves housesitting in Madrid at Christmas. It’s a regular gig for her to care for a cat called Kioko in Madrid at…