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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 Smart Gadgets You Need in Your House
Keeping up to date with the latest smart gadgets at home can help us save money and energy. Every homeowner wants to ensure they live in a cost efficient and increasingly and energy efficient way. Here are some top tips…

Stay put or sell your home – Moving during the Pandemic
In the last few months, many homeowners found themselves living and working full time unexpectedly in their own home. Governments around the world encouraged us all to stay at home in lockdown to save lives. We needed to quickly rethink…

Cool Home Tech of 2020 – Don’t Miss These
The year 2020 has been a turning point for home working due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many of us have started working from home permanently which brings our home tech right into focus. As a homeowner you may also want…

Home heating – Top Ways Keep the Bedroom Warm In Winter
The changing seasons bring a change in temperature to a home. And every homeowner manages their home heating slightly differently. Here we offer you a top tips list of ways to optimise the temperature of your home regardless of the…

Pest infestation at home – Early warning signs
Many homeowners experience a pest infestation of some sort or another at some time during their home ownership. A fear of this kind of worry at home can be mitigated by keeping an eye on the darker corners of your…

Need a vacuum cleaner? Which to choose: Gtech or Dyson?
Wherever you live it is more than likely that you have a vacuum cleaner in your home, to help you keep things clean and tidy. As a homeowner it is likely you will have bought a suction cleaner over the…

Expert Property Maintenance tips for Landlords
Once you have become a homeowner, owning property for the purpose of renting it out as an investment can be incredibly rewarding. Expert property maintenance becomes a daily study. This applies whether you are a landlord managing a rental property…

5 Top Tips you should know as a New Cat Owner
Every pet owner has to start somewhere. Many of us grow up with pets as children, others dream of having a pet when we get our own home. As a new cat owner you may have wished to have your…

Advantages of education – Important in the life of every individual
The advantages of education are manifold. It is widely acknowledged that education is the key to success. But now, many people fail to understand this phrase or realize its importance. In layman’s language, anyone can be anywhere he/she wants to…

