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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.
Housesitters and Home Renovations
Home renovations can be either small or epic in scale. Managing those redevelopments can be stressful and can infringe somewhat on your life. One solution is to find housesitters to be present on the property while you are elsewhere, and…
Make Home Energy Efficient – Reduce Bills
Top Tips – How to improve energy efficiency at home and reduce bills With Winter well and truly underway most of us use more heat and energy at home. We may look for ways to make our home energy efficient…
Home Insurance – Things you need to know
Many of our homeowners on HouseSit Match manage their home insurance automatically and almost by remote control, as a way to cover a major asset in their financial portfolio. However, there are many small standard rules to home insurance that…
Midsomer Murder Mystery: Housesit Oxford
We regularly hear lovely housesitting adventure stories of housesitters making friends with their hosts, discovering new locations and being delighted with their housesitting gigs. This story is not unlike that, with a housesitter we’ve known for a while telling us…
Home Maintenance How to Fix Hidden Problems
The home maintenance you undertake as a homeowner while you live in a house can influence not only its resale value but also how relaxed you are when you go away. There are some key areas to address. It is…
Housesitting Accidents: Prevention and Handling
In our platform housesitting accidents are rare. However, the unexpected does happen from time to time. We try to help our homeowners and our housesitters by helping them to get prepared. We provide check lists, and guidelines. These can help…
Guidelines for a successful pet sitting
If you are a pet owner you share the concerns that many of us have about finding pet sitters. Pet sitting is a big thing for pet owners. Can you find the ideal pet sitter? Are they trustworthy pet sitters?…
Home Security – Blinds a Practical and Aesthetic Addition
Each and every homeowner places value on security and privacy to some degree. Managing the appearance of your property and the appearance of occupation can be a great help in managing home security. Read on to learn some easy options,…
Dog Minder Alert – What causes joint pain in dogs?
Spotting joint pain in our own pets can be hard; as a dog minder spotting dog’s in pain because of their joints is even harder. Here are some top tips about what to look for and how with the owner’s…