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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.
Dog owners & dogsitters choose the best leash for your dog
Whether as a dog owner or a dogsitter choose the best dog leash is critical for the type of activity and the dog. Size matters, the type of activity matters, and the general personality and the level of vigorous activity…
Top 10 Affordable Things to Do in London
London is one of the most interesting, vibrant, cosmopolitan and eclectic cities in the world. There is so many things to do in London it can be hard to choose. As a Pet and House Sitter you may have limited…
Healthy cats are happy cats
As every pet owner will know pet health is essential not just for your peace of mind but for your pet’s state of mind. Read on to learn about how in our view healthy cats make happy cats. Healthy cats…
HouseSit Builds Trust – by Lamia Walker
Recently, Lamia Walker our founder was asked to launch the first #HouseSitChat on Twitter on how Housesit Builds Trust. It was an interview about housesitting and petsitting for affordable travel, and the questions sent were focused on how HouseSitMatch builds trust…
House sale taking too long? A housesitter can help
As homeowners we often worry because our house sale is taking too long. How can we improve this situation? Well there are many steps you can take, especially if you are being pressed to move on into your new property.…
Family housesitting in Spain – Top Tips
Family housesitting, for those unfamiliar with this lifestyle, may seem a challenge to negotiate in any season let alone at the height of the Summer season. Not so! We find that many homeowners are actually happy to welcome families. There…
Pet Friendly House-Sitters enjoy holiday in Spain
Need house-sitters? We have a large selection of experienced and trustworthy pet friendly house-sitters registered on HouseSitMatch, the friendly network for homeowners and housesitters. Read about one family who travel as part time pet-sitters as a way to see the…
Travelling Solo: A housesitter’s guide
At HouseSitMatch we find we are increasingly attracting more professionals and semi-retired professionals travelling solo or as couples and housesitters. Many want to pursue a long nurtured dream to travel. As is our want when we meet someone with an…
Retired couple housesits in Spain
More and more retired couple s are choosing to travel by housesitting. One such couple, Mary and Ray chose to travel by housesitting with HousesitMatch. In this article they tell us of their housesitting adventures in Spain. Read on to…