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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.
Reduce Vacant-Home Risk: Top 5 Home Upgrades
Many homeowners are unaware of how to reduce vacant-home risk, whether by using housesitters to care for their property in their absence or undertaking some important renovations. In this article we review the top five home upgrades to help you…
Top Tips for Moving Home – Leave Nothing Behind!
One of the main ways as a homeowner you can optimise a relocation is by using our top tips for moving home. In this article we offer a number of tips give by expert movers to ensure you leave nothing…
Housesitting in Southern England: Expert Top Tips
Many housesitters love this way of travelling. Housesitting in Southern England gives the housesitter traveller a great deal to enjoy as they move from one housesit to another. Living like a local by housesitting enables you to get to know…
Retiring to the Norfolk Countryside – Top Expert Tips
If you are a UK homeowner considering downsizing have you thought about the Norfolk countryside? Well do think about it, there is lots to recommend such a rich and luscious landscape. Read on to learn our expert top tips on…
Housesitters – How to Handle Gifting Etiquette Top Tips
As seasonal holidays approach homeowners and housesitters offer each other gifts. But how to handle the gifting etiquette? Whether you are receiving or giving as a housesitter it is worth taking on board these top tips for goof effect. How…
Open-Plan Living & Light Control Top Tip
Some homeowners prefer a traditional house layout with wall partitions and others like open-plan living spaces. Modernists tend to lean to the latter but how do you manage light control in such large areas? In this article we offer some…
Can Electric Fireplace Options Offer Flexibility? Top tips
Many homeowners today look for clean energy to hear their homes. There are various electric fireplace options to consider. In this article we offer a review of the range of flexible heating solutions with an electric source of energy and…
Can Koi Pond Kits Add Value to Your Home? Top Tips
Some homeowners value their garden space and look to enhance its attraction by using koi pond kits to create a vibrant pond. Another advantage that few homeowners recognise is that this creative step can add value to your property, and…
What Financial Steps are Best Before Engaging a House Sitter?
If as a pet owner you are planning on engaging a house sitter for home and pet care when you travel, take a moment to do some careful financial preparation before you commit to them in your home. Planning will…