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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.
Smart Strategies for New Rental Properties
Many of our homeowners also own and invest in new rental properties. But how do you maximise your return on the investment. In this article we offer some smart strategies to help any new investor gain a better return on…
How to Prepare A Comfortable Home for a Housesitter – Top Tips
Many homeowners ask us at HouseSit Match how they can create a home for a housesitter that is comfortable and enjoyable so that they will return time and time again. Well, there are a few top tips we can share…
Top Home Security and Maintenance Tips Before your Travel
When homeowners prepare for travel it is easy to overlook the basic home security and maintenance tips before you leaving a property. In this article we offer some essential security and maintenance checks you should undertake well before leaving your…
How to Leave a Home in Safe Hands: A Practical Guide
As a homeowner who travels you will want to leave a home in safe hands while you are away. And before you brief the trusted housesitter or the good friend who is caring for your property you will need to…
A Pet Sitter in Twickenham Discovers Hidden Gems
Being a pet sitter in Twickenham comes with one major side effect: an urgent desire to pack your bags and move to West London permanently. What started as a casual conversation over chilled wine on a Marlow sit quickly spiralled…
How to Design Around the Garage Door: Top Tips for a Cohesive Home Exterior
We know that many homeowners overlook the benefits of learning how to design around the garage door. Why is this important? Well, if you read this article you’ll see that the overall impact of your property appearance, the curb appeal,…
A Top Housesitter’s Walk in Mayfair, London: Free Art & Culture Tour
One of our most experienced housesitters Tiera St Claire, frequently petsits in London. In this article she shares her Housesitter’s walk in Mayfair in London one of the leafiest and chicest neighbourhoods in central London. Read on to learn her…
Ever Wanted a Cloud-Like Leather Sofa?
Many new homeowners dream of furnishing their living room with a cloud-like leather sofa, easy to move, comfortable to relax in. In this article we review and offer some top tips on the Cronus cloud like sofa made in leather.…
5 DIY Garage Door Upgrades to Improve Curb Appeal
If like many homeowners you want to improve your home and are considering a number of garage door upgrades read on. In this article we offer the top five most effective improvements that will help to increase your property’s curb…