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How to Minimise Heat Loss at Home – Top Tips
Many homeowners need housesitters not just to care for pets but to minimise heat loss at home when they travel. In the winter if you go on holiday you may find that sometimes your heating makes dramatic changes in your…
How to Avoid Emergency Repairs – Top Tips
Most experienced homeowners know the importance to tending to repairs to avoid emergency repairs and pre-empting bigger problems before they become emergencies. In this article we offer some top tips on how to pre-empt real problems by monitoring key areas…
Top Tips to Winter Proof a Property – Business & Home
For home and property owners taking steps to winter proof a property is becoming an essential preparatory task before the seasonal extremes of winter weather. If you run your business from a separate discrete property this is essential to protect…
My Pet Sitter Cancelled … What Can I Do? Top Tips
If ‘my pet sitter cancelled what can I do‘ is likely the first thing you type into Google — you’re not alone. It happens and for all kinds of reasons. A last‑minute pet sitter cancellation can be stressful, disruptive, and…
Just How Does Equity Release Work? Top Tips
Few homeowners really understand how equity release actually works. And of course when it makes sense to consider as an option for generating extra funds from a major asset. In this article we run through some details on the mechanics…
Housesitting in London Top Walking Tour Covent Garden to the Thames
One of the greatest joys of housesitting in London is the freedom it gives you to experience the city slowly. Rather than rushing from one famous attraction to another with a packed tourist itinerary, as a housesitter you can live…
Homeowner Emergency Preparedness Plan for Climate Change
If you’re a homeowner with property in a tornado zone or flood plain you need an emergency preparedness plan for climate change, especially if you have rental properties at risk. In this article we run through the potential risks you…
Best Housesitting Checklist for Homeowners & Sitters
Before any housesit begins it pays to prepare a comprehensive housesitting checklist for homeowners and housesitters that covers all routines for home and pet care, and any also unusual but possible events that might occur in the homeowner’s absence and…
Housesitting in Canada: Top Homeowner Guide
When it comes to protecting your property and keeping pets happy while you travel, housesitting in Canada has become the ultimate stress-free alternative to costly kennels and risky vacant homes. From avoiding frozen pipes to ensuring your homeowner’s insurance policy…