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First Time Housesitters: New Adventure
Deb and Simon have been enjoying retirement for a few years and recently took the plunge to become first time housesitters as a way to visit more of the UK. They were delighted with their new adventure just a couple…
Manage House Sitting Problems: 6 Tips
Most of our housesitters find that each housesit flows smoothly into the next. Sometimes house sitting problems occur and you need to think on your feet or get help. In this article Maria Vano one of our housesitters tells us…
Best House Sitting Experience: Sit & Save
Can house sitting really save you thousands in rent? IT professional Hamza shares his real house sitting experience showing exactly how he saved £55,000 over 4 years as a housesitter by caring for pets and properties across the UK instead…
Mastering the Long Term Housesit 10 Tips
Ever thought about taking a long term housesit in a place like rural France? Discover what Joann, a retired professional and now housesitter, learned during her extended stay in the Gers region of South West France. From adapting to life…
Back to Back Housesitting: Top Guide
Often at HouseSit Match we hear from housesitters who do ‘back to back housesitting’. It’s their lifestyle choice to move from housesit to housesit with seldom a break. They might be living a full time house sitting lifestyle for various…
Unexpected Encounters While House Sitting
Our housesitters often share some of their encounters while house sitting, and we love how their diverse professional backgrounds impact the stories they share and how they tell the stories. In this article, Kelly Hayes-Raitt a retired journalist, and one…
First Camino: Pilgrim Discovers Housesitting
Tiera St Claire one of our regular housesitters under took her first Camino de Santiago pilgrimage some 20 years ago. And through her first Camino adventure she discovered housesitting, and hasn’t looked back from what is now a lifestyle and…
House Sitting in Monmouth: Charming
We often get asked for real housesitter experiences, so here is one about house sitting in Monmouth UK. Are you curious about what house sitting in Wales is really like? Philippa and Pete, two empty nesters and new housesitters, recently…
Long Term House-Sitting A Smart Escape Top Tips
Ever thought of long term house-sitting? Some experienced sitters consider house-sitting a smart escape for all kinds of reasons. Whether the sitters are young digital nomads looking for long term slow travel by housesitting, or retired professionals wanting to discover…