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The Ultimate Housesitting Kitchen Checklist – Top Tips for Successful Housesits
Master the art of the perfect housesit handover. From the “Great Food Debate” to our essential housesitting kitchen checklist, learn how to prep the home and kitchen for a 5-star return. This is your top housesitter guide. The Ultimate Housesitting…
Housesitting Expectations: Top Tips on What a Fair Exchange Actually Looks Like
What does a fair exchange actually look like? Discover the essential guidelines for balancing housesitting expectations. From daily pet care duties and the 2–4 hour rule to home preparation and fridge restocking, here is how homeowners and housesitters can create…
Best House Sitting in Richmond: Ted Lasso’s Richmond
Many of our regular housesitters gravitate towards particular locations. House sitting in Richmond has long been one of Kelly Hayes-Raitt’s favourite things to do, for all kinds of reasons. In this article she reviews her most recent exploration of that…
Is it Safe? House Sitting Trust & Verification on HouseSit Match
Newcomers to housesitting tell us of their trepidation. Discover how HouseSit Match builds house sitting trust, using multi-layered background checks and ID verification to ensure secure housesits and total peace of mind. We work to eliminate fear and optimise enjoyment…
The Ultimate Housesitting Safety Guide
To the uninitiated, ‘housesitting’ is a world of unknown protocols and new people. Whether you are a homeowner or a housesitter, this ultimate housesitting safety guide will help you get confident on how to begin your wonderful new adventure in…
My Unforgettable Naples Housesitting Adventure
When housesitters tell you of their ‘unforgettable housesitting adventures’ you listen and it can stimulate itchy feet. In this article Tiera St Claire tells us about her fantastic time dogsitting in Naples for an adorable hound called Gatsby. She had…
Essential Animal Care Petsitter Top Tips
If you’re considering becoming a petsitter you need to ensure you have an understanding of essential animal care before you begin. Here are some petsitter top tips to help you assess if you are ready. Read on to learn more.…
Happy Housesitters on French Leave: A Month in Southern France for £1,250
As sitters go, David and I – founder of HouseSit Match and long suffering other half – have completed a fair few gigs between us. Happy housesitters we are and we simply love discovering new places; we especially love housesitting…
What Happens if my Housesit is Cancelled? A Full-Time Sitter’s 7 Top Tips
Maria Vano is a full time housesitter, and if like her you’ve discover a housesit is cancelled due to travel disruption beyond your control, you’ll need to think laterally to fill those gaps. If you’re living the housesitting lifestyle, cancellations…