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Housesitting trust and the kindness of strangers
What is housesitting trust and how does it vary from regular trust you have in other people? Making any kind of housesitting arrangement where you exchange services rather than money requires a degree of built-in trust. Homeowners inviting sitters into…
Sam and Pete’s Long Term House Sitters
Need long term house sitters and petsitters because you are travelling away from home or because you are volunteering abroad? Why not find registered and trustworthy house and pet-sitters to live in your home? They can housesit care for your…
David the Dogman debates – housesitting solution or kennels
The pet-sitting and housesitting solution becomes the right solution for some pet owners in the most unexpected ways. ‘David the Dogman‘ dog trainer with some 50 years experience shares his story of Boy Boy one of his favourite dogs. David a…
Second Home abroad Minus the Stress – Here’s How
Buying a second home abroad makes a good nest egg Many of us dream of buying a second home abroad, somewhere warm and sunny, an investment property like a Mediterranean villa perhaps on the South coast of Spain. But how do…
Housesitters and Expats – A language coach can optimise your travel!
Language coach optimises travel – Listen up Housesitters and Ex-pats! When travelling abroad for extended periods, as in the case of housesitters and ex-pats, a little language coaching can go a long way. A language coach gives you the tools…
TOP TIPS – Building the Homeowner & House-Sitter Relationship
Never underestimate the importance of building a relationship as early as possible between house-sitter and homeowner, even before you speak to each other. One of the things you learn when you are house-sitting or pet-sitting, or indeed seeking and recruiting…
Top Tips – A Homeowner’s Brief for a Pet-Sitter
Top Tips: From HouseSit Match homeowner Sarah on briefing a pet-sitter… Housesitting is a serious business. And when pets are involved the brief for the house-sitter becomes a vital part of the whole exercise. When choosing a house or pet…
The Difference between house-sitting and house swapping
The house Swap Holiday, House Swap or House Sit? What’s the difference and what’s the best option for you? Find out in this month’s HouseSit Match blog. House-sitting and house swapping – what is the difference..? Whenever I talk about…
We’re Off On Holiday But Who’s Looking After The Dog?
t’s Christmas time, one of my favourite times of the year but this Christmas seems to have leapt upon me with little or no warning it seems. One minute you are tut-tutting over the shops putting out their festive wares…