Why Become a House Sitter in the UK? Note: All new House and Home Sitters applicants must read this article in full before proceeding. It forms part of our onboarding and sets out our expectations and values. If you’re wondering whether house sitting is right for you, this article will give you useful tips, pros [...]
Claire was excellent. She was very good with our special dog, Moomin and soon worked out how best to deal with him. She sent us nice photos of the pair of them playing ball and hanging out. I think Moomin had a good time. She also very sweetly left us some baking (S African rusks) [...]
As professional sitters, we have learned and discovered some useful points in the process. Here are 12 top tips we share with all house sitters. 1. Ensure your lines of communication are in place before, during and even after the house sit. Make certain you touch base before the assignment, establish a good relationship-connection early, [...]
There is nothing worse than going away on business or on holiday and coming back to leaking pipes, slates off the roof and worse. I live in a flat where, on separate occasions, the two previous tenants upstairs have had a blocked cistern, and left the tap on in the kitchen. I had been in [...]
Chris and Tanya from House and Home Sitters were perfect for our animals and home. We have a huge menagerie of horses, sheep, dogs, cats, chickens and goldfish. I was nervous about leaving such a lot of different animals for two weeks, but I need not have worried. The house was spotless, the plants all [...]
Where do I start? We have two elderly dogs, one of which is a rescue and very very nervous, and seven lively chickens. It made sense for us to have someone stay in our home to keep the dogs as settled as possible in their routine. Thank goodness we found House and Home Sitters. Dave [...]
I would like to say thank you to House and Home Sitters for getting Denise and Chris to house sit and look after my elderly dog, Herbie. They were absolutely brilliant! They called me daily with an update on Herbie as he is in bad health and I was very worried about him. They covered [...]
Lockdown and light at the end of the tunnel As an executor selling a remote Grade II Listed home I've had a very capable sitter throughout the covid lockdown and, once permitted, subsequent probate property viewings phase. He's hands on, worldly wise and has befriended the late person's Irish Setter wonderfully. I've every confidence the [...]
Our house-sitting community is quite adaptable, both for homeowners and house sitters alike. One thing we all know after being under “house arrest” for so long, is we’re itching to travel again. The world has shrunk in terms of our travel options, but with cruises and international flights impacted for us in the UK, the [...]
After our trip, it was back to the real world! Herb did really well as our house sitter - the dogs loved him and they were very responsive to him. And I have to admit they were a bit sulky after he left! He rubbed along well with everyone in both the house and office and hopefully enjoyed himself. [...]
