10 Years of Sitting – Funny Tales

House and Home Sitters Ltd have been providing professional house and pet-sitting services in the UK for more than a decade. During that time, our sitters have shared some funny and heartwarming experiences. Here are a few of our favourites: The dog who ate the homework: One of our sitters was looking after a dog [...]

2024-01-12T17:31:50+00:00Latest News|Comments Off on 10 Years of Sitting – Funny Tales

HHS – Three Why’s Hypothesis

Why do anything? Every UK homeowner should consider hiring a house and pet sitter because it provides a reliable and trustworthy solution for ensuring the security and well-being of their home and pets while they are away. House and Home Sitters Ltd offers peace of mind and minimises the risks associated with leaving a property [...]

2023-10-15T12:22:02+01:00Latest News|0 Comments

Man’s Indoor Cat Playland – Our Hearts Explode

Cookie was one of our rescues who had been traumatised, and this year we suddenly found huge tumours on her, took her to the vet and he said, "It's cancer, there's nothing we can do." Our cats make the house feel alive. When we bought this house in 1988, it came with two outdoor, feral-like [...]

2022-09-27T10:30:58+01:00Latest News|Comments Off on Man’s Indoor Cat Playland – Our Hearts Explode

Pleased How Well this Worked for Us

We would like to say how pleased we were with how the assignment worked for our holiday.  Your website was very easy to use and the checklist you sent very thorough and ensured we didn't forget anything.  It's surprising how many things you do without thinking about them but need explaining to a stranger. We [...]

2021-11-10T17:59:57+00:00Reviews|0 Comments

Did You Hug Your Hound or Cuddle a Cow Today?

It is well-known how animals affect our psyche. The benefits of swimming with dolphins or the positive effect horses may have on disabled or mentally impaired persons will be familiar examples for most of us. Similarly, during the lockdowns and our obligatory “house arrests” it has been reported the domestic pets found in more than [...]

2021-03-21T16:22:21+00:00Latest News|0 Comments

Flood, Fire and Housesitters by Julie Fairbank

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 [...]

2020-08-10T13:20:42+01:00Latest News|0 Comments

Another Manor House Review – So Good!

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 [...]

2020-08-10T12:08:02+01:00Reviews|0 Comments
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