Emotional Support Animals – What you need to know
As any pet owner knows there are various unspoken support signals that your pet can give you. And some pets are highly supportive offering a level of emotional intelligence and support far beyond the norm. Since 1973 law in the US has allowed some some mentally and emotionally disabled people to live with and travel […]
How to create the perfect garden
As we all begin to spend more time outside whether in public parks, our own gardens or someone else’s, many of us begin to ponder the perfect garden. As homeowner’s we may well be thinking about what are the key elements for our own ideal Eden. Is the garden the place where we can enjoy […]
Top Tips for Managing Home Maintenance
While some homeowners are natural DIY practitioners, many without the parental reference points are perhaps less familiar with home maintenance. To say nothing of a decided lack of inclination to fix or mend anything around the house. However, the Covid Lockdown has doubtless made DIY enthusiasts of us all given that all bar key workers […]
Planning Dutch Tulips for my house and garden
If like me you have spent much of the last three months mooching about the house cooking and watching YouTube videos on growing vegetables you are probably ready for a change of scene. You might even be planning your next holiday and looking for housesitters to help you. As an entrepreneur and homeowner and sometime […]
Community Association Management – Top Tips
Living in a community whether as a homeowner or a housesitter has many benefits. Managing a Community Association to ensure that all the routines requirements for that community are fulfilled has challenges. It’s a job and a responsible one that benefits all the homeowners and other residents alike. Here are some top tips to help […]
Pet owner Top Tips – How to build a dog house
While some pet owners like to have their dogs sleep in their home and even in their beds, many owners prefer to have a dog house. Deciding on just how big the dog house or kennel should be, and what shape it could take can take some planning. Here are some top tips for dog […]
Pet owners top tips – How to keep a happy cat
As a pet owner you may have long understood the psychology of your dog or cat. However, many pet owners and cat owners especially struggle especially at the beginning of their relationship with the pet to ensure they really understand how to keep their pet well and happy. Here are some top tips for how […]
Hidden home hazards – Asbestos exposure
Every new homeowner today thinks or indeed is prompted to consider the potential health of the building they are buying. This is often related to the age of the building and building materials used. However, if you have lived in your home for many years and never undergone professional renovation you may not have encountered […]
Housesitting Cleaning Protocols from HouseSitMatch
At HouseSitMatch we have long advocated good cleaning protocols for all involved in housesitting. We ask both our housesitters and our homeowners that you prepare the home environment to a high standard. Maintaining good housesitting cleaning protocols have never been more important. As travel increases enabling more housesitting opportunities we offer a new set of housesitting […]
Tent sharing earns you income while you’re housesitting
New ideas are always surprising and delighting us in the Sharing Economy. And Tentshare a new platform is one such exciting idea, offering all who love camping the opportunity to share tents for a set agreed period and fee. Whether as a housesitter or a homeowner on HouseSitMatch if you have a tent or want […]