International housesitters NatnJodie talk pets and bucketlists
nternational housesitters NatnJodie have been travelling around the world by housesitting and petsitting since 2013. In a recent interview hosted on our weekly @Housesitmatch Twitter #HouseSitChat session, we asked them a series of questions about their love of petsitting, how they started travelling by housesitting, and how they support themselves as digital nomads by generating […]
Home Roofing Tornado Top Tips
As any homeowner will know their home roofing is a vital protection against wind, rain and any inhospitable storms, including extreme weather events like tornadoes. The condition of the house roof is as important as the state of the rest of the property especially when the homeowners are away from home and dependent on neighbours […]
Landscape design for your home
For many Homeowners there are many ways we like to make a property our home, such as goid landscape design. We personalise it, we make it comfortable a place to relax and feel nurtured when we are in our own property both inside and in the land outside. Many of us also like to feel […]
Happy Housesits in Europe with Michelle and Eddie
Now some of you might find the notion of housesitting a little unusual, having a stranger in your home to look after your property and pets your most precious possessions. However, Michelle the housesitter can go one better than that, she takes her dog Eddie with her wherever she goes! And yes, they’ve enjoyed many […]
Housesitting in Retirement – HouseSitChat Interview
Housesitting in retirement offers a range of fantastic opportunities for affordable travel and living like a local while you care for pets and property of your hosts. Bev and John, fun loving pet lovers from the USA, recently registered as housesitters on HousesitMatch and shared some of their fun petsitting and travel experiences on our […]
Housesitting and Brexit – HouseSitChat
Occasionally, Lamia Walker our founder is asked to take part in an interview about how and why she founded HouseSitMatch.com and to explain ‘What is Housesitting’. Recently, Lamia was asked to take part in a Twitter Q&A which was a fun and rapid fire set of interactions. She talked about why she loves housesitting and Brexit, […]
HouseSitChat with Kemkem
Recently, one of our home and pet owners KemKem author of the travel blog Nextbiteoflife.com joined in our Twitter series #HouseSitChat. #HouseSitChat is a Twitter chat about housesitting that takes place on a weekly basis. By answering some of our Questions on housesitting from a homeowner perspective she helps us understand her worries as a […]
Housesitting Conference Photo Diary 21-22 September 2019
The first ever housesitting conference was held on 21-22 September 2019 in Swindon UK. The conference was founded and hosted by Vanessa Anderson (Housesitting Magazine) and Ian Usher ( A life Unlimited). HouseSitMatch were honoured to be sponsors of this inaugural event. We attended the full weekend programme. In addition, we were able to meet […]
5 Tips for a Restful Night’s Sleep
Whether you are housesitting near home or in a different country you need to rest and sleep. It is essential to ensure you are refreshed for daily duties and to ensure well being. However, it can be a challenge to ensure you have suitable conditions for optimal sleep and a restful night. Here are five […]
Top 10 Affordable Things to Do in London
London is one of the most interesting, vibrant and eclectic cities in the world. There is so much to see and do and take in it. As a Pet and House Sitter you may have limited time to see the sites, depending upon feeding routines, walking and cuddle schedules, however, in my experience even London […]