Student housesitting – Why this is a good idea
If you are a student or you know a student housesitting is something to consider. As the homeowner you may hesitate at first to have a student housesitting in your home. However, from our experience at Housesitmatch.com we know that students make very good housesitters. They usually love animals and have lots of energy to […]
HouseSit Match Listed in Top 101 Internet Start-ups
A few years ago now an Australian friend and I were having dinner and she was telling me a fabulous housesitting adventure she had enjoyed. For a whole year she cared for a dog in Perth W Australia who had been posted abroad for work. The dog was elderly and unable to travel, and they […]
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 […]
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, […]
HouseSit Builds Trust – by Lamia Walker
Recently, Lamia Walker our founder was asked to launch the first #HouseSitChat on Twitter. It was an interview about housesitting and petsitting for affordable travel, and how HouseSitMatch.com builds trust in the housesitting industry. The Twitter Q&A which was a fun and rapid fire set of interactions with some great people keen to learn more […]
What is housesitting? Q&A with Founder of HouseSitMatch
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 her first Twitter Q&A which was a fun and rapid fire set of interactions with some great people keen to learn […]
Housesitting in our sixties – Discovering a new lifestyle
June and Mark Spindloe a semi-retired couple tell us about ‘Housesitting in our sixties’. They describe housesitting as a natural step after years of parenting, working and traveling to visit with family across the world. Becoming location independent and exchanging skills in pet and home care was an easy step to take in order to […]
House sitter check list – the ultimate guide
How would you prepare the ultimate house sitter check list to ensure peace of mind when you leave home? Here are some top tips on how to prepare the ultimate check list prepared by housesitters for home and petowners. While home and petowners experienced in having petsitters at home will have established routines and approaches […]
Retired couple housesits in Spain
Retired couple housesits: Cave homes to Cathedrals We increasingly find that housesitting is becoming a thing to do as a retired couple. Traveling the world for the first time without dependents, without mortgage or job worries, housesitting or pet-sitting enables you to exchange your years of experience as a home owners, pet owners and professionals for […]
Game show or housesitting – the same & yet different
Many house-sitters spend time watch tv, perhaps a game show, or day dream occasionally wherever they are sitting thinking about how they could pet sit or housesit somewhere more exotic, more exciting, perhaps even life changing like a Caribbean island or at least a sunny sandy beach far away. This of course is while many […]