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House Sitting Preferences
  • 0 - 1 week, 1 - 2 weeks, 2 - 4 weeks
  • Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Farm Animals
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  • England: East Midlands, East of England, North East, North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber   Scotland: ALL   Wales: ALL  
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  • 2023: 9Jul-31May2024

"Well trained" New Zealand Housesitters

65+, International Development Practitioner

65+, Retired Policy Adviser & Lawyer

We are a fit and active couple of partly-retired, senior New Zealanders, and extremely "well-trained" house sitters, who have been doing regular house sitting in NZ and the UK over the past 15 years - in amongst working overseas. We've lost count of the number of homes we've looked after, dogs walked, cats cuddled, livestock moved, ducks/chickens fed and watered, gardens tended and lawns mowed etc. We love travelling and find that house and pet sitting gives us the chance to spend time in, and explore, different areas, get to know them well, and meet some fabulous homeowners and their furry or feathered families.

We know that it is a big undertaking to entrust your home and pets to the care of someone you don't know - especially when we live out of the UK. However, we have done this many times and can have Skype/Facetime conversations. Some of the people whose homes we have cared for have reported that the "cats didn't even miss us" or "our dog is still waiting around for the interesting kind of walks you took her on"! We assure you we will care for your home and 'families' as if they were our own. We have several references from house owners attached to this profile. If you would like to speak to a referee, to reassure you about our background and ability to look after your home and pet/s in the best possible way, that could be arranged.

So if you need someone to care for your house, and/or a cat or 2, some chooks and/or have a garden to tend to, horses to feed or sheep to move etc - we'd love to help out.

Reviews (10)
We arrived home to a spotless home, lawns mowed, pot plants in good health, and two happy well fed cats. Communication was regular and informative. These two people are outstanding house sitters, and we would have them back any time.
 
GREGORY (Wanganui North Island, Oct 2023 - 3 weeks) From Kiwi House Sitters
Chris and Gerald were the perfect house sitters. This was our first experience using this website and it couldn't have gone better. They were very tidy and left the house immaculate. Our cat was well looked after too. Great communication all the way through. Lovely couple and they even left us a little gift of chocolates. They are both welcome back anytime. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your travels :)
 
SAM (Tewkesbury England, Aug 2022 - 1 week 2 days)
Chris and Gerald were the perfect house sitters. They were very happy to communicate in depth prior to the sit and offered to video chat, They checked in periodically in the months leading up to the sit, even advising when they'd arrived in the UK. They stayed over the night before the sit and it was a pleasure to get to know them. Communication whilst we were on holiday was excellent and it was clear they enjoyed the company of our cat and felt genuine empathy for him. On our return home ... MORE
 
SHERRI (Sunderland England, Jul 2022 - 2 weeks 3 days)
Chris and Gerald were great looking after our house and pets. We had a great conversation beforhand and they kept us regularly updated about our ageing cats while we were away. They gave them medication and we came home to two happy cats. They looked after our house meticuloulsy and left it clean and tidy for our return. Thank you. It couldn't have gone better.
 
ANDREW (Ulverston England, Jun 2022 - 2 weeks)
Came home to a clean house and a happy cat! Loved the pics of Percy while we were away. Wouldn't hesitate to have Chris and Gerald look after our place again :)
 
JOCASTA (Titahi Bay North Island, Aug 2020 - 1 week 2 days) From Kiwi House Sitters
No rating Fantastic sitters, welcome anytime. Chris and Gerald came by to see us before the sit, to meetLulu and Enzo and get their bearings in the house and garden. We had no worries leaving them to look after our home whilst we were away and came back to everything as we left it. Highly recommended.
LISA (Hebden Bridge England, Aug 2019 - 1 week 4 days)
Chris and Gerald took great care of Yuko and my home. They sent regular updates and got in touch with any questions. They are lovely people and well-experienced housesitters who I'd gladly have look after Yuko again. I've no reservations at all about recommending them!
 
JESS (Cardiff Wales, Aug 2019 - 5 days)
I couldn't recommend Chris and Gerald more to potential homes as house sitters! My cats loved them and I got regular updates and photos which was such a nice touch. My house was left immaculate and it was clear they had thoroughly enjoyed looking after the house and being in The Lakes. I would highly recommend them and I would welcome them back to my house anytime. A fabulous first experience of using House Sitters for us.
 
HILARY (Kendal England, Jul 2019 - 3 weeks, 4 days)
No rating Fabulous people. My house and dog were well taken care of. I received lovely regular updates too. Thoroughly recommend and would definitely get in touch again in future.
INDIGO (Featherston North Island, Apr 2018 - 4 days) From Kiwi House Sitters
No rating Chris and Gerald did a wonderful job looking after our house and pets. Everything went very smoothly. Good communication throughout and clearly people who are very thoughtful and caring. Can't recommend highly enough!
RUPERT (Macclesfield England, Aug 2017 - 2 weeks 6 days)
 
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