What is house sitting ?

Short term house sitting is a situation of mutual help, neither party wishing the other to be out of pocket because of it.  The house sitters gain by living rent free for that period while the owners of the property can maintain security and have pets cared for while they are away.        

What are the benefits of being a house sitter ?

The ultimate house sitting situation for the travelling caravanner would be a property with an area big enough to park their caravan, thereby saving on storage costs for the caravan for the duration of the house sitting period.

Some of the advantages for the travelling caravanner would be -

• Not having the expense of caravan park fees
• Caravan can often be in a secure area of the property ie behind fence boundaries

What are the benefits of having house sitters while you travel ?

• having your home and garden tended in your absence
• having your home occupied in your absence, without the security concerns of leaving an empty house;
• having your pets cared for in their familiar environment, without having the cost of boarding them at kennels or a cattery.