House-sitting

We are semi-retired IT professionals and love travelling and experiencing new places. Our flexible lifestyle means that through house sitting we can help owners to have their home safely looked after while they are away, and also look after their pets in their own environment. We also enjoy having some furry companionship!   
We have two high-energy Australian Shepherds and a sassy cat. Janet and Scott engaged beautifully with our fur-babies and they were loved and very well cared for. We received frequent photos of "the girls" and also had a Skype session with our pets. In terms of our home, it was left perfectly clean and the lawns were mowed. Janet and Scott even went to the Post Office for us!! Ten Stars!!!!!
Nicole and Rowan, Hanging Rock, Australia
Having holiday makers from all over the world staying in our own rental homes, we understand what it takes to be a good guest. Honest, friendly, reliable and trustworthy, we are also clean and tidy and take care of your home as though it is our own. We are both non-smokers and have no dependents or pets.

Why house sitting

House sitting allows us to give home owners the peace of mind while they are away that their precious home and pets are being looked after. We enjoy the experience of discovering other parts of the country and the world, and we love animals, so house sitting is the perfect fit for us.   
Janet and Scott looked after our villa in the Costa Blanca, Spain complete with our precious but nervous little cat for a week while we were in London. They are an extremely nice, straightforward couple and right from meeting them, which we did a few weeks before, we felt that we could trust them.  Our cat was very contented , we came back to a happy and calm cat.  Janet sent us pictures and kept us updated daily which we appreciated very much. They enjoyed their time in our villa.  We hope they will be able to come back and help us out again! ​
Pamela, Costa Blanca, Spain

What we bring

We have previously done house sits in the Melbourne area on both rural properties and city apartments. We have experience in looking after both dogs and cats and also had them as pets growing up.

We owned a 40 acre rural property ourselves for many years in the Yarra Valley near Melbourne with a swimming pool, so are experienced in looking after large properties. Scott is a great handyman who has renovated several of our properties over the years, and enjoys carrying out odd jobs around the house. He has also worked in IT support for many years which can be handy for any technical queries!

We have lived in many places in the world - the UK, USA, Australia and Europe - and so are very used to living a nomadic lifestyle and experiencing different cultures.

Contact us to find out more details on our house-sitting service.