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Sitter available
Confident and very capable couple
United Kingdom
Testimonials
They have 5 testimonials (view below)
Pet experience
Dog(s), Cat(s), Horse/Donkey(s), Chicken(s), Other animal(s)
Police check
They don't have a police check
Availability
From: 7 Jan 2023
Until: 31 Dec 2025
Occupation
Administrator
References
They have referees/references (view below)
About this sitter
Hello, we are James and Linda, both early 50's and experienced travellers and house-sitters. We have enjoyed a range of different house sits, all with excellent reviews and I have the email testimonials to forward as required. (Unfortunately, I have been unable to upload them all)
Our previous experience includes a multi million pound estate in Perugia, Italy with horses, dogs and chickens where we resided for 6 weeks and looked after 6 properties which were empty on the estate. We spent 3 weeks in remote Bulgaria looking after horses, 7 rescue dogs, cats and chickens and were without running water for 17 days with no detriment to the animals or house ( the pipes froze!) On both of these house sits we were invited back to re-sit.
We have also done 3 separate French sits, 2 of these with dogs, a Monaco sit with one dog and a mountain retreat in Switzerland. We have completed a rural house sit in Canada with 5 cats, 2 of which were on medication and required injections. We have completed several UK house sits including rural Wales with 2 rescue ponies (very timid), 2 cats (one of which was blind) and 2 peacocks, a flat sit with a new rescue cat in London, a week in the Chiltern Hills with a poorly cat and 20 chickens and a large Essex house with a dog and cat.
We are now lucky enough not to need to work and are looking for any house sits which are in remote locations, unusual properties or city centre breaks, please feel free to contact us via the site.
Why they want to house sit
We have completed many varied house sits in the past and really enjoy them.
Their experience
Yes, please see above - we have town and very rural country experience with horses, dogs of all shapes and sizes, cats, peacocks and chickens.
What can they bring to the assignment
At just over 50, we are both young and fit but bring considerable experience, maturity and capability. James was an engineer, adapt at turning his hand to almost anything and Linda was an administrator with a background in sales. We both love to walk, especially in the countryside and we are experienced travellers, having completed 7 months around the world, 5 months backpacking Asia and 9 months driving and camping in Europe where we also did 7 house sits. We are confident, capable and will treat your home and pets with the care we would do in our own home.
Last updated:
1 Dec 2023
Available to house sit
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Availability dates
From: 7 Jan 2023
Until: 31 Dec 2025
Do they charge?
They don't charge for house sitting services
Personal details
Age: 46-55 years old
Family status:
Couple
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MindMyHouse.com – https://www.mindmyhouse.com/owners/sitter_listing/34838
Testimonials
Fantastic house sitters...
Linda & James looked after our house and pets for 6 days in August. They are absolutely fantastic house sitters and I couldn't recommend them highly enough. Very efficient with communications both before and during the house sit. Our dog loved being with them, loads of long walks and clearly very well looked after. They kept a watchful eye on our elusive cat - both pets very very happy! The house was spotless when we returned. Would be delighted for them to come back in the future.
Joe, United Kingdom, 16 Aug 2022
Mrs
Linda and James looked after our sick cat, twenty plus chickens and watered the vegetables for a week exceptionally well. They kept us informed and went the extra mile: James even recharged the chicken fence battery. The house was left clean and tidy. We were very pleased with their efforts.
Robert, United Kingdom, 20 Sep 2021
Friendly and helpful
Linda and James looked after the house and animals and my holiday cottage guests and left everything as found. They went an extra mile to make sure things were right, communicated well and were very kind to my poor old cat. I'd ask them to house sit any time and so should you!
Teona, United Kingdom, 28 Jun 2021
Superb pair who really delivered on the cat care
Linda and James were such a wonderful find! Charlie (my cat) had unexpected medical needs in the days before the house sit and Linda absolutely took that in her stride and was happy to do the extra bits needed. Communication before and during was excellent, and I came back to a very happy cat! Linda did a lot to reassure me, as I was a bit nervous leaving Charlie, and I really appreciated the photo updates. They also left the place absolutely spotless. Highly recommend! And I hope they cone again if they fancy a London house sit in future!
Emma, United Kingdom, 24 Feb 2020
Reliable sitters from the UK
We were please to welcome Linda and her husband over the Christmas break this year. They took care of our home and five cats while we were away for two weeks. As well as the usual cat responsibilities of food, water and litter boxes, they also coaxed our shy diabetic cat to come out each day for his insulin injections, and the were able to get our finicky senior cat to eat everyday. They went above and beyond, dealing with an issue with our home security system and we felt very comfortable knowing our things were under control while we were away. They arrived a day before we left so we had some time to go over the household routines and visit, thus making us even more comfortable with the housesitting arrangement. We would highly recommend this house sitting pair for your house sit, and hope they decide to come back to us someday!
Caroline, Canada, 9 Jan 2020