House Sitting Across the UK

A fully insured house sitter stays in your property during the agreed assignment and follows your household instructions. This provides a lived-in presence alongside practical tasks such as bringing in post, attending to plants, drawing curtains and managing doors, windows and alarms. Before the booking, our team discusses your requirements and records the arrangements in a detailed briefing. Fully insured sitters follow company rules for responsible conduct and maintain daily contact with head office. The service can be arranged for homes without pets. Tell us your dates, location and the care your property needs so we can discuss suitable care for your property.

Our fully insured house sitters are personally interviewed in their own homes and thoroughly vetted before joining The Home Service. They are employed directly by the company and follow clear expectations for confidentiality, professional conduct and respect for your property. The business holds £10 million public liability insurance, professional indemnity insurance and employers’ liability insurance, while daily head office check-ins ensure ongoing communication throughout each assignment. Careful recruitment, comprehensive insurance arrangements and office support provide additional reassurance. Your own property insurance requirements must still be considered. If you have questions about insurance cover or specific household responsibilities, our team can explain the arrangements before booking.

Our fully insured house sitters are trained to handle unforeseen situations and have round-the-clock backup from head office. If a leak, power failure or security issue needs attention, the fully insured sitter has an office team to contact for support. Your briefing provides the household instructions agreed before the assignment, helping establish the practical arrangements for your property. Fully insured sitters also check in daily with head office to confirm that all is well. Discuss any important details about your home with our team before booking, so the fully insured sitter has clear guidance. This combination of preparation and office involvement supports an organised response during your absence.

Our fully insured guardians follow specific rules about time away from the property. The Guardian Guide states that homes must not be left unattended for more than three hours during daylight or thirty minutes after dark. Fully insured sitters must stay in residence until properly relieved, keep the property securely locked and maintain daily contact with head office. Visitors are not permitted, and client confidentiality must be respected throughout the assignment. These rules support a responsible lived-in presence while you are away. Explain your property requirements during the booking discussion so our team can establish the instructions and household responsibilities your fully insured sitter will follow.

Yes. If your animals need care while you are away, our pet sitting service combines a live-in presence with feeding, walks and companionship around their routines. For properties during estate administration, probate sitting provides live-in caretaking and attention to the home’s everyday care. These services address different needs, so our team discusses the property, animals where relevant and responsibilities before an assignment begins. Clear instructions establish the tasks your fully insured sitter follows and the contact arrangements for the booking. Get in touch with your dates and requirements so we can help you choose the appropriate sitting service.