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Why book a house sitting service through Airtasker?

Off to an important business trip with no one to watch over your home? It can be challenging to leave your house empty with no one to watch over it. Booking trusted house sitting services on Airtasker can take some pressure off your shoulders. Experienced house sitters know how to watch over not only your home but even the pets you need to leave behind.

All you need to do is put up a task complete with details. Whether it’s a long-term house sit or a short one, make sure to indicate everything you need. Also, mention if you’ll be leaving your pet with them too! After posting, expect to receive offers from Taskers in minutes.

It isn’t easy to find someone you can trust, especially since this is your home. Our platform’s transparent system can help with this! Go through the reviews and ratings of Taskers who make offers to do your task. You’ll be able to find the perfect house sitter for you in no time.

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Top House Sitters related questions

It depends on what you have agreed upon with your chosen Tasker. In most cases, the travel fee is shouldered by the sitter you hire since you provide the accommodation (your home). Other fees that you need to consider are home repairs that may come up during their stay. 

It’s not easy to leave your house with someone else. The most important thing to look for in a house sitter is professionalism. You need to make sure that your home will be left in good hands. Even if their tasks may be pretty straightforward, you need to trust the person you are hiring. Make sure they have good communication skills since you will be leaving with quite a handful of daily responsibilities.

As a homeowner, a house sitter expects you to give them proper instructions on what needs to be done at home. Do not mistake them for housekeepers, gardeners, or pool cleaners. It is not always expected of them to take part in intense cleaning tasks. Their main responsibility is to make sure the house is how you left it. 

That is up to you to decide! The duration of a house sit depends on how long you will be gone. You may need a house sitter for as short as a few days while you are on holiday. Some require a house sitter who can stay for many months. These are often made by people who need to travel abroad for work. Details like this should be made clear in your task post.

What do house sitting services include?

House sitting is done by a trusted professional who is experienced with caring for others’ homes and pets. People often think of availing of this service when going on vacation or business trips. Some even think of long-term house sitting when work keeps them away from home. If you find yourself in any of these situations, a house sitter near you may be the perfect solution. Here’s what you can expect from house-sitting services on Airtasker:

Occupying your home

A professional house sitter ensures that your home remains occupied. Their task is to make it look like you are home. Think of it as someone filling in your place. They will do tasks that you would do daily: switching the lights on and off, taking out the rubbish, and locking the doors. 

Don’t expect them to do deep cleaning. You can always think of hiring someone to do the housekeeping for you. A house sitter may do simple cleaning and maintenance tasks such as dusting and vacuuming. You can expect a house sitter to leave your home in the condition you left it. They can also care for your indoor and outdoor plants if instructed, limited to simple watering and mowing. Getting a professional to tend to your garden may be a better idea for long-term house sitting jobs.

Care for animals

Need to leave your pets at home? A house sitter may be able to watch over them while you’re away. Most house-sitter-homeowner-agreements cover daily care for your pets as well. As the homeowner, you provide them with day-to-day tasks for your pets. You can also include giving them their medication or treatment. Take note that they can’t groom your pet. If you want your furry friend looking their best when you get home, maybe hire a professional groomer before you arrive! You can always relay messages to your homesitters to ensure the best for your pets. 

Repairs, maintenance and miscellaneous services

Aside from occupying your home, a home sitter can be in charge of other services as well. If agreed upon, they could bring in the mail and newspapers daily. A house sitter can also answer phone calls and relay any important messages to you. 

The occasional home repair can come up now and then: a small leak in the kitchen or damages from a strong storm. It is a sitter’s responsibility to get any necessary repairs. These will be reimbursed by you as the homeowner. It is also your decision whether your house sitter will do repairs or hire a professional. 

Recent House Sitters tasks

Check electrics

£100

Globe Town, Greater London, E2

2nd Mar 2024

Tenant has mentioned that the electrics at our flat potentially need a check. EICR is 3 years old. Thus, not looking for full EICR check but simply looking to see whether the electrics are in good working condition.

Wait for delivery

£45

Upper Tooting, Greater London

1st Feb 2024

I need someone to wait in my house between 9.30 and 12.30 latest to potentially answer the door for an important delivery as I need to pop out for a bit. Airtasker may go as soon as the delivery arrives so might be a short job! - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 2 February 2024

Great communication and arrived on time - no complaints!

Internet help

£250

Islington, Greater London, N1

29th Nov 2023

Help to set up a decent internet system in the house and garden studio - Due date: Needs to be done on Thursday, 30 November 2023

House sitting

£40

Dorking, Surrey, RH4

19th Oct 2023

To wait in the house from 1-6pm for a Virgin Engineer to install WiFi. - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 20 October 2023

House sit for a delivery (wifi installation)

£60

Loughton, Essex, IG10

6th Oct 2023

I am a full time student and I can’t be at home for an important wifi installation. The engineer is coming in between 8am and 1pm on Tuesday the 10th of October. So I need someone to just be at the flat and let in the engineer between this time. I will pay you for the full time of 8am - 1pm regardless of if the delivery is done earlier. - Due date: Needs to be done on Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Excellent. On time and professional

Help with internet

£100

Knightsbridge, Greater London

10th Sep 2023

Internet intermittent going on and iff - Due date: Needs to be done on Monday, 11 September 2023

My smart TV set up with sky and internet also need a magic eye set up

£80

Langley, West Sussex

5th Jun 2023

TV drops out of the internet and sky all the time - Due date: Before Thursday, 8 June 2023

Damp check

£10

Welling, Greater London

3rd May 2023

I need someone to check where the mould Condensation and damp are coming from in my flat - Due date: Flexible

No connecting to internet

£100

Rushey Mead, Leicestershire

27th Apr 2023

Fire tv cannot connect to internet - Due date: Flexible

No internet connection in certain rooms of my flat

£50

Haggerston, Greater London, E2

27th Jan 2023

No internet in some rooms - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 28 January 2023

Tv will not allow my internet

£100

Moseley, West Midlands

30th Dec 2022

My tv cant connect to internet - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 30 December 2022

Help fixing internet

£100

North Harrow, Greater London

16th Dec 2022

I can't connect my internet at home. Tried everything but nothing worked until now. - Due date: Before Sunday, 18 December 2022

Fire alarm check

£300

Finsbury Park, Greater London, N4

24th Oct 2022

connect the fire panel, check fire extinguishers and provide fire extinguishers - Due date: Needs to be done on Monday, 24 October 2022

Tyres changing on a sit on mower

£200

Topcroft Street, Norfolk

28th Sep 2022

Flat tyres on a Mountfield sit on mower - Due date: Flexible

Electrical check on gearbox controls

£80

Edithmead, Somerset

9th Sep 2022

gearbox problems ,sometimes no gears st all - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 9 September 2022

I need someone to check on my apartment

£25

Denmark Hill, Greater London, SE5

19th Aug 2022

I need someone to check on my apartment which has some guests in right now - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 19 August 2022

Great service, came to my recuse. Big help will use again.

Wait in the property for maintenance appointment

£40

Earl's Court, Greater London

3rd Aug 2022

You will get the key from a keybox at the entrance and wait till the engineer attends and complete the job.

Reconfigure home internet set up

£1,000

Worthington, Greater Manchester

10th Jul 2022

We currently have Sky Broadband service through BT phone line (fibre hasn’t reached us yet). We use a series of extenders to gain coverage throughout our property although this is currently prone to failure. We would like to install a permanent, more reliable solution. - Due date: Flexible

Help connect my internet

£100

North Kensington, Greater London, W10

9th May 2022

i just moved in to eented house and i need connect internet here do all three floors in the house - Due date: Needs to be done on Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Internet person

£300

St Luke's, Greater London

14th Feb 2022

want internet person to connect - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 25th Feb 2022