Many home insurance companies prefer that you have a house and pet sitter in your home while you’re away because it makes the house look ‘lived in’.
With many house and pet sitters providing police checks and testimonials from previous positions, you have the peace of mind that they will be trustworthy, but there may be a few added checks you may want to do prior to leaving:
- Inform your insurance company of the period you will be away and mention that you will have a house and pet sitter staying in your home
- Advise neighbours that you will be on holidays and perhaps even introduce them to the house sitter so they recognise the face staying at your house
- Generally, the cost of utilities and internet, etc are covered by the home owner, however on some occasions home owners negotiate a bond with house and pet sitters, that is returned at the completion of the sit Continue reading “Home security during a house and pet sit”