How much should I expect to pay for a house sitter?

[BulbasaurBloom]

Looking for a house (and pet) sitter for 6-8 weeks over May/June- depending on cost.

We live in a desirable area (not zone 1 London, but a nice part of a big, buzzing second city) and I know we could get someone in for free who wants to save on rent. There is a big hippyish/nomad/studenty contingency Facebook group for people who literally sofa surf as a form of housing or are in between rents. I know people who have done it and who have vetted their ‘tenants’ with payslips and ID- but I still feel uneasy about it. I want to make sure my cat is looked after well, and my home and plants cared for. Also worried about implications for my mortgage and insurance.

If I go through a house sitter agency, how much can I expect to pay per month for a sitter?

It’s roughly £30-50 a day round here for a live in house/pet sitter

So 900 a month minimum really.

It is a lot of money.

The sofa surfers are looking more appealing hahaha 🤣

Try Trusted Housesitters. The sitters have all been vetted and checked. I'm planning on using them next year - a couple of my friends have used them and are raving about how good they are. And it's free apart from an admin fee

Try Trusted Housesitters, we've used them a few times to look after our cat and has been great!

We used Trusted Housesitters a few weeks ago and it was great.

https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/pages/sitter-owner-testimonials-gbp/?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8OpBhAFEiwAG7NaErXAnI_g5iXiNuf1SxHqX6FraIn9B1wPf8mreinLddMMDDNgc5xubRoCsdUQAvD_BwE

Yes, try Trusted Housesitters. My friend and his wife do this. They jacked in their jobs to go traveling (a former academic Dean of Faculty and a former Headteacher). They tour all over the world in a campervan but occasionally pet sit (usually because they start craving homemade lasagne and their camper doesn’t have an oven!). There must be loads of people like them.

I pay mine £50 a day. I can't see you getting anyone reputable for less than that. A lot of the agencies quoted me an awful lot more.