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House Sitters available (Derbyshire, East Midlands)
Our House Sitters list for all the United Kingdom is below. To view a list of house sitters willing to house sit in your area please use the drop down menu.
When filtering by Location, you may see sitters from other states listed as well. That’s because those sitters have nominated they are willing to house sit in more than one state (some have chosen all the United Kingdom). They are all candidates for positions in the selected state.
We save you time. Replies from house sitters you contact can sometimes take a while and when they reply you may find your location and timing doesn’t suit their schedule. This means contacting house sitters one at a time can be a drawn out process. When you choose to contact a house sitter with us you will be asked to list your needs and when you do, available house sitters for your location and dates will be contacting you within hours.
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Victoria & Katherine - Experienced, Dependable & Animal Loving
5Years 2 friends
Hi there! We are Canadian sisters who are fortunate enough to be able to travel and live like locals via wonderful housesitting experiences. Depending on our availability and where we are currently located, we sometimes housesit individually or as just two of us.
We are self-sufficient, fully covid vaccinated, non-smokers who can work from anywhere, are avid walkers, and spend most of our... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Hannah - Animal lovers Hannah and Ian
2Years Single
Hi there,
We are Ian and Hannah. Best friends and cousins. We are enjoying the summer of 2024 by travelling and house sitting around Europe. I am an artist and designer currently writing my book on animal communication and Ian is a retired detective from London. We are both sober, non smoking and very responsible. Animal lovers through and through. Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Anna - Experienced pet-owner
1Year Single
Hi there! My name is Anna, I'm 35 non-smoker. I work in customer retention for a software company and I'm currently working from home, so flexible to house sit anywhere in the UK! As long as there is wifi. I am also very flexible with dates and I can accommodate any last minute changes or cancellations.
I grew up around pets and since childhood, we've have rabbits, cats, dogs, chickens..... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Lily - Lily and Jim
3Years Couple
Jim and I are an active retired couple who enjoy travelling around the UK and Europe.
Both of us have previously owned cats and dogs and enjoy any opportunity to dog walk and cat sit.
We have completed a number of pet sit with Mindahome, take a look at our reviews.
Being home owners we would be very happy to garden or carry out small DIY repairs.
We are non smokers. We were... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
Current bookings: 25 Oct 1 Nov 30 Nov 9 Dec 20 Dec 27 Dec 30 Dec 8 Jan'25 7 Mar'25 16 Mar'25 5 Apr'25 16 Apr'25 2 May'25 9 May'25 10 May'25 24 May'25 5 Jun'25 8 Jun'25 9 Jun'25 16 Jun'25 21 Jun'25 30 Jun'25 1 Aug'25 16 Aug'25
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Graham - WANDERLUST
5Years Single
Ex sales/mktg manager, non-smoker, organised, fastidious, honest, reliable & easy going. Likes walking, gardening, reading, current affairs, outgoing with a great sense of humour. Ex cat owner & also a daft/quirky old english sheepdog for 13 years (Toby) still sadly missed..........I would really prefer longer sits but absolutely consider any shorter durations as well. Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
Current bookings: 16 Sep 30 Nov 6 Dec 5 Mar'25
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Turi
Single
For over a decade, I’ve had the pleasure of caring for lovely dogs, cats, fish, plants and smaller pets. I can provide references and am known for my tidiness. I work from home so can spend a lot of time with your pets. I look forward to hearing from you! :) Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
Current bookings: 1 Nov 4 Nov
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Michael - Reliable House and Pet Sitting Couple
2Years Couple
We are a friendly, honest and reliable couple keen to explore, travel and stay throughout the UK. We are both animal lovers and have kept dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits, and other small furry animals. We also have basic experience looking after horses. As an experienced gardener, Jane can also look after plants and care for gardens. Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
Current bookings: 21 Dec 28 Dec
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Recently retired and looking to see more of the UK / travel
I have been a registered pet sitter since August 2022 - so I have enjoyed a variety of over 23 sits and lots of experience in house and pet sitting with Rover, Trusted Housesitters too
I have no ties , pets or children. I don't smoke and I’m very active and love the outdoor lifestyle.
I was brought up with pets of many... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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James - Recently retired cat and dog lover
4Years Couple
We both enjoy travelling and seeing new places here in the UK. We are a recently self retired couple. We now have lots of time to discover our beautiful countryside and visit all the places we never had time to do before. I have 2 beautiful siamese cats and can easily arrange for them to be looked after. We are both pet lovers so if we can help other pet owners whilst having a break and... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Mark - capable couple here to help you.
3Years Couple
We are June and Mark Spindloe, full time Housesitters ,We are a non-smoking, outgoing couple with a great sense of humour and many varied hobbies including gardening, boating, reading, walking and exploring new places.
Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning a number of family pets ranging from rescue animals to a show dog. Having left our pets in the care of others while we... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands Derbyshire
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We are recently retired and love to travel to new places. We love animals and sadly only recently lost our little dog. We would give your furry babes all the love we lavished on our own, and reliably take care of everything whilst you are away. Watering, dog walking, cat sitting and keeping everything tickety boo! Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
Current bookings: 15 Feb'25 6 Mar'25
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Karen - HAPPY SITTER
7Years Single
I am a fit, healthy 68 year old who enjoys visiting different parts of the country and being able to combine this with looking after animals and people's homes, only adds to this pleasure. I enjoy my own company, so do not mind being a little off the beaten track, (but am also happy to be in an urban area) and I'm an avid reader who enjoys cooking, going for walks etc. My profession was in... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
Current bookings: 5 Nov 12 Nov 22 Dec 27 Dec 29 Dec 6 Jan'25 10 Jan'25 12 Jan'25 24 Jan'25 27 Jan'25 1 Feb'25 8 Feb'25 15 Feb'25 22 Feb'25 26 Apr'25 5 May'25 19 Jul'25 2 Aug'25
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Lysbeth - The Quiet Lady
Single
I am someone who enjoys nature and being around animals. I love to explore Britain and used to do it by packpacking but I'm getting old, and wobbly. I like swimming in rivers and looking at insects and walking with a dog and riding bikes and drinking beer in the pub. I like art and talking Welsh and bird watching and books and maps. I don't have a dog any more but I enjoy their company... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Neil - Discreet professional
Single
Hi! I'm based in london and working as a psychotherapist while also studying my doctorate. Love pets and always had different animals growing up. Currently I have my elderly cat and hope to get a dog soon. When sitting I imagine I will be catching up on study, reading and work as a mini get away. Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Annie - aussie annie
Single
Live in Australia but Originally from Bath and back “home” from Australia for a few months every year. Happy to house sit and look after one dog and/or cat to see some more of the Uk. Whilst I’m back in the Uk this year I have sitters from Mindahome oz looking after my 14yr old labradoodle. Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Hi I’m visiting my son who now lives in England. I’m here for 6 months. Yes I’m older but I’m fit and capable, I’m wanting to experience the Uk and see many parts. This opportunity looks ideal to me.
I’m not driving here, although I do in Australia. I prefer to use public transport to see more of the areas, so I need to be close to public transport.
I prefer contact by... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Lisa
Family
I am a warm and friendly single mum with two children aged 10 and 13, we are passionate about animals and have a bearded dragon and bunnies which we have rescued and care for. We are very good with cats and small animals and will take good care of them. We live on a farm in Norfolk. I practice Homeopathy and Reiki. Animals in particular love to have Reiki. Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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We are a married couple for nearly 30 years and 2 grown up children. We have always had dogs, rescue x breed, springer, ridgeback; currently we have a black lab (Percy 6) and a sprocker (Millie 5). We are very fortunate as our parents who are very local love looking after our dogs so we rarely have an issue leaving them. They are never left for more than 4 hrs. Jon likes to run with them on... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Tracey and Ian - Kind, reliable, active couple.
3Years Couple
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We are semi retired , living in Cambridgeshire and like to combine our love of pets with travel in the U.K.
I still undertake as and when work with the police, and have lots of experience in coping with the unexpected. I worked in mental health services and set up an animal assisted therapy project which was well received by both service users and the NHS Trust.
Ian retired in May... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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A Couple of Kooks
2Years Couple
We are a middle-aged couple with a desire to see more of the UK, away from tourist hotspots wherever possible. We have done much house and pet sitting over the years for friends and family, and then discovered that there were ways of doing so in other parts of the UK. We also want to get a dog, and maybe chickens, in our next home, so it will be good experience to understand how to care for... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
Current bookings: 26 Oct 8 Nov 14 Dec 22 Dec
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Guy - Honest & Experienced Housesitter
4Years Family
Experienced house-sitters, pet-loving, trustworthy, extremely house proud.
We are full time house-sitters and as such we have completed over 25 long & short term sits as either solo sitters, as a couple or, during the school holidays, as a family of 3.
We have completed house sits from 3 days to 6 months all with 5 star reviews.
I am 56, a former commodity trader now semi-retired, working... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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David & Ha - A Trustworthy Couple
1Year Couple
We are David and Ha. Ha is a Psychotherapist trainee and David is a Life Coach who is location-independent .
We are honest, tidy, clean, and committed individuals. We have experience house and pet sitting in the UK, US, and Southeast Asia. We're interested in long-term house sits or during holidays, but we'll see if we can be flexible when you need us and our schedules match.
We love... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
Current bookings: 15 Sep 19 Sep'27
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Malcolm - Mr
Single
I am 74 years old with a military background. I have lived overseas in a variety of countries. I have recently returned to UK from Malaysia after my wife initiated divorce proceedings. I am in good health and describe myself as fit for my age. I have no police records.
In October I sold my house in the Cotswolds and now have no UK home. Currently I am lodging with my sons: two live in Wales... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
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Sue - Sue - online Tutor
1Year Single
I am semi-retired but I continue to teach online and because it is online I can teach from anywhere. I have a tiny caravan and have had a number of trips away in it since I bought it in 2021 (60 actually), often working almost every day. I teach English for GCSE (language and literature) and I also have a contract with an agency teaching Chinese teenagers in China.
I have been divorced for... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions
Current bookings: 1 Nov 11 Nov 11 Nov 30 Nov 1 Dec 22 Dec 26 Dec 17 Jan'25 24 Jan'25 4 Feb'25 7 Mar'25 22 Mar'25 22 Apr'25 25 Apr'25 1 May'25 30 Jun'25 3 Sep'25 25 Sep'25 15 Oct'25 22 Oct'25
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James - Mr. James Scott
2Years Single
I am a semi retired carpenter/ builder and can carry out general building work and maintenance on your property while you are away , if you require that service. I own a Motor Home and could stay in that on your site if you prefer. My preference to location would be in the country side or near the coast as I enjoy the quiet suburban life .style . Last but not least my minimum stay time is 3 to... Read more
Preferred locations: East Midlands All regions