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House sitting: your home stays lived-in while you are away

An empty house is visible from outside: an overflowing letterbox, shutters always in the same position, the bin left out for weeks. We make sure your home looks lived-in – and that plants and animals are cared for when you come back.

Classic house sitting

Emptying the letterbox, airing, moving shutters, putting bins out and back.

  • Emptying the letterbox, sorting and securing post
  • Airing rooms and varying shutter positions
  • Bins out and back in
  • Visual check for water damage and open windows
  • Short report with photo after every visit
from €22 / visit

Plant care

Watering indoors, on the balcony and in the garden – as needed, not by schedule.

  • Watering indoor plants as needed
  • Watering balcony boxes and pots
  • Watering the garden, controlling sprinklers
  • Removing dead growth, moving plants
  • Setting up and checking holiday irrigation
from €22 / visit

Pet sitting

Feeding, litter tray, dog walks and small animal care – by people who like animals.

  • Feeding cats, cleaning the litter tray, time to play
  • Walking dogs, 30 or 60 minutes
  • Small animals: cleaning the cage, food and water
  • Giving medication as instructed
  • Message with photo after every visit
from €24 / visit

Receiving tradespeople & deliveries

Somebody is there when the chimney sweep, meter reader or delivery arrives.

  • Presence within the agreed time slot
  • Granting access, accompanying, signing handovers
  • Photographing meter readings and protocols
  • Accepting deliveries and putting them away
  • Feedback straight after the appointment
from €26 / hr

How an assignment works

1

Enquiry

Form, phone call or email – you describe roughly what you need.

2

Introduction

We visit free of charge and look at the home and the tasks.

3

Quote

You receive the hourly rate, time frame and list of services in writing.

4

Your person

We assign one person who comes to you permanently.

5

Off we go

First visit with a briefing, then routine at your rhythm.

Good to know

  • Billed by the hour, in quarter-hour steps after the first hour
  • Travel within 30 km of Heidelberg included
  • One regular person, stand-ins only announced in advance
  • Registered staff, liability insurance up to €3m
  • Appointments can be moved free of charge up to 24 hours before

Prices, reviews, about us and the legal pages are available in German only. German version

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Questions about house sitting

How do you get into the home?

With a key you hand over against a receipt. Keys are stored numbered and without any address in a secured key cabinet and returned after the job.

What happens if something is damaged?

We carry liability insurance. In case of water damage, power failure or signs of a break-in we call you immediately and act once you approve – in case of imminent danger also beforehand.

How often do you come per week?

You decide. Two to three visits per week are usual for plants and post, daily for cats, twice daily for dogs.

Do you stay overnight?

No. We work with day visits. For longer absences we agree a visiting pattern that makes the home look occupied from outside.

Arrange a free introductory visit

We come round without obligation, look at what needs doing and send you a written quote with a fixed hourly rate.

Send enquiry 0176 28629023