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House Sitting Preferences
  • 2 - 4 weeks, 1 - 2 months, 2 months +
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese
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  • England: East Midlands, East of England, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber   Wales: ALL  
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Rambling Man

49, Commercial Finance Manager

Hi!
I'm Ben, I am a Finance and Costing Manager working in the International Development/Aid sector. I work 100% remotely (with very occasional office meetings and bi-annual away day events).
I spent 12 years living and working overseas and returned to the UK in late 2017, and have been renting privately since that time.
Recently, I have decided that life being short, I would like to see more of the UK in a little more depth than the odd weekend break can provide, and to this end have purchased a caravan and joined the relevant clubs, and have enjoyed travelling to different parts of the country, all the while working full time (thanks to Starlink internet!). When I came upon this site, I instantly knew this would work perfectly for me. I love animals, dogs and cats in particular, and have been an owner previously, and recently have been a member of Borrowmydoggy, although the part of East Sussex I was living in had very few members.
I am a responsible, clean and tidy person that enjoys time alone as much as socialising. My main hobbies are walking and hiking (on a 30,000 steps per day regimen currently, I love it, my feet don't!) while listening to audiobooks (thanks to Audible) so your dogs would certainly get enough walks and exercise (but not too much for them). I enjoy the outdoors, nature and gardening, cooking, wine, and learning acoustic guitar (making very little progress but having fun).
Ideally I would like to spend the next few years seeing more of the UK, England and Wales first, eventually Scotland too, while I save funds for my dream of a widebeam narrowboat. I would prefer stays of a minimum of 2 weeks, maximum of 4 months, with 2 months being the ideal sweet-spot. Thanks for reading!

Reviews (11)
Ben cared for our two boisterous Labradors, Milo and Mabel whist we visited family in New Zealand. Despite extremely wet and windy weather resulting in a great deal of Monmouthshire mud Ben was frequently seen walking the dogs around the village and beyond. Milo and Mabel were healthy, happy and clean on our return. Ben was helpful in dealing with an Amazon order that needed to be returned after we left and responded promptly to our enquiries about the wellbeing of house and hounds whilst we ... MORE
 
JOHN (Usk Wales, Oct 2024 - 1 month 1 week)
Many thanks to Ben for coping with our rather complicated and eccentric house! All the animals were looking fine and happy, house clean and tidy. We met Ben before he came and he seemed a lovely and interesting chap. Hope he managed to do some work while he was here. Apologies to him for the oven and washing machine problems (neither yet solved!)
 
MARIAN (Axminster England, Sep 2024 - 3 weeks)
Ben was an amazing sit. He came on time, looked after the dogs extremely well and left the house and garden in good condition. He took the trouble to stay late on the day we arrived back from our holiday to greet us and do a proper handover. I would thoroughly recommend him to others.
 
RICHARD (Craven Arms England, Aug 2024 - 3 weeks)
Ben is a very friendly person this was our first time using a house sitter so it was comforting to have someone who has done this successfully for others.
 
PHILIP (Swindon England, May 2024 - 1 week 1 night)
Ben is a really lovely chap and our three furries absolutely ADORED him. He followed routines perfectly and when we came home, it was if we'd never been away. The house was clean & tidy and the furries were all settled. We really couldn't recommend him enough, infact we've already discussed him coming back and house sitting for us again in the future :0) x
 
CLARE AND CHRIS (LOWER CHAPEL, BRECON Wales, May 2024 - 1 week)
So grateful to Ben who looked after our cats, chickens, houseplants and seedlings (in our greenhouse) while we were away. It was our first time using House Sitters UK and as soon as we met Ben we felt everything would be in safe hands and it was. We would definitely recommend Ben to others and he is coming back to sit for us again in July.
 
PAULA (Brecon Wales, Apr 2024 - 2 weeks 3 nights)
Couldn't recommend Ben more, he was a perfect fit for us. He looked after our much loved dogs really well, and sent us lovely pictures whilst we were away. The house looked lovely when we got back, and the dogs seemed happy what more could we ask for. He was a great communicator and would have him back to again in a heart beat. Thanks so much Ben, having you here made our holiday all the more enjoyable.,
 
STEPHANIE (Stratford-upon-Avon England, Apr 2024 - 2 weeks 1 night)
Ben is a lovely guy, relaxed easy going.and was a great house sitter. Pickle had many great walks and seemed very happy.. Thankyou so much Ben. Highly recommended.
 
VIVVY (Godalming England, Feb 2024 - 2 weeks 2 nights)
Ben looked after everything perfectly and has become a friend. Would highly recommend him to housesit for anyone.
 
RACHEL (Witley England, Jan 2024 - 2 weeks 2 nights)
Ben was fantastic as a house sitter for our 3 cats and dog for the two weeks we were away. He was very trustworthy and communicative. I would highly recommend him and would definitely love to have him back again one day. Cheers Ben
 
MATT (Burton Upon Trent England, Nov 2023 - 1 week 6 nights)
Ben was a lucky find for our week away. He communicated all his plans to us very clearly and arrived the night before in order to meet us and the dogs. He's a gentleman. a kind nature, polite and respectful. We sadly didn't get to say goodbye personally, but the dogs had clearly had a brilliant week - exhausted from the lovely walks Ben took them on. The House was left clean and tidy and we couldn't have asked for a better first time experience with Ben & Housesitters UK. We didn't really know ... MORE
 
IAN (Nr Street England, Oct 2023 - 1 week)
 
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