Simon & Rebecca
About Simon & Rebecca
An active couple, we've been married for 6 years and own a house less than a minute from Roundhay Park in Leeds. It's a fab location because we spend so much time outdoors and love walking or running round the park.
I am a Director at a Digital Marketing agency based in Leeds City Centre and have worked there (at Stickyeyes) for over 6 years. S...
An active couple, we've been married for 6 years and own a house less than a minute from Roundhay Park in Leeds. It's a fab location because we spend so much time outdoors and love walking or running round the park.
I am a Director at a Digital Marketing agency based in Leeds City Centre and have worked there (at Stickyeyes) for over 6 years. See: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonallen1/
Beccy (Rebecca) is the Claims & Insurance Manager at Bradford Royal Infirmary NHS Trust and has worked there for over 7 years. (While we can't currently make our Trust and Verification the 'Enhanced' status on our profile because the Police Check option doesn't work, Beccy has an active Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check through work.)
We love being outside on a weekend, clocking up the steps and taking in the country air, so having your dog alongside us would be amazing, or coming back and spending the evening cuddling up with your cat or other furry/feathered family member.
We don't smoke either and having used AirBnB on multiple occasions for international travel, we've received excellent feedback on our cleanliness, with hosts previously describing us as 'the perfect guests', so you'd know your home would be in safe hands.
Whilst we don't currently own a dog, like many of you we still find pooh bags in practically every item of clothing we own!!
We'd be delighted to arrange to meet with you before you decide to appoint, so just let us know if you'd like us to call round.
Finally, having done a couple of sittings, we've found it really useful to set up a WhatsApp group with the owners to share updates and photos of their pets while they're away. We'll obviously give you the option of whether you want us pestering you whilst you're away traveling first!
Why we want to house sit
We recently embarked on some major building work on our house in Roundhay, Leeds (from 18th August through to the end of Nov at the earliest) and whilst we had planned to live in a campervan on our driveway , some friends suggested that we registered on here to help local people that require a pet sitter (and get to enjoy lots of fun time and cuddles from their fluffy family members at the same time), whilst also offering us a change of living space while our home conversion is completed.
We both work full time , Monday to Friday, but both have the flexibility to work from home, so we'll be able to spend lots of time with your pets during the week too, as well as dedicating our weekends to them.
Because of the work we're having done at our house from mid August to late November, any placements would ultimately save us money on alternative accommodation during this period, so not only would we take impeccable care of your pets and home, but as a thank you for helping us too we'll leave you with a good bottle of wine for your return from your travels.
Our experience
We regularly dog & house sit for Beccy's parents in Devon, caring for Ollie - 7yr old Cockapoo - and also look after our friend’s cats in Bath too. We've both grown up with cats and dogs in the family and while we don't have pets of our own at the moment, we love spending time with these and all our friends who regularly ask us to walk or care for their pets whenever they go on holiday.
Having registered to undertake sittings in mid-August, we're already delighted to have accepted 4 placements across Leeds and York looking after a range of animals and we'll definitely continue to be an active member and sitter, both locally and overseas, once we return to our property.
Reviews (5)
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Jin - Meanwood, United Kingdom
22 October - 31 October 2018
Simon and Beccy were exemplary house-sitters when they sat for us. The house was extremely well kept. Our pets were well-cared for, too. While we were away, our cat's pre-existing wound was still seemingly not healing. Rather than adopt a wait-and-see position, Simon and Beccy took the precaution...
Simon and Beccy were exemplary house-sitters when they sat for us. The house was extremely well kept. Our pets were well-cared for, too. While we were away, our cat's pre-existing wound was still seemingly not healing. Rather than adopt a wait-and-see position, Simon and Beccy took the precaution of bringing Lola to the vets. It turned out to be a good call, as Lola did need urgent medical attention. Lola is now better, thanks to Simon and Beccy's diligent care. We should add that all our other pets were not ignored in the process! We consider Simon and Beccy to be a very resourceful team as house-sitters; individually, too. A lovely couple we had the pleasure to meet. We would welcome both back any time to house-sit for us again, should the opportunity arise. Highly recommended.
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Anthea - Boroughbridge, United Kingdom
02 November - 04 November 2018
Simon and Beccy are fantastic housesitters, our animals had wonderful care, lots of walks, communication was excellent and the house was immaculate on our return with the added extra of flowers.
We would recommend them to anyone as a sitter, 5 star!Simon and Beccy are fantastic housesitters, our animals had wonderful care, lots of walks, communication was excellent and the house was immaculate on our return with the added extra of flowers.
We would recommend them to anyone as a sitter, 5 star!- Organised
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Christiane - Morley, United Kingdom
29 August - 15 October 2018
Nice pleasant couple who cared well for our cat Wilfie (which was the priority) and gave us regular updates via WhatsApp. Simon & Beccy left a friendly welcome message with little gifts as a thank you for selecting them. However, since returning home we are left somewhat perplexed. We are not dis...
Nice pleasant couple who cared well for our cat Wilfie (which was the priority) and gave us regular updates via WhatsApp. Simon & Beccy left a friendly welcome message with little gifts as a thank you for selecting them. However, since returning home we are left somewhat perplexed. We are not dissatisfied but feel that there was information that could have been provided, which wasn't, and required asking. A complete debrief including items covering the house would have been appreciated, although these were and are not major issues. Return of one set of keys still needs to take place.
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About Simon & Rebecca
An active couple, we've been married for 6 years and own a house less than a minute from Roundhay Park in Leeds. It's a fab location because we spend so much time outdoors and love walking or running round the park.
I am a Director at a Digital Marketing agency based in Leeds City Centre and have worked there (at Stickyeyes) for over 6 years. See: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonallen1/
Beccy (Rebecca) is the Claims & Insurance Manager at Bradford Royal Infirmary NHS Trust and has worked there for over 7 years. (While we can't currently make our Trust and Verification the 'Enhanced' status on our profile because the Police Check option doesn't work, Beccy has an active Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check through work.)
We love being outside on a weekend, clocking up the steps and taking in the country air, so having your dog alongside us would be amazing, or coming back an......
An active couple, we've been married for 6 years and own a house less than a minute from Roundhay Park in Leeds. It's a fab location because we spend so much time outdoors and love walking or running round the park.
I am a Director at a Digital Marketing agency based in Leeds City Centre and have worked there (at Stickyeyes) for over 6 years. See: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonallen1/
Beccy (Rebecca) is the Claims & Insurance Manager at Bradford Royal Infirmary NHS Trust and has worked there for over 7 years. (While we can't currently make our Trust and Verification the 'Enhanced' status on our profile because the Police Check option doesn't work, Beccy has an active Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check through work.)
We love being outside on a weekend, clocking up the steps and taking in the country air, so having your dog alongside us would be amazing, or coming back and spending the evening cuddling up with your cat or other furry/feathered family member.
We don't smoke either and having used AirBnB on multiple occasions for international travel, we've received excellent feedback on our cleanliness, with hosts previously describing us as 'the perfect guests', so you'd know your home would be in safe hands.
Whilst we don't currently own a dog, like many of you we still find pooh bags in practically every item of clothing we own!!
We'd be delighted to arrange to meet with you before you decide to appoint, so just let us know if you'd like us to call round.
Finally, having done a couple of sittings, we've found it really useful to set up a WhatsApp group with the owners to share updates and photos of their pets while they're away. We'll obviously give you the option of whether you want us pestering you whilst you're away traveling first!
Why we want to house sit
We recently embarked on some major building work on our house in Roundhay, Leeds (from 18th August through to the end of Nov at the earliest) and whilst we had planned to live in a campervan on our driveway , some friends suggested that we registered on here to help local people that require a pet sitter (and get to enjoy lots of fun time and cuddles from their fluffy family members at the same time), whilst also offering us a change of living space while our home conversion is completed.
We both work full time , Monday to Friday, but both have the flexibility to work from home, so we'll be able to spend lots of time with your pets during the week too, as well as dedicating our weekends to them.
Because of the work we're having done at our house from mid August to late November, any placements would ultimately save us money on alternative accommodation during this period, so not only would we take impeccable care of your pets and home, but as a thank you for helping us too we'll leave you with a good bottle of wine for your return from your travels.
Our experience
We regularly dog & house sit for Beccy's parents in Devon, caring for Ollie - 7yr old Cockapoo - and also look after our friend’s cats in Bath too. We've both grown up with cats and dogs in the family and while we don't have pets of our own at the moment, we love spending time with these and all our friends who regularly ask us to walk or care for their pets whenever they go on holiday.
Having registered to undertake sittings in mid-August, we're already delighted to have accepted 4 placements across Leeds and York looking after a range of animals and we'll definitely continue to be an active member and sitter, both locally and overseas, once we return to our property.
Verifications
Verification level
Standard level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (1), Identity & Document Check
All Standard Verification checks are carried out by a specialist 3rd Party
Animal Care Experience
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Dogs
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Cats
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Fish
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Bird
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Small pet
Availability
Preferred Countries
Profile Details
Age
Occupation
Travelling as a
Previous house sitting experience
Member benefits
Member since
House & pet sitting timeline
Simon and Rebecca have done 5 house sits since 2018
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BoroughbridgeUnited KingdomNov 2018 -
MeanwoodUnited KingdomOct 2018 -
IlkleyUnited KingdomSep 2018 -
MorleyUnited KingdomAug - Oct 2018 -
YorkUnited KingdomAug - Sep 2018
