Gill & Clive
Gill & Clive
CLIVE & GILL 2 NON SMOKERS AVAILABLE FOR HOUSESITTING. PETS VERY WELCOME!
About Gill & Clive
We are Gill & Clive a self-funded, retired married couple from London, both house trained adults! We are non-smokers and have clean driving licenses and our own car.
Clive is a qualified carpenter/joiner with many years experience of running his own company and is happy doing simple plumbing and electrics too. I'm Gill and I have recently retir...
We are Gill & Clive a self-funded, retired married couple from London, both house trained adults! We are non-smokers and have clean driving licenses and our own car.
Clive is a qualified carpenter/joiner with many years experience of running his own company and is happy doing simple plumbing and electrics too. I'm Gill and I have recently retired from British Airway after 20 years as a Senior Customer Service Manager. I also speak some Spanish, having lived in Spain for a while.
We appreciate how difficult it is leaving your animals and home in the care of strangers, especially if it's the 1st time. But please rest assured that we will treat everything with love and care as we would want someone to look after our precious things.
Why we want to house sit
We spend 6 months of the year, from June, in our house on the Gulf Coast of Florida USA, returning to the UK/Europe for December through till May. We are available to sit in both the USA and UK/Europe within these time frames and would be delighted to house sit for you and your 'extended families'. We have always had dogs & cats of our own, but now, because of travelling, it is not possible. House sitting gives us a great chance to continue looking after pets and enjoying their company.
Our experience
We have experience in all of over 20 house sits, some repeats and all very successful and extremely enjoyable. All, so far, have involved looking after family pets - and in one case, someones elderly mother too - but we are more than happy to just sit for your house! We have remained in touch with all our previous home owner which is really nice and in 6 cases been back to sit for them again.
We enjoy gardening and Clive is more than happy to tackle maintenance around the property and grounds. In fact between us we can handle pretty much all types of chores that are needed to run a successful and happy home.
Being home owners ourselves, we are also very aware of the need to be vigilante about security issues.
We find the key to a successful House-sit, is to be adaptable and sort out whatever comes along (a leaking roof or an unwell pet) as it happens.
We are honest, reliable with a good sense of humour and are available to answer any questions in the first instance by telephone, email or Skype.
Please take the time to have a look at our references and photos.
Reviews (18)
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Mary - Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
03 October - 09 October 2017
Gill and Clive took wonderful care of both our 11 year old Yellow Lab and our home for a week. They are a delightful couple and make a great team! In addition to coming home to a happy dog and clean house, Clive even fixed a kitchen cabinet that had not been hanging quite right for a long time! ...
Gill and Clive took wonderful care of both our 11 year old Yellow Lab and our home for a week. They are a delightful couple and make a great team! In addition to coming home to a happy dog and clean house, Clive even fixed a kitchen cabinet that had not been hanging quite right for a long time! (Thanks Clive!) I would not hesitate for a minute to have them come back for another sit!
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Response from Gill & Clive
Really enjoyed our House Sit. Mary & Paul are a super couple, very warm, welcoming and generous.
Their home is lovely, but the real star is Bodie! What a darling dog. Gentle, loving and a joy to look after. Really wanted to 'dognap' him and take him away with us.
Would gladly return to sit for this lovely family any time.
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Amanda - Castelló de la Plana, Spain
17 April - 27 April 2017
Fantastic experience! Gill has been my introduccion to house and pet sitting. She kept in touch with me over the two weeks she and Clive sat with my gang! 3 cats and my little Bichon Maltise Bijou. I am delighted with their stay. Bijou can now nearly get into my car! A quick lift up on to the...
Fantastic experience! Gill has been my introduccion to house and pet sitting. She kept in touch with me over the two weeks she and Clive sat with my gang! 3 cats and my little Bichon Maltise Bijou. I am delighted with their stay. Bijou can now nearly get into my car! A quick lift up on to the floor and she jumps on to the back seat! She thanks she can't jump up.......no springs. Well done to you both. We all hope to see you again.
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Response from Gill & Clive
Thank you Amanda. It was our real pleasure to look after your 'gang'. Lovely house in a wonderful part of Spain. Gorgeous animals, who will keep you company.......and Amanda, super welcoming and truly lovely Lady. Will gladly sit again and now count her as a good friend.
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Jacquie - Cognac, France
08 February - 18 February 2017
What can I say other than 1st class service. From the 1st contact to the day Gill and Clive left they were excellent. Looked after the house and animals as if they were their own. Lots of communication and quick response to any contact. Will definitely have them again anytime we go away.
Thank you.What can I say other than 1st class service. From the 1st contact to the day Gill and Clive left they were excellent. Looked after the house and animals as if they were their own. Lots of communication and quick response to any contact. Will definitely have them again anytime we go away.
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Response from Gill & Clive
Thank you Jacquie & Lee
Really enjoyed our House Sit for you. Casper and Poppy were such lovely pets to look after and your house was a dream home! Anytime you need us back, let us know.
About Gill & Clive
We are Gill & Clive a self-funded, retired married couple from London, both house trained adults! We are non-smokers and have clean driving licenses and our own car.
Clive is a qualified carpenter/joiner with many years experience of running his own company and is happy doing simple plumbing and electrics too. I'm Gill and I have recently retired from British Airway after 20 years as a Senior Customer Service Manager. I also speak some Spanish, having lived in Spain for a while.
We appreciate how difficult it is leaving your animals and home in the care of strangers, especially if it's the 1st time. But please rest assured that we will treat everything with love and care as we would want someone to look after our precious things.
We are Gill & Clive a self-funded, retired married couple from London, both house trained adults! We are non-smokers and have clean driving licenses and our own car.
Clive is a qualified carpenter/joiner with many years experience of running his own company and is happy doing simple plumbing and electrics too. I'm Gill and I have recently retired from British Airway after 20 years as a Senior Customer Service Manager. I also speak some Spanish, having lived in Spain for a while.
We appreciate how difficult it is leaving your animals and home in the care of strangers, especially if it's the 1st time. But please rest assured that we will treat everything with love and care as we would want someone to look after our precious things.
Why we want to house sit
We spend 6 months of the year, from June, in our house on the Gulf Coast of Florida USA, returning to the UK/Europe for December through till May. We are available to sit in both the USA and UK/Europe within these time frames and would be delighted to house sit for you and your 'extended families'. We have always had dogs & cats of our own, but now, because of travelling, it is not possible. House sitting gives us a great chance to continue looking after pets and enjoying their company.
Our experience
We have experience in all of over 20 house sits, some repeats and all very successful and extremely enjoyable. All, so far, have involved looking after family pets - and in one case, someones elderly mother too - but we are more than happy to just sit for your house! We have remained in touch with all our previous home owner which is really nice and in 6 cases been back to sit for them again.
We enjoy gardening and Clive is more than happy to tackle maintenance around the property and grounds. In fact between us we can handle pretty much all types of chores that are needed to run a successful and happy home.
Being home owners ourselves, we are also very aware of the need to be vigilante about security issues.
We find the key to a successful House-sit, is to be adaptable and sort out whatever comes along (a leaking roof or an unwell pet) as it happens.
We are honest, reliable with a good sense of humour and are available to answer any questions in the first instance by telephone, email or Skype.
Please take the time to have a look at our references and photos.
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House & pet sitting timeline
Gill and Clive have done 18 house sits since 2012
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Hilton Head IslandUnited StatesOct 2017 -
Castelló de la PlanaSpainApr 2017 -
MontesquiouFranceFeb 2017 -
CognacFranceFeb 2017 -
LondonUnited KingdomDec 2016 - Jan 2017 -
UzèsFranceApr 2016 -
AzilleFranceFeb 2016 -
LondonUnited KingdomJan 2016 -
LondonUnited KingdomDec 2015 - Jan 2016 -
IverUnited KingdomJun 2015 -
Great MalvernUnited KingdomJun 2015 -
LondonUnited KingdomDec 2014 - Jan 2015 -
MarlowUnited KingdomMay 2014 -
WindsorUnited KingdomFeb 2014 -
St AlbansUnited KingdomJan 2014 -
ShrivenhamUnited KingdomSep 2012 -
BergeracFranceJun 2012 -
Stoke GabrielUnited KingdomJun 2012
