Claire & Jeremy
About Claire & Jeremy
Dear Homeowners,
About us..
We decided to become early retirees around four years ago, and in a fit of mad impetuousness sold the family home very quickly, before our grown up children had the chance to move back, put the furniture into storage, sold the rest and embarked on a bit of an adventure while we still had some energy and reasonably...
Dear Homeowners,
About us..
We decided to become early retirees around four years ago, and in a fit of mad impetuousness sold the family home very quickly, before our grown up children had the chance to move back, put the furniture into storage, sold the rest and embarked on a bit of an adventure while we still had some energy and reasonably working body parts. We are still going and it turned out to be the best thing we ever did, (despite falling interest rates and the Australian dollar). Prior to our post hippie adventure, I (Claire, ran an arts outlet where I sold my work for the past 20 years and Jeremy as a Service manager/shipbuilding mechanical engineer and we lived happily in in Hobart, until I got bored and changed things around. Jerry is especially handy and can fix most things that go wrong in the house. He is also proud of his prowess with pool maintenance, fabulous with animals and OCD in the cleaning department. I'm not bad either.
We had our dog Polly for 17 years, and have also been cat owners, looked after the odd lizard or two, parrots, thorny devil, and that's not all.....we have always had our own chooks. We would care for your pets as we would our own and take the best care of of your home, as our many referees will attest. We both enjoy a quiet lifestyle, and our hobbies include painting, reading and writing. Jerry is keen on any form of sports being a typical Australian, and is a keen gardener, and we are both conscientious. We have been homeowners for 30 years, comfortable in the countryside or the city and very responsible. We follow whatever routine you lay out for your pets and are reliable always.
Why we want to house sit
In a nutshell
1). Too old for hostels, hate caravans and can't afford hotels
2). Housesitting is fabulous and comfortable
3) We get to experience living in places we otherwise never would
Our experience
Four years of housesitting in Asia, UK, Australia and Europe, experienced housesitters with impeccable references, police checks. We have the relevant experience, age (too old to party, and young enough t remember the keys, along with 25 five star references to make you feel completely satisfied that your home and your pets are in the best hands possible
Reviews (7)
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Sonia - Silloth, United Kingdom
09 September - 16 September 2017
I only met Claire and Jerry briefly before we had to leave the house for our flight. We had talked prior to the sit and exchanged emails, I was very comfortable leaving them to do the sit. Lovely couple, house was clean and tidy upon our return. Would not hesitate to recommend them to others or ...
I only met Claire and Jerry briefly before we had to leave the house for our flight. We had talked prior to the sit and exchanged emails, I was very comfortable leaving them to do the sit. Lovely couple, house was clean and tidy upon our return. Would not hesitate to recommend them to others or indeed use them again, if they were in the area.
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Alastair - Bangkok, Thailand
29 June - 08 July 2016
Claire & Jerry have just spent a week and a half looking after our cat and apartment in Bangkok. They're a lovely, responsible and fun couple who kept in touch with us while we were away and looked after our apartment and cat with care and attention. We'd be happy to have them sit for us again an...
Claire & Jerry have just spent a week and a half looking after our cat and apartment in Bangkok. They're a lovely, responsible and fun couple who kept in touch with us while we were away and looked after our apartment and cat with care and attention. We'd be happy to have them sit for us again and recommend them highly.
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Response from Claire & Jeremy
Thanks Alex, a wonderful stay and a pleasure looking after your lovely apartment and your enigmatic cat!
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Sue - London, United Kingdom
16 August 2015
Claire stayed in our house for four weeks this summer and took care of our very old cat. We came home in the middle for a few days which was no problem for Claire. Both times we came home she left a lovely dinner for us. She was wonderful to have stay and I can't recommend her highly enough. ...
Claire stayed in our house for four weeks this summer and took care of our very old cat. We came home in the middle for a few days which was no problem for Claire. Both times we came home she left a lovely dinner for us. She was wonderful to have stay and I can't recommend her highly enough. Our cat looked like he had had a lovely holiday!
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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- Pet care
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About Claire & Jeremy
Dear Homeowners,
About us..
We decided to become early retirees around four years ago, and in a fit of mad impetuousness sold the family home very quickly, before our grown up children had the chance to move back, put the furniture into storage, sold the rest and embarked on a bit of an adventure while we still had some energy and reasonably working body parts. We are still going and it turned out to be the best thing we ever did, (despite falling interest rates and the Australian dollar). Prior to our post hippie adventure, I (Claire, ran an arts outlet where I sold my work for the past 20 years and Jeremy as a Service manager/shipbuilding mechanical engineer and we lived happily in in Hobart, until I got bored and changed things around. Jerry is especially handy and can fix most things that go wrong in the house. He is also proud of his prowess with pool maintenance, fabu......
Dear Homeowners,
About us..
We decided to become early retirees around four years ago, and in a fit of mad impetuousness sold the family home very quickly, before our grown up children had the chance to move back, put the furniture into storage, sold the rest and embarked on a bit of an adventure while we still had some energy and reasonably working body parts. We are still going and it turned out to be the best thing we ever did, (despite falling interest rates and the Australian dollar). Prior to our post hippie adventure, I (Claire, ran an arts outlet where I sold my work for the past 20 years and Jeremy as a Service manager/shipbuilding mechanical engineer and we lived happily in in Hobart, until I got bored and changed things around. Jerry is especially handy and can fix most things that go wrong in the house. He is also proud of his prowess with pool maintenance, fabulous with animals and OCD in the cleaning department. I'm not bad either.
We had our dog Polly for 17 years, and have also been cat owners, looked after the odd lizard or two, parrots, thorny devil, and that's not all.....we have always had our own chooks. We would care for your pets as we would our own and take the best care of of your home, as our many referees will attest. We both enjoy a quiet lifestyle, and our hobbies include painting, reading and writing. Jerry is keen on any form of sports being a typical Australian, and is a keen gardener, and we are both conscientious. We have been homeowners for 30 years, comfortable in the countryside or the city and very responsible. We follow whatever routine you lay out for your pets and are reliable always.
Why we want to house sit
In a nutshell
1). Too old for hostels, hate caravans and can't afford hotels
2). Housesitting is fabulous and comfortable
3) We get to experience living in places we otherwise never would
Our experience
Four years of housesitting in Asia, UK, Australia and Europe, experienced housesitters with impeccable references, police checks. We have the relevant experience, age (too old to party, and young enough t remember the keys, along with 25 five star references to make you feel completely satisfied that your home and your pets are in the best hands possible
Verifications
Verification level
Basic level
Animal Care Experience
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Dogs
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Cats
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Reptiles
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Fish
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Poultry
Availability
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Profile Details
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Travelling as a
Previous house sitting experience
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Member since
House & pet sitting timeline
Claire and Jeremy have done 9 house sits since 2012
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OxfordUnited KingdomSep 2017 -
SillothUnited KingdomSep 2017 -
BangkokThailandJun - Jul 2016 -
MelbourneAustraliaJan 2016 -
LondonUnited KingdomAug 2015 -
BearstedUnited KingdomJun - Jul 2015 -
ToloxSpainOct 2013 -
LiskeardUnited KingdomSep 2013 -
LondonUnited KingdomAug 2013
