{"id":131718,"date":"2022-11-21T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/im-a-homeless-guy-looking-after-a-palace-the-housesitters-escaping-the-cost-of-living-crisis\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:14:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T06:14:33","slug":"im-a-homeless-guy-looking-after-a-palace-the-housesitters-escaping-the-cost-of-living-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/im-a-homeless-guy-looking-after-a-palace-the-housesitters-escaping-the-cost-of-living-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m a homeless guy looking after a palace!\u2019 The housesitters escaping the cost of living crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWho wouldn\u2019t want to live rent-free in a nice warm home in return for looking after the owner\u2019s pets and keeping burglars away?Massive houses, expansive gardens, occasionally a fridge full of food \u2013 and all of it free. Megan Gay and Sean Wood, both 27, have managed to dodge the cost of living crisis and the rent or mortgage hikes that are ravaging many people\u2019s lives and savings in the UK. Their trick? Full-time housesitting. Seven months ago, the couple decided to quit London\u2019s rental market and go on the road. Their belongings in bags, they have moved from house to house across the UK. They plan to continue living like this for at least another year.Housesitting \u2013 taking care of properties and pets for nothing while owners are away \u2013 is not new. But since the pandemic, the trend has boomed. Confronted with an unstable housing market, inflation at a 40-year high and soaring food and energy costs, increasing numbers of people of all ages and walks of life are turning to housesitting to keep a roof over their heads. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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