{"id":131775,"date":"2022-11-24T00:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T17:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/housesitting-is-a-great-way-to-travel-and-save-letter\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T00:38:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T17:38:47","slug":"housesitting-is-a-great-way-to-travel-and-save-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/housesitting-is-a-great-way-to-travel-and-save-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Housesitting is a great way to travel and save | Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGordon Cooper decided to take up housesitting after retiring 10 years ago and has never looked backRe Jessica Rawnsley\u2019s article (\u2018I\u2019m a homeless guy looking after a palace!\u2019 The housesitters escaping the cost of living crisis, 21 November), I recently came across a 75-year-old woman who lives in a campervan and had been doing it for 40 years. I retired nearly 10 years ago and, with itchy feet after a lifetime of touring theatre, I decided to take up housesitting.At first, I signed up with an agency for contacts, but realised that it was making money off my back from the owners of properties. Setting myself up with public liability insurance \u2013 just in case I knock over a Ming vase or a pet sadly dies on my watch \u2013 and a criminal record check, I made it known that I was available. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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