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Mature, Experienced, Serious, Reliable & Conscientious Sitter

United Kingdom

Testimonials

They have 2 testimonial s (view below)

Pet experience

Dog(s), Cat(s), Horse/Donkey(s), Chicken(s), Fish

Police check

They don't have a police check

Availability

From: 10 July 2023
Until: 7 August 2023
(see their busy times below)

Occupation

Retired investment banker

References

They have referees/references (view below)

About this sitter

I am a retired Investment Banker from South Africa, now living in London. I still own my own house in Johannesburg which is currently rented out to a major international hotel group for one of their senior executives - so I understand quite clearly about the need to take care of someone's home!
I have looked after swimming pools for more than 40years and take pride in keeping them spotless and always ready for a good swim.
As a youngster I kept 2 horses, some chickens & ducks, and have always had 2 or 3 dogs and a cat or 3!
I am a quiet and sober individual (and non-smoker), happy with my own company reading a good book, or chatting with the friendly neighbours!
I like a nice garden to walk around and relax in (when the weather is nice!).
I started house sitting during 2022 and have so far done 8 successfully (ranging from 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks and 3 months) - I recently completed a 3 month sit in a very old traditional Andalusian house in the Old Town of Tarifa Spain, where I also had to look after about a 100 pot plants on a roof top garden. Then I looked after a beautiful Swiss Shepherd dog in San Carlos, Panama for about 3 weeks.
I have looked after dogs, cats and fish!
To see my references/testimonials please check on either of these links: Dropbox, Google drive - listed under References/Testimonials.

I am keen on a house sit of anything from a few weeks to a few months if required by a home owner who spends considerable time away - I love country (rural) or beach locations, where tranquillity prevails!
If the location is far away, I might request reimbursement of travel costs - I don't currently have a car (although I have a clean valid driver's licence).

Why they want to house sit

Being recently retired and having emigrated from SA, I am starting a new chapter in my life and house sitting enables me to move around and see new places and meet interesting people.

Their experience

Yes, I do believe that I have good broad experience, not only in house sitting, but as well as general DIY knowledge to be able to fix things if they go wrong whilst the home owner is away!
I started house sitting during 2022 and have so far done 8 successfully (ranging from 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks and 3 months) - I recently completed a 3 month sit in a very old traditional Andalusian house in the Old Town of Tarifa Spain, where I also had to look after about a 100 pot plants on a roof top garden. Then I looked after a beautiful Swiss Shepherd dog at a house in a beautiful estate in San Carlos, Panama for about 3 weeks.
I have looked after dogs, cats and fish!
To see my references/testimonials please check on either of these links: Dropbox, Google drive - listed under References/Testimonials.
My previous house sits were through a different platform.


What can they bring to the assignment

I bring a serious, reliable & conscientious approach to looking after someone else's home and pets as if they were my own.
Having lived in my own homes for over 45 years, I think I know pretty well how to cope with most things and most eventualities.

Available to house sit

Africa, Argentina, Belize, Brunei, Cambodia, Caribbean, Central South America, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Fiji, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Middle East, Monaco, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, South Africa, South East Asia, South Pacific, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam

Availability dates

From: 10 July 2023
Until: 7 August 2023

They have indicated that they are busy at the following times:
7 August 2023 to 24 August 2023, 1 June 2023 to 9 July 2023, 16 September 2023 to 8 October 2023

Do they charge?

They sometimes charge for house sitting services

Membership

MindMyHouse member since 2022

Personal details

Age: 66-75 years old

Total sits

Total completed house sits: 2

Testimonials

House sitting in panama in April 2023

Nigel is a great house sitter, he took very good care of our house, our garden and our dog for 3 weeks in April 2023. Nigel is a very serious, caring person who will know how to take care of your house and your your animals. you can reach him very easily by phone during his stay, he is very responsive. I highly recommend Nigel

Yann, Panama, 07 May, 2023

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly
  • Good in the garden
  • Handy around the house

Winter 2022-2023 House sit

Nigel did an exceptional job in looking after our house and roof garden from December to March of 2022 and 2023. Highly recommended.

John, Spain, 10 March, 2023

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly
  • Handy around the house

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Last updated: 1 June 2023