Testimonials

RECENT FEEDBACK

"We thought The Housesitting Company offered professionalism and quality of candidates."
Alan Smith - Herald Island, Auckland
May, 2012"This is the second time I have used the Housesitting Company and on both occasions the housesitters have been excellent. The Housesitting Company take the worry out of finding trustworthy people to take care of your most prized possessions."
Debbie Beech - Papakura, Auckland
May, 2012"It was so comfortable having sitters from The Housesitting Company come into our home, they settle in like family and the animals are quickly won over! The communication from them was great and that is the comforting thing. We would recommend The Housesitting Company first and foremost because the people are lovely and put you at ease. You know your animals are in good hands and your home is secure and being lived in while you're away."
Pam and Allan Laing - North Shore, Auckland
April, 2012"The Housesitting Company's services were very easy to use, reasonably priced and all people they sent us to interview were straight forward and seemed nice. I have recommended to a few people already for the reasons above."
Corinne Andrew - North Shore, Auckland
April, 2012"We were given a good selection of housesitters - in fact it was hard to choose they were all so good! The service was easy to use."
Meredith Simcock - South Auckland
February, 2012"Everything with our housesit and housesitter all worked out well. The online system works well and I recommend The Housesitting Company because they provide a good service."
Marlene Louw - South Auckland
February, 2012"Since joining The Housesitting Company a year ago as a housesitter, I have found The Housesitting Company great to deal with - professional, efficient, helpful and communicative. In that time I have completed several housesits in Auckland, which have been well organized and enjoyable. This month I disabled my account with the company as thanks to the money I've saved on rent, I've been able to buy my own property! I have no hesitation in recommending The Housesitting Company to potential housesitters and home owners."
Abby - Central Auckland
February, 2012"Our experience with The Housesitting Company was very good. I recommend them to others, as the housesitter we had from the company was brilliant."
Stephen Fernandes - West Auckland
January, 2012"It was a great service with quick feedback and an easy to use website. The whole website process from entering a profile, to viewing possible house sitters was excellent and simple to use. The forms on the website were very helpful too. Particularly the form for instructions to the house sitter was very detailed and meant that I remembered things that I otherwise may have forgotten to mention. Overall we were very happy with the whole experience. I would recommend The Housesitting Company because we were able to go away and have a relaxing holiday without any concerns about the wellbeing of our house or particularly, our pets. It was a simple easy to use process to get it organized, but every detail had been thought of and therefore we had total peace of mind. I will definitely use them again!"
Louisa Loughran - North Shore, Auckland
January, 2012"I liked receiving the daily text updates about my cat, Hobbes. They were a surprise and a very pleasant one. Your company was reliable."
Belinda Green - West Auckland
January, 2012"I liked the complete trust in the people and company and also the outstanding updates we received."
Peter Myles - Central Auckland
January, 2012"We liked the ease of booking, great communications and our professional house sitter. Dogs were well looked after, walked, brushed and happy. House was left clean and tidy. It is an excellent service, particularly if you have pets at home. Knowing that your house and pets and in good hands while you are away allows for extra peace of mind."
Garh and Melissa Haylock - Rodney District, Auckland
January, 2012"We liked the on-going feedback about our pet's and checking to see what our needs were when the weather changed or something out of the normal happened. The animals were happy when we arrived home."
Gayle - North Shore, Auckland
January, 2012"I felt confident that my house and animals were being cared for by honest and reliable people. The Housesitting Company provide a good service and a good price. Thanks so much!"
Liz Bloomfield - Christchurch
January, 2012"What I liked about my overall housesitting experience was that the possibility is there and doing the job, in order to have a good housesit. I recommend The Housesitting Company because people will have reassurance that their housesit will be well arranged for you."
Carolina van Ruiten - North Shore, Auckland
December, 2011"We are very happy with the experience in all respects, including the fact that our sitter from The Housesitting Company came over a few times before the housesitting actually began, to get to know our dog (Scout) better and vice versa. He also kept the house very well and looked into all details, plus Scout did not seem to miss us at all during our absence! We recommend The Housesitting Company because the housesitters are police cleared with references and because the housesitting company takes responsibility for the housesitters."
Ashok Bhat - East Auckland
December, 2011"We were very impressed by our overall housesitting experience, and by our housesitters provided by The Housesitting Company. The company itself seems to us to be efficient and user-friendly. Our housesitters were excellent and we would have no hesitation in recommending them to future clients. They were careful, conscientious housesitters and went way beyond the minimum requirements in the way that they cared for our cat and our house. Their service was of an extremely high standard. It was marvelous to know that our house and pet was being looked after."
Gerhard Wette - Auckland Central
December, 2011"We have had several experiences with house sitters from The Housesitting Company and this time was also satisfactory and their system has improved from our earlier applications. I recommend The Housesitting Company as it relieves the problems of finding a place for the dog to go and whilst our dog is happy, so are we."
Alice Cheung - North Shore, Auckland
December, 2011"Our housesitters from The Housesitting Company are amazing housesitters. They took wonderful care of our pets and I would highly recommend them. Both our pets were sad to see them go! Our home was immaculate on our return and better than when we had left it. They did all our washing without being asked and baked us a Christmas cake which was much enjoyed. We received regular updates on our pets and they took care of our pets as if they were theirs. Our housesitters felt more like family taking care of our babies and our home.

I recommend The Housesitting Company to anyone wanting an excellent service. A number of choices of housesitters were provided, all housesitters come with reference checks and police clearance and it also gave us a huge peace of mind at a very reasonable price. Thank you!"
Charmaine Bright - North Shore, Auckland
December, 2011"I liked the services of The Housesitting Company because we had someone feeding my spoilt cat and the security of having someone mind the house. This was my first housesitter experience and I was satisfied. I recommend The Housesitting Company because of the security issue if the house is vacant. Garden to be cared for in the hot weather. Keeping animals in their own home. Sitter being able to contact a family member should there be any problems."
Joan Horner - Auckland Central
December, 2011"It is always wonderful to know that you are leaving your pets and home in capable hands. Our housesitter not only was welcomed by our cats (which is very important!) but she treated our home with respect and kindly made sure it was clean and tidy when we arrived home. She kept us up to date with how the cats were (again important to us!) and she was super friendly, reliable, professional - just excellent. I could not have wished for a better person. I certainly will request her for when we go away again! I like the online approach The Housesitting Company has. I think you must be building a good database of prospective housesitters as the cailbre of applicants was very high - thank you. I recommend The Housesitting Company because of its good online systems, superb calibre of applicants, good follow up, excellent customer service and delivery of the service you promise! The briefing guide for the house sitter is a great excellent value for money, which all means I can go away and leave my cats with a responsible and personable individual whom I can trust! Thank you!"
Adrienne Taylor - Auckland Central
November, 2011"We liked that we didn't have to worry about the house or our many pets while they were away and we were confident that our house-sitters would be able to deal with any eventualities. Our experience with The Housesitting Company all went very smoothly for us and we recommend them because it gives you peace of mind to know that you can go away and your household will be well looked after. We have over a dozen birds, which would be impossible to farm out, so it was ideal that some pet-loving people could come into our home and look after everything for us. Not only our animals, but also our home was well cared for, plants watered, house cleaned etc. Much safer too, the anti-burglar factor, knowing that your house is being occupied rather than left untended."
Glenda Dykes - Auckland Central
November, 2011"We were extremely happy with the way our housesitting was arranged for us by the Housesitting Company, a very friendly and easy to use web-based system, but without losing that essential friendly customer contact and personal attention to detail of customer care. We were delighted with the couple that you recommended to us and wouldn't hesitate in recommending them to others or to using them again. They were fantastic and went way beyond the call of duty. The housesitters have become family friends and were so lovely with our kids. We would certainly recommend your services to others, you've been fantastic."
Bev Trowbridge - Warkworth, Auckland
November, 2011"I made use of your services, Monday September 05 through to Wednesday September 21 of this year. I can not speak highly enough of the way in which I found the house on my return. Meeting one of your housesitters prior to going away and knowing that the house and 3 cats were in good hands meant for a relaxing vacation. I would not hesitate to recommend your service to any one who is looking for a house sitter."
Lance Wright - Auckland Central
November, 2011"We received peace of mind and the assurance that our home and pets were being well looked after whilst we were away. We recommend The Housesitting Company because to date we are very pleased with the service and above mentioned comments. We are now going back onto your site as we're looking at going away again and hope to be able to do so with the same reliable housesitter everytime...this is our ultimate goal!"
Sian and David Tregurtha - East Auckland
November, 2011"We utilized The Housesitting Company’s petminding services and our petminder was great with looking after our pets. He completed all the tasks

required to manage our rats and our cat. The instructions we left

to manage the rats were detailed and therefore quite long but our petminder seemed to take everything in his stride. We spoke to our petminder when we returned from our holiday and he was quite open with his comments and he seemed really quite taken by our rats. Your service from my point

of view was excellent. We receommend The Housesitting Company to anybody looking for great communication throughout the entire process. Our petminder was communicative and friendly. Pets were happy and well looked after and it was a very cost effective service."
Phil - North Shore, Auckland
November, 2011"The Housesitting Company was recommended to me by a friend when my original arrangements fell through at the last minute. I felt that my needs mattered to you because of the update calls and the support I had from you from the outset. It felt like very personal attention. This was so helpful at a very stressful time. Also the calibre of the sitters was outstanding. I didn't need to interview anyone but the first couple you put through."
Alison McDonald - Otaki
November, 2011"It was reassuring to know that my cats and home were in safe hands. It is an ideal situation, as I don't have to put my cats into a cattery. It is also nice to know my home is being lived in while I am away. The housesitters were lovely a great experience.This was a hassle free experience and I needed a sitter at very short notice. The Housesitting Company provided an excellent service. Thank you."
Moira Ellam - Rotorua
November, 2011"We liked the simplicity and completion of our requests and the efficiency of the people that were recommended to us. We think the services you provide do very well and we were pleased with everything."
Doreen Donnell - North Shore, Auckland
October, 2011"The services that The Housesitting Company offered were easy to arrange, I had 3 interviews with people and I would have been happy with all three. Our chosen housesitter was excellent, was very happy with her and was very confident I could rely on her. I recommend The Housesitting Company for easy access, fast response, good, reliable and police checked housesitters and easy payment."
Gail Woollacott - North Shore, Auckland
October, 2011"I really liked how we were able to go away and knowing that we had good people in our house made the whole trip alot more stress free. I felt very relaxed about having them house sit. When we came back the house was better then before we left and we really felt they went the extra mile for us and our pets. I recommend The Housesitting Company because it was short notice and they got on to it really quickly for us and had great prompts to help with what to do and how to let your house sitters know what you want."
Amy Barnett - Christchurch
October, 2011"Their services were so easy! Having on-line references for their sitters was excellent. The whole experience left us feeling very secure and worry free whilst on our holiday. Our dog [who thinks she's a person!] was looked after just as we do. She was very happy and well cared for. One can go on holiday and know that the house and pets and going to be well looked after. It's a wonderful, and secure, feeling!"
Clem and Jenny Cook - Tauranga
October, 2011"My overall housesitting experience was great. We had a mature, responsible and very likable couple. They kept in touch and looked after my property and animals extremely well!"
Joy King - South Auckland
October, 2011"Our housesitters were fabulous. We couldn’t have had a better match for our pets and property. The house and grounds were both immaculate when returned, and our pets were happy and in fine condition. They also communicated well with us when we were away, so we enjoyed our holiday with confidence. Thanks so much for finding such a perfect match!"
Bruce and Gillian Carlsson - North Auckland
September, 2011"Our overall housesitting experience was easy and hassle free. We recommend The Housesitting Company to anyone looking for an easy, clear to use and very professional service."
Simon Bainbridge - West Auckland
September, 2011"It was our first time using The Housesitting Company and we were very happy with our experience. Our housesitters from the company were really friendly and did a great job. When we arrived back, the cats were happy and relaxed, the house was clean and tidy with mail neatly collected and even fresh milk in the fridge. We would be happy to recommend The Housesitting Company as they provide great housesitters. We recommend The Housesitting Company for its easy to use and professional service. They were great at following up and processing everything promptly."
Debbie Wong - North Shore, Auckland
September, 2011"My partner and I have been with The Housesitting Company for 18 months and experienced a very professional approach to both ourselves as Housesitters and Home Owners. The service was always prompt and helpful and nothing was ever a problem. I would highly recommend The Housesitting Company for a successful and efficient House Sitting lifestyle."
Mark & Sabine - Auckland
September, 2011"I would highly recommend The Housesitting Company for reliable, trustworthy sitters. The process for booking, viewing and securing a sitter is simple and, after 3 successful bookings, I feel confident using your service, whether for short or long term absences. You're doing a great job."
Catherynne Mattar - West Auckland
August, 2011"Your company worked really hard in finding a suitable housesitter. Your website is easy to use and you answered your telephone at all hours and when I did leave a message it was returned promptly."
Deb Bennett - South Auckland
August, 2011"We could relax knowing our animals were being well cared for. Our housesitter provided updates at our request so we knew what was happening. The house was cared for, kept warm, dry and clean so no worries re break-in or that the house would feel damp when we returned. We had a positive experience. The housesitter you provided was honest, reliable and went the extra mile by leaving our home and animals looking well cared for, a welcome home card and bunch of flowers - we got a great service."
Jo Taylor - South Auckland
August, 2011"After meeting with our prospective housesitters, we felt confident in leaving our home and pets in the care of The Housesitting Company’s sitters. During our time away they contacted us twice to advise that everything was fine and all pets were happy. Dealing with The Housesitting Company in general was straightforward, from our initial phone call and filling out of data to receiving details of interested housesitters. Their website is very informative and the few questions we did have were answered promptly. On our return home our housesitters had left our house immaculate with milk in the fridge and flowers on the table. We had a great experience and a worry and hassle free holiday, leaving our home/pets in the capable hands of The Housesitting Company’s housesitters. All our pets were happy and had obviously been well looked after."
Kerry and Gerry Aitken - North Auckland
July, 2011"What did you like about your overall housesitting experience: The service was excellent - prompt and efficient. I was concerned that I would not be able to find a house sitter for such a short stay, but was really pleased by the response. I like the online management of the application and payment process. This is a much better service than other services out there. I recommend The Housesitting Company because of it’s booking process, prompt response and ability to provide a broad range of housesitters for consideration. Also, their housesitters are validated and background checked and The Housesitting Company has an excellent fee structure."
Adrienne Taylor - Auckland Central
July, 2011"The general experience is a breeze! From first contact, starting our requirements, down to the narrowing down to any suitable/potential housesitters, everything went just smoothly. Not to mention your very friendly and professional personnel who understands our needs and concerns and addresses them appropriately.
Your houseitters were a lovely couple and they have taken great care in ensuring that our house and pets were well looked after and were kept in a tip top condition. I would definitely recommend The Housesitting Company to anyone looking for housesitters! No questions about it."
Chuck Ng - Wellington
July, 2011"What I liked about my overall housesitting experience was the opportunity to meet with and interview possible sitters, knowing that they had already been checked out by the Company. I could see how they interacted with my pets, which was the major concern for me. I thought the services and process was smooth and user-friendly. I haven’t tried other similar service-providers (I don’t know that there are any others that offer the range of service!), but from this experience, I wouldn’t see the need to look elsewhere: the responses I had from my initial enquiry right through to the last-minute extension I requested were personal and immediate. The whole process was easy; the sitters I interviewed were all friendly and capable-seeming people. The first two were nervous of my dogs – but that is exactly why the interview process is so useful: an opportunity for both sides to see how they “fit”. In short, I could relax on my holiday, confident that my pets were in familiar surroundings and being looked after as I would wish. On top of that, of course, the house was clean and warm, and the mail brought in!"
Gretchen Lutz-Spalinger - Auckland Central
July, 2011"My housesitting experience was relatively simple; the sitters had been vetted by you. I recommend The Housesitting Company because it was quick, reliable, trustworthy and painless."
Keith Wilson - North Shore, Auckland
July, 2011"The Housesitting Company’s sitters are always reliable so we don't have to worry when we are away. So far we have been very happy with your service."
Margaret Wright - North Shore, Auckland
July, 2011"My housesitting experience was hassle free and worry free. It’s just so simple and easy, very good value for money."
Carole Lamb - North Shore, Auckland
July, 2011"Our housesitters were fully understanding the needs of our pets, and nurtured them accordingly. I think you are doing a wonderful job - keep up the good and fast communication I recommend The Housesitting Company because if you have pets, they are just so happy to be able to stay in their own environment. The sitters from The Housesitting Company did such a good job. Our pets had no stress at all because they simply did not had to go out of their comfort zone and coming home and all the mail is nicely collected and your house is safe is a very stress-free homecoming."
Jackie DeWinter - North Shore, Auckland
June, 2011"Our chosen housesitters were excellent house itters. They were kind & caring to our house full of pets, especially Izzie our Yorkshire Terrier who required 2 Insulin Injections every day. I would highly recommend The Housesitting Company as house and pet carers. Their sitters would always be welcome back in our house at any time. The services of The Housesitting Company were excellent.Your initial response was super fast & very thorough. You made sure that you had enough information to place the right sitters in our home. It was made difficult for you because the start date was Easter Sunday & they would have to be able to administer Insulin Injections to one dog. The household consisted of 4 dogs & 5 cats which could have been off putting to some people. Within 2 Days you found two lots of Sitters for us to choose from. Your ongoing contact & help from this stage was excellent too. From Start to Finish I give your Company 10/10. Many thanks."
Marilyn Walsh - South Auckland
June, 2011"What I liked about my overall housesitting experience was the fact that someone was looking after our pets/house - was a relief. The couple that housesat for us were pleasant and very easy to deal with. Best of all - the house was exactly as I found it when I left. All and all it was a great experience (just as our friends had told us!). I definitely recommend The Housesitting Company!"
Sharryn Robinson - West Auckland
June, 2011"The Housesitting Company’s sitter kept us up to date with everything going on at home while we were away, she seemed more like a friend than someone we had only met a few weeks before. Get your name a little more out there, think this is a great service that more people should know about. I have already recommended The Housesitting Company to clients and friends. Service is economical and more convenient than using kennels, no disruptions to your pets and our sitter was lovely, would not hesitate to have her back again."
Dawn Gregory - North Shore, Auckland
June, 2011"The sitter we received from The Housesitting Company was such a lovely lady and our two dogs just loved her. She was so good with Harvey (6mths) and trained him not to do a couple of naughty things so we were very impressed with this. Won’t be doing another trip for quite a while, but certainly will be in touch when needed."
Coralie Phillips - North Shore, Auckland
June, 2011"My animals seemed happy and fed and the service was easy to organize and the people were reliable."
Sarah McEwan - West Auckland
May, 2011"I could go away with the knowledge that my home would be looked after and that the puppies would not be as stressed as they would be if they were put into kennels. The housesitter texted me in Australia a couple of days in to let me know how the puppies were coping which was appreciated. Also, when I came home the housesitter had left a lovely note and some vege plants for me to put into my garden – a lovely thought. She had left the place lovely and clean and even washed her sheets etc. I recommend The Housesitting Company for the peace of mind that it gives you knowing that someone is looking after your home and possessions."
Lyn Holmes - South Auckland
March, 2011"The Housesitting Company provides a good service to deal with, thank you. It’s great knowing that someone was here for the animals. I found The Housesitting Company to be easy and professional."
Jan Ruffell - Whangarei, Auckland
March, 2011"This is my second and certainly not my last, experience with The Housesitting Company. They had all my details and instructions from the last time and even the same sitter. All of which meant I could go away with peace of mind, knowing that everything was being looked after. They are reliable, honest and very responsive to my every question and request. If the sitter I got is any indication of their standard for all sitters, then clients can leave their homes and pets in good hands"
Catherynne Mattar - West Auckland
March, 2011"The value for money is fantastic, the quality of sitters we were presented was really high and the company makes life so much easier by doing all the background checks for you."
Emma Samson - West Auckland
March, 2011"Thank you very much for looking after our house when my wife and I were in the United Kingdom. It was very much appreciated when you stepped in at very short notice. Our two cats were very well looked after and that put our minds at ease, although we were 13,000 miles away. We found the house to be as it was when we left it 10 weeks earlier. The two cats were healthy and looked contented. Many thanks."
Kenneth MacDonald - North Shore, Auckland
March, 2011"They left our house clean and tidy, just as we had left it and they even baked some pecan tarts and left them in the pantry for me when I arrived home. We were very happy with the care they gave our little terrier, Muffin, who has some health issues and they obviously enjoyed looking after her too. They carried out our instructions, including watering plants, putting rubbish bins out, etc. We have recommended The Housesitting Company to our friends, as the service is very efficient and reliable."
Margaret Wright - North Shore, Auckland
March, 2011"The sitter from The Housesitting Company was very respectful of our house and open to doing a range of things (eg watering garden etc) and was clearly enjoying spending time with our dogs and cat. The process of securing a housesitter was simple and straight forward and we were provided with excellent service and received a very good response to communication, which was great. We would definitely recommend The Housesitting Company to others."
Jonathan Symons and Nicole Hills - Auckland Central
March, 2011"I found The Housesitting Company extremely easy to deal with and had complete trust in their screening process and ability to match a sitter to us."
Lesley Perrie - North Shore, Auckland
March, 2011"This was the first time we had used housesitters and we were very pleased with the result. We got on really well with our chosen housesitters and they really enjoyed housesitting for us. They looked after our two large, high energy dogs very well and also our cat who had a couple of health issues. They liaised with our vet over the medication for the cat and our dogs were exercised every day. They looked happy and healthy on our arrival home. Our house was spotless when we got home and the lawns and gardens had also been looked after. They even dropped us at the airport on our departure and were there to pick us up when we got home. Overall, we were very pleased with the result.

We felt that the Housesitting Company had really looked after us and had given us a really good service by picking fantastic housesitters to housesit for us. We would have no hesitation in using The Housesitting Company again."
Barry and Sharyn Sutton - Kapiti Coast
March, 2011"The Housesitting Company made finding a sitter easy to organize, their services are very reasonably priced and the service is outstanding! Now I know I don’t need to worry about my cat and dog if we want to go away - I've got The Housesitting Company!"
Carole Lamb - North Shore, Auckland
March, 2011"Thank you we had a great holiday and thank you for your friendly, professional and efficient services."
Marc and Carroll Malone - North Shore, Auckland
February, 2011"I liked that someone was staying in our house and the dogs would be more relaxed as they are in familiar territory. I would recommend a housesitter with The Housesitting Company as it is added security when you go away."
Candice Bundy - East Auckland
February, 2011"I can’t thank The Housesitting Company enough, I will be singing your praises everywhere I go. The house was spotless and my animals were very happy when we returned. We are so grateful to The Housesitting Company as we were able to have a very relaxing holiday.
Thank-you again."
Brett and Jacqui McGrath - Kaipara District, Auckland
January, 2011"When The Housesitting Company provided someone to tend my gardens, I was given a reliable service and regular email updates that gave me peace of mind whilst I was travelling."
Durk Holtes - North Shore, Auckland
January, 2011"The Housesitting Company provided honest, reliable and friendly housesitters who look after your home the way you do. The regular updates about our pets, the fantastic clean home to return to and the fruit and fresh milk and bread was all greatly appreciated when you walk in and don’t have to rush to the shop for milk for coffee!!! We will definitely recommend you to others and look forward to using you again next time we go away."
Pierre and Tracy Houzet - North Shore, Auckland
January, 2011"The Housesitting Company is thoroughly professional and reliable. Their follow through is faultless and we were delighted with our house sitters."
Michelle Mearns-Steven - Epsom, Auckland
January, 2011"The Housesitting Company is very professional, thorough and efficient. The house sitter they provided was a lovely woman whom I was very happy to have look after my home and dog. She left the house in a beautiful condition and tidier than how she found it (with her laundry done and the bed newly made up). The Housesitting Company’s housesitter watered my plants and looked after everything very well."
Deborah Clapshaw - East Auckland
January, 2011"On arriving back, we found the house as clean as we had left it. Their housesitters looked after the house like it was their own and the pets were in excellent shape. They watered the garden and even left a fresh bottle of milk in the fridge. It is not easy leaving your house and pets in the hands of strangers – but from the first moment we met them, we felt safe and assured that they would look after everything and we were not disappointed. We can sincerely and without hesitation recommend The Housesitting Company, which is rendering an excellent service. Their love and affection for our pets were outstanding."
Willem Pitel - North Shore, Auckland
January, 2011