It is impossible to speak highly enough of Clive and Ali as house sitters, because they were absolutely marvellous.   

We met them through friends in Widecombe, who have had them to stay several times, and we were delighted to find that they were free for the 5 weeks over Christmas that we were to be in Australia.  We introduced them to our near neighbours, who maintained contact and found them charming and entertaining.

They kept in touch with us; one astonishing email of theirs showed friends and neighbours, whom Clive and Ali had filmed in their own homes, wishing us Happy Christmas.  There was even a message from our brass door knocker - the lion’s head animated, speaking and growling!  It was hilarious, and quite beyond the call of duty.  

There was a general air of the house having been well looked after. In fact, in many ways we found to be better than we had left it.  They also picked us up from the station when we returned, and delayed their departure to do so.

We would give Clive and Ali the highest recommendation to anyone lucky enough to find them available.  They are kind, thoughtful, practical, efficient, and absolutely faultless  - but also as a bonus, great people to know.

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We would both like to thank you so much for your recent housesit while we were in South Africa.  It was an enormous comfort for us to know that the house was not only occupied but being well cared for.  I hope you found your way around the area and enjoyed some of what it has to offer.  

Even more important was your response when we rang about my mother in law’s death. It was such a relief to be dealing with people who offered us an immediate solution and so made a difficult time much easier to handle, particularly as you offered for one of you to remain in situ whilst the other went on to your next housesit – I’m sure this was not ideal from your perspective.  For that we are really grateful. 

I hope you are happy for us to retain your contact details for future use!  In the meantime have a wonderful Christmas, wherever that may be, and good luck with the US ventures next year.

We invited Clive and Ali to come back to sit for us again, once again for two extended periods at our home in Spain and were delighted that they were able to do so.

Our home is in an isolated spot in southern Andalusia and we had arranged for work carried out both inside and outside of the property throughout the summer months into November. We were able to rest easy knowing that Clive and Ali were there in our absence to oversee the work and to make sure the house was secure.

They really are first rate sitters and we are happy to recommend them to anyone with a home that they cherish.