solace Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 A house sitter(s) is required for 1-2 bedroom cottage in rural location in Brittany for approx 6 months - possibly longer, will need to pay household bills only i.e electric, water & phone/internet, pets welcome, would suit house hunters or someone on a long vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumanzoku Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Sounds great, be sure to get a good deposit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 [quote user="Fumanzoku"]Sounds great, be sure to get a good deposit though.[/quote]Would a deposit be appropriate when the owner is effectively asking for someone to do them a favour?.....don't know :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Hi. I have sent you a private email on the Angloinfo forum. Regards. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solace Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 Hi Anne,Could you re-send the message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audois Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Have you looked on www.helpx.net?You may well find a housesitter who will help you out at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solace Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 Thanks for the link, I'll have a look now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherl Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Have sent you details (I think) - the screen went blank so not sure if it went. Cherl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 [quote user="Chief"][quote user="Fumanzoku"]Sounds great, be sure to get a good deposit though.[/quote]Would a deposit be appropriate when the owner is effectively asking for someone to do them a favour?.....don't know :-/[/quote]It would be mad not to have a large deposit and some sort of legal agreement drawn up. There are all sorts of weird characters out there who often appear extremely nice /trustworthy on the surface, so just take care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumanzoku Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 No kidding, and I speak from bitter experience. I have a lawyer and an economist in my house who haven't paid the rent since January. Favour or no favour, if people are in your house, and you want them out at some point, and you don't want your house trashed, do what you can to protect yourself. My experience so far has been 100% negative, I trusted, and have paid and am paying for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solace Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Yes a security deposit has to be paid and an agreement signed, but I stress to anyone that is interested that this is not a rental nor tenancy arrangement - purely house sitting. I would be greatful if any of you that have had bad experiences could send me privately any names to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llantony Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 There are agencies that supply house sitters - but of course you'd have to pay people to look after your hous rather than get them to pay the bills. I guess it would be good for someone who had an income and wanted to live cheaply. I wish I were in that situation and I'd offer! Sadly still have to work for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palwing Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 We have been house sitters for 5 different couples in France over the past 4 years and have yet to pay any deposit. We also don't charge for doing it as we consider it a favour going both ways. We help the owner, they help us see another part of France for free. Good luck and we hope you find someone suitable. If you want any advice, just drop us a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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