21/07/2026
Seven housesitters, seven takes on what makes this lifestyle special. The 2026 Picture Competition is down to its final days and the winner is picked by you. Swipe through, pick your favourite and vote before 31 July via our newsletter.
Entry 1, Tammy. The pets, wrapped around her finger and her heart.
Entry 2 Gavin. Celebrating Snoop’s birthday mid-housesit. 20 countries visited and nothing spent on accommodation.
Entry 3, Vicki. An old railway station turned home in Porjus, Sweden. Two weeks above the Arctic Circle for a couple from South Australia.
Entry 4, Sharon. Wells, the smallest city in England, explored with Wolfie the smallest dachshund.
Entry 5, Laura. The benefit of housesitting? This being your office.
Entry 6, Doug. A whole winter on the Isle of Mull with Ben the black lab. Beach patrols twice a day, storms that shook the house and a friendship that made the sit. His pick from nearly 20 years of housesitting.
Entry 7, Jacqueline. Taken from Blackford Hill, Edinburgh. Companionship, freedom and views you don’t forget.