“a hamster had a wing of the house all to himself!”

Going hunting without your own hunter is an increasingly popular choice for a range of reasons, finds Lucy Higginson

RONNIE and I had enlisted with the agency as house-sitters for people who wanted their properties to be occupied when they went away. We assumed any bookings would be in the summer months. “That’s cer

Although Carrie had often heard other women talk about ‘empty nest syndrome’ and the changes it brought to life, the stories she’d heard always implied it was an unsettling and distressing time and ul

LINDSAY SWAN’S WEST LONDON HOUSE HAS STARRED IN NETFLIX DRAMAS, CUSTARD COMMERCIALS AND THIS SEASON’S TESCO CHRISTMAS ADVERT. HERE, SHE DESCRIBES HER LIFE AS A FILM LOCATION HOMEOWNER

Daisy Lindlar knows she’s very lucky. The 32-year-old and her partner are looking forward to spending their first Christmas in their private rented home with labradoodle Gizmo, who is eight months old

I was globe-trotting when I found a new furry friend. Could she become my travel com paw- nion?