Paid house sitting jobs in Motherwell, staying over with the owner's pets
Paid house sitting in Motherwell means staying overnight in the owner's home and caring for their pets. Ravenscraig, about 1.5 miles north-east of the centre, is a new-build area on the former steelworks site. House sitting in Motherwell runs £30 to £48 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Motherwell
Motherwell has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When owners travel
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Motherwell areas
Most bookings cluster Airbles to Forgewood. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Motherwell
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Looking after the home and the pets
Ravenscraig has been redeveloped with new houses since the 2010s, and building has continued into the 2020s. A paid house sit covers the pets and the home: post, bins, lights and a check on doors and windows. Direct trains from Motherwell reach Glasgow Central in as little as 24 minutes, so a sit fits around a city day job. North Lanarkshire's Christmas school holidays run from 21 December 2026 to 4 January 2027.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Motherwell. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
House sitting
£30 to £48 per night
Overnight boarding
£24 to £38 per night
Drop-in visits
£11 to £17 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Dog walking
£11 to £17 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Motherwell areas you can cover
Ravenscraig has been redeveloped with new houses since the 2010s, and building has continued into the 2020s.
Built for sitters in Motherwell
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
£20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
House Sitting Jobs in Motherwell
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House sitting jobs near Motherwell
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Start earning in Motherwell
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
