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The difference between arriving to a closed house and arriving home

It isn't really about the house. It's about the first evening of the holiday, and the eleven months you're not there.

Punta Prima
Punta Prima

When owners tell us why they called, they rarely start with leaks or damp. They start with a feeling. The low-level worry of having something valuable a two-hour flight away and nobody who can just pop round. The neighbour who used to keep an eye has moved. The friend with the spare key is getting older. Every storm on the Spanish news means checking your phone.

Peace of mind is the real product

A photo report every couple of weeks sounds like a small thing. In practice it's what lets people stop thinking about the house in between. You see the terrace, the bathroom ceiling, the water heater, the post collected. If something needs doing, you get a photo and a price before anything happens. If nothing needs doing, you hear that too.

Small problems stay small

Almost everything that goes wrong in an empty home starts small: a drip, a damp patch, a jammed shutter, a tripped switch. Caught in a week, it's a minor job. Caught in four months, it's a renovation. Regular visits and a couple of sensors are cheap compared to the second option.

Holidays start when you land

The first day doesn't have to be about cleaning, airing and shopping. Water and power on, fridge running, beds made, air conditioning tested, and someone you can call if the boiler sulks. Cleaning and laundry are always quoted separately, by the hour or by the set of sheets, so you only pay for what you use.

And the house keeps its value

Homes that are aired, checked and maintained age better, and a written history of every repair, warranty and inspection makes life easier when you rent the house to family, sell it or simply need to remember when the water heater was last changed. We keep that record for every house, in a simple digital logbook you can open from your phone.

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Photo credits

Cabo Roig, Orihuela Costa: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Guardamar del Segura: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dunas de Guardamar: Palm z, CC BY 2.0 · La Mata: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salinas de Torrevieja: Werner Wilmes, CC BY 2.0 · Torrevieja: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rojales: Orniosviajero, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cabo Roig: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Orihuela Costa: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Puerto de Cabo Roig: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mil Palmeras: Noecampat, Public domain · Punta Prima: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Punta Prima: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0