4 things you should do when you decide to house swap
By Clinton Moodley
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House swapping has been around for decades, allowing travellers to swap homes anywhere in the world.
Couchsurfing, Love Home Swap, Home Exchange, to name but a few, have become popular house swapping sites.
The pandemic has allowed weary travellers who do not want to travel to hotels and other accommodation to swap their homes with reputable hosts, whether they are travelling to Cape Town, Dubai or New York.
Like many accommodation spots, house swaps are relatively safe and affordable.
Here are four things you should do when you decide to house swap:
Your place or mine? Why shell out thousands when you can swap homes for free? Agencies link you to an owner abroad, so you can enjoy a trip in your own bubble . So why wait!
Love Home Swap has properties in over 100 countries overseas as well as a clutch of homes in the UK
With ThirdHome there are more than 11,000 properties to choose from, spanning Costa Rica to Cape Town
UK firm Exchange Holiday Homes is based in Cornwall and has 57 homes in the picturesque county
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So, you ve binge-watched all eight episodes of
Bridgerton and don t know what to do with yourself until the next season arrives. You re suddenly craving afternoon tea, dreaming of living in a castle, and hope to find your own Daphne or Duke of Hastings. You re not alone. While not much can be done about that latter desire, the house exchange platform Love Home Swap can help you book a vacation at Whistledown-worthy castles all over the U.K.
Inspired by the movie The Holiday, Love Home Swap is a member s-only home-swapping platform with thousands of abodes from city studios to rural chateaus in more than 110 countries around the world.
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