BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – AP House-Sitting Services is a very young company, but its plans of introducing a new house-sitting service are expected to add an innovative and ground-breaking dimension to the services sector offered to nationals of and residents in St. Kitts.
It has often been a concern of many individuals to leave their homes unattended while travelling, whether for business or pleasure. Many times, family members and friends are entrusted with the job to upkeep the home while at other times it is left without anyone to maintain it. AP House Sitting Services however promises to rid homeowners of these concerns, as the new business will be ‘Your peace of mind when you are away from home’.
The new service is the brainchild of Althea Parris and provides an impressive range of house-sitting services, operating from its Molineaux address, #18 Bamboo Terrace.
Speaking to SKNVibes, Parris recounted how this business idea evolved into a reality.
“The idea came up when I was just at home surfing the internet...and I came across a site that gave me options of many things I can do from my home. I like to clean and cook, so when I saw house-sitting it just automatically came to me and I started to look for information about the services I could offer,” Parris said.
In its early stage, the new business offers vehicle maintenance, bill payments, mail collections, plants watering, turning on and off lights, pools cleaning, drawing of curtains and blinds, and it even offers for an employee to reside in the home while the owner is away.
Also, for animal lovers, a special package awaits you at AP House Sitting Services.
“We realised that a lot of persons have animals and they don’t know what to do with them when they go away on business or vacation. So, we decided that animal care is something that we could also do because we love animals. So, this will include veterinary care, walking the animals and feeding them,” the company manager added.
Staff members of AP House Sitting Services are fully screened as integrity, honesty and responsibility are high priorities for the company. In fact, Parris is assuring clients that the services of her company are comprehensive and homeowners could feel comfortable with AP House-Sitting serving them.
She said, “I’ve heard persons speak about leaving a family member to take care of the house when they travel. The difference with AP House-Sitting Services is that you are going to be assured that when you leave your house, you will come back to meet a house even better than how you left it. We will take care of it and you would want our services over and over again!”
A key partnership with Supreme Security will provide security personnel guarding the home on a 24-hour basis – a component that Parris sees as “very essential”, given the increase in burglaries. While away, homeowners will receive frequent email and photo updates.
To contact AP House Sitting Services is simple. Interested persons can contact Parris at (869 663 2094, or aphousesitting@gmail.com, and the able staff there will put together a package to fit the needs of each client. The security and house-sitting packages are reasonably priced and homeowners can anticipate a high-quality service until their return.
A future plan of the company is to provide surveillance of the homes. But, until that is actualised, homeowners can now rest easy and be at peace knowing that the staff of AP House Sitting-Services will take care of their homes, gardens and animals in their absence.
