Family office staff: agencies in all cities

1. Heritage Staffing

   Geneva agency for private households and family offices, placing estate managers, chiefs of staff, butlers, housekeepers, chefs, chauffeurs, nannies and personal assistants as well as senior family office executives in Switzerland and abroad; it states a SECO authorisation and more than fifteen years of experience.

   office in Genève

With an office in Paris

1. Maison Helya

   Service company in the rue des Pyramides in the 1st arrondissement that employs and provides household staff instead of placing them: house managers, housekeepers, laundresses, butlers, chauffeurs, private chefs, gardeners, nannies, governesses, companions, personal assistants and family office managers, for regular or occasional assignments, with replacements during absences; part of the Oui Care group.

   office in Paris

2. Morgan & Mallet

   Paris office of the international household staffing agency founded in 2015, in the rue de Penthièvre in the 8th arrondissement, placing butlers, house and estate managers, housekeepers, chefs, chauffeurs, nannies, governesses, couples, carers, assistants and family office staff in France, with payroll as employer of record and a three-month replacement guarantee.

   office in Paris, since 2015, 3-month guarantee

Serving Paris from elsewhere

1. Diamond Private

   Recruitment firm based in Sophia Antipolis near Antibes that names Paris, alongside the Côte d'Azur, Monaco and Geneva, as a market for household staff and family office roles and runs a dedicated Paris page: butlers, housekeepers, house and estate managers, chefs, chauffeurs, nannies, couples, assistants, gardeners and yacht crew; no Paris office is stated.

   from Sophia Antipolis (office)

1. Diamond Private

   Recruitment firm in Sophia Antipolis near Antibes for household staff and family office roles on the Côte d'Azur and in Monaco, Paris and Geneva: butlers, housekeepers, house and estate managers, chefs, chauffeurs, nannies, couples, assistants, gardeners and yacht crew.

   from Sophia Antipolis (office)

1. 19 London

   London-based recruitment agency with international satellite locations, placing butlers, couples, estate and house managers, housekeepers, private chefs, nannies, governesses, chauffeurs, PAs, chiefs of staff, family office professionals and yacht crew with UHNW households, family offices, yacht owners and firms, permanently and temporarily; the website publishes no address, legal entity, fees or guarantee.

   office in London

2. Eden Private Staff

   Agency established for over 25 years with its head office on Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith, and a maternity and country office in Crewkerne, Somerset; it places house managers, couples, housekeepers, chefs, estate managers, butlers, chauffeurs, nannies, gardeners, security, PAs and chiefs of staff, permanently or temporarily, charges no registration fee for UK placements and has acquired Bellamy of Mayfair.

   office in London

3. EED

   Agency of Elite Educational Development Ltd, placing staff since 2010 from its founding office on Great Portland Street (by appointment) and a Dubai office; it places governesses, tutors, nannies including rota and maternity roles, PAs, estate and house managers, chefs, butlers, chauffeurs, housekeepers and couples with VIP and UHNW families in London and the Gulf; replacement promised, duration unstated.

   office in London, since 2010

4. Greycoat Lumleys

   Agency with over 25 years in private staffing and a London office on New Kings Road, Fulham, part of the listed Empresaria Group plc, with teams for northern England, Scotland and Switzerland; it recruits housekeepers, nannies, couples, house managers, butlers, chauffeurs, gardeners, estate managers, PAs, security staff and chefs for private households and estates, permanently, temporarily and for Christmas.

   office in London

5. Irving Scott

   Agency founded in London in 2013 by Paloma Irving, trading name of Listique Limited, with its office in Princedale Road, Holland Park; it places housekeepers, butlers, private chefs, nannies, house and estate managers, private PAs and couples with private households and family offices, publishes its fees (20 percent of first-year salary plus VAT) and gives one replacement within three months.

   office in London, since 2013, 3-month guarantee

6. Morgan & Mallet

   Household staffing agency founded in 2015 with a London office in Devonshire House, Mayfair Place, and offices in Paris, Antibes, Rolle, Dubai, New York, Los Angeles and Miami; it places butlers, house and estate managers, housekeepers, chauffeurs, couples, nannies, governesses, chefs, PAs and family office staff, offers UK payroll and employer-of-record services and a three-month guarantee with one free replacement.

   office in London, since 2015, 3-month guarantee

7. Nanny & Butler

   Agency of Artemide Recruitment Ltd with its London office in Princes Place, Holland Park, and offices in New York, Miami, Rome, Milan and Dubai; it places nannies, governesses, housekeepers, butlers, house and estate managers, private chefs, chauffeurs, PAs, security staff and yacht crew with UHNW families, publishes role-based fees of 18 to 25 percent of annual salary and gives a three-month free replacement.

   office in London, 3-month guarantee

8. Randolphs Recruitment

   Recruitment agency founded in 1999 by former royal butler Steven Randolph, with its London office in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden; it recruits housekeepers, butlers, couples, chefs, chauffeurs, nannies, governesses, carers, PAs and chiefs of staff for private households, estates and family offices in the UK and overseas, on permanent, rota, seasonal or temporary contracts, live-in or live-out.

   office in London, since 1999

9. Signature Staff

   Agency with over 60 years in private household staffing, based at Spaces Victoria on Wilton Road; it places nannies, maternity nurses, housekeepers, house managers and butlers, couples, PAs, family office staff and private chefs with families and family offices in the UK and overseas, permanently or temporarily, alongside a corporate hospitality division; its fees page describes a percentage fee without amounts.

   office in London

10. Tiger Private (Tiger Recruitment)

    Private household division of Tiger Recruitment Ltd, founded in London in 2001, with offices in Wimpole Street and King William Street plus Bristol, Manchester, Dublin, New York, Miami, Dubai and Zurich; it places butlers, chauffeurs, chefs, close protection, estate and house managers, housekeepers, couples, nannies, PAs and yacht crew, permanently or for one day to twelve months, optional employer-of-record payroll.

    office in London, since 2001

11. Very Important Personnel

    Agency active since 2014 with offices in London (Old Bond Street, Mayfair), Dubai and Moscow; its teams in the UK, the UAE and Russia recruit housekeepers, nannies, governesses, private chefs, chauffeurs, carers, personal assistants, butlers, estate managers, couples, gardeners, family office and yacht staff for private families and family offices in the UK and abroad; no fees or guarantee published.

    office in London, since 2014

1. Morgan & Mallet

   International household staffing agency founded in 2015 with a Dubai office at 48 Burj Gate in Downtown Dubai, placing permanent, live-in and live-out butlers, housekeepers, estate and house managers, chefs, chauffeurs, nannies and security staff with families in Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills and Downtown, with reference checks written into every contract and a three-month replacement guarantee.

   office in Downtown Dubai, since 2015, 3-month guarantee

2. Private Staff Global

   Private staff recruitment firm naming Dubai and London as its locations, searching for estate managers, palace managers, house managers, private chefs, governesses and butlers for UHNW households, chiefs of staff and executive assistants for family offices, and captains, stewardesses and crew for yachts; the website gives an email address but no office address.

   office in Dubai

3. Tiger Private (Tiger Recruitment)

   Private-household division of the London recruitment group Tiger Recruitment, with a Dubai office in Jumeirah Lakes Towers, recruiting butlers, chauffeurs, chefs, close protection, estate managers, gardeners, housekeepers, house managers, live-in couples, nannies and wellbeing specialists for households in the UAE, alongside family office and private PA roles.

   office in Dubai, since 2001

4. Very Important Personnel

   Recruitment agency operating since 2014 with offices in Dubai (One Central, Dubai World Trade Centre), London and Moscow, selecting household staff, childcare, home care, private chefs and chauffeurs as well as family office, private banking and yacht personnel for high-profile families, with private training courses in housekeeping, laundry and silver service.

   office in Dubai, since 2014

1. Morgan & Mallet

   International household staffing agency founded in 2015 that serves Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island and the other emirates from its Dubai office at 48 Burj Gate, placing butlers, housekeepers, estate and house managers, chefs, chauffeurs, nannies and personal assistants; it publishes salary ranges per role, gives a three-month guarantee with one replacement and handles visas and payroll through licensed UAE partners.

   from Dubai (48 Burj Gate, Downtown Dubai, the office for the UAE), since 2015, 3-month guarantee

2. Very Important Personnel

   Recruitment agency operating since 2014 with offices in Dubai, London and Moscow that recruits private staff for positions in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, across the UAE and internationally: housekeepers, nannies, governesses, private chefs, chauffeurs, carers and personal assistants as well as family office and yacht personnel; the Dubai office is at One Central, Dubai World Trade Centre, no UAE licence or fees are published.

   from Dubai (The Offices 4, One Central, Dubai World Trade Centre), since 2014