Household staffing agencies in London

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. Beauchamp Partners

   Recruitment consultancy established for over thirty years with its office and registered office at Heathmans House in Parsons Green, Fulham; it places housekeepers, cooks, butlers and valets, chauffeurs, private chefs, nannies and maternity nurses, live-in couples, estate and house managers and gardeners with private households in the UK and internationally, mostly in permanent roles; a sister site covers nannies.

   office in London

3. Bespoke Bureau

   Agency founded by Sara Vestin Rahmani on Great Portland Street, Marylebone, operating for over 20 years alongside its training arm The British Butler Academy; it places housekeepers, butlers, private chefs, PAs, couples, house managers, carers and chauffeurs in the UK and overseas, publishes its fees (20 percent UK, 25 percent overseas) and offers a replacement guarantee of eight weeks to twelve months.

   office in London

4. 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

5. Educated Households

   Agency on Albemarle Street, Mayfair, placing educated nannies, governesses, house and estate managers, housekeepers, butlers, PAs, chefs, close protection, chauffeurs and yacht crew with HNW and UHNW families, family offices and royal households in the UK and the Gulf, live-in or live-out; its client terms publish fees of 20 percent (UK) and 25 percent (overseas) and a replacement window of four to eight weeks.

   office in London

6. 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

7. Exclusive Household Staff

   Agency founded in 2012 by John Pettman with its head office in Grosvenor Gardens, Belgravia, consultants in five English counties and a US office; it places butlers, chauffeurs, close protection, chefs, nannies, governesses, couples, estate and house managers, PAs, gardeners and housekeepers, publishes fees of 18 percent of salary for UK permanent placements with a 12-week replacement scheme and is a REC member.

   office in London, since 2012

8. 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

9. 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

10. Marshall Harber

    Agency founded by Jo Harber and active since 2003, with its head office in Paul Street, Shoreditch; it places housekeepers, butlers, chauffeurs, chefs and cooks, couples, estate and house managers, gardeners, nannies, PAs, lady's maids and valets with private households in the UK and abroad, in live-in, live-out and part-time positions; fees and replacement terms are not published on the website.

    office in London, since 2003

11. Massey's Agency

    Agency founded in Derby in 1845 by Sarah Massey, with a London branch since 1920, sold to its present owners in 2020 and now on Old Bond Street; it places housekeepers, butlers, chauffeurs, private chefs, couples, estate and house managers, gardeners, nannies, companions and PAs across the UK and abroad, takes no assignments under three months and mentions a replacement period without stating its length.

    office in London, since 1845

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Silver Swan Recruitment

    Agency launched in London in 2013 by Philippa Smith, with its office on Great Portland Street and offices in Miami Beach and Dubai; it recruits housekeepers, house and estate managers, private chefs, nannies, butlers, chauffeurs, PAs and service and spa staff for private residences, chalets, villas and yachts, for permanent, seasonal and short-term positions, and states its company number 08367729.

    office in London, since 2013

17. Staff of Distinction

    Agency established in 1996 by Sarajane Ambrose under Imperial Household Staff Ltd, with a London office at Fore Street Avenue and an office in Bath; it places permanent housekeepers, couples, house and estate managers, chefs, butlers, gardeners, chauffeurs, PAs and security staff in London, the countryside and overseas, charges no registration fee and includes a 12-week replacement period in its introduction fee.

    office in London, since 1996

18. 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

19. 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

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