Shire & Wold recruits exceptional private household professionals for UHNW and HNW principals, estates, and families, where discretion, trust, and attention to detail are everything.
We place permanent, contract, and temporary talent across private households, country estates, townhouses, secondary residences, and portfolio properties across the UK, including London, the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Warwickshire, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Cheshire. We also support searches throughout Wales, Scotland, and the Channel Islands, and internationally across Europe, the UAE, the USA, and Asia.
We place across the full spectrum of private household roles, from household management and childcare to security and grounds.
Household Management & Estate Leadership
Butlers & Front of House Service
Housekeeping & House Service
Nannies & Childcare
Private Chefs & Kitchen
Private PA & Lifestyle Support
Property, Maintenance & Grounds
Security
Drivers
Pets & Animal Care
Our recruitment process is built around commitment, transparency and accountability. We offer a refundable Engagement Deposit for single hires and a retainer model for ongoing support.
Every search begins with a thorough understanding of your household, your standards, and the kind of person who will genuinely fit. We do not work to volume targets or send speculative CVs.
Our recruitment process is built around commitment, transparency, and accountability. We offer a refundable Engagement Deposit for single hires and a retainer model for ongoing support.
We do not send volume. We find the right person.
We place exceptional household staff across the UK and internationally, supporting clients wherever they need us.
Tell us about the role you are looking to fill and a member of our team will be in touch.
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