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Hire an Excellent Butler / House Manager

A house manager or butler is a professional in charge of running a private estate. Their roles and responsibilities are extensive, including but not limited to overseeing maintenance of the property and other staff members, organising private events and managing budgets. Their work is fast-paced and requires attention to detail, time management and impeccable organisation skills.

 

Estate managers or butlers enable the family of the estate to delegate the management of all their private staff to this professional. The butler must liaise with other personal staff members, such as chefs, chauffeurs and housekeepers to make the estate run smoothly and as desired by their employer.

 

Reliable house managers are not easy to source, but HazeltonClive has contact with estate managers that have worked for HNWIs, celebrities and VIPs. These workers are as discreet as they are essential to the running of an estate. Speak with our friendly team to learn more about our staffing services and hiring a house manager in the UK with us.

 

The House Managers We Find:

  • Professionals seeking long-term contracts with affluent families
  • Estate manager, chief of staff, house manager, head housekeeper, house attendant, estate workers, directors, facilities director, villa/chalet manager, estate management couple
  • Majordomo, hosts, female butlers, butlers with estate/house management skills, modern butler, traditional butler, junior butler, head butler
  • Our staff are open to working in London, the home counties and in holiday villas.
  • The best house managers in the UK and Europe.
  • Butlers that worked for superstars or royal families

Why Employ a House Manager?

  • Singular point of contact for all personal staff
  • Save time and reduce stress
  • Outsource organisation of private events
  • More time to concentrate on professional affairs and family
  • Read all the benefits of hiring a butler or house manager, here.

Our UK Butler Hiring Service

Every house manager will:

  • Attend an interview with our staffing consultants
  • Be pitted against other applicable candidates
  • Be asked to sign an agreement of non-disclosure
  • Be employed with a guarantee or free replacement within one year
  • Be free of criminal convictions, unpaid fines or any other mark on their personal record in the UK and internationally
  • Have their past payslips and references verified
  • Only be shortlisted if they meet all your needs
  • Be available for the type of contract you are willing to offer
  • Hold complete UK working rights

Never Pay Before You Hire!

Some London personal staffing services require payment before their team get to work on finding your next estate manager – not us!

 

We only ask for a service fee once you have chosen one of our candidates to hire. We also supply them with a 12-month guarantee or a free replacement. If they are not performing as expected, let us know and we will offer a replacement without charge!

 

Permanent Placement Fees

You have three plans to choose from:

Premium Plan: 15.8% of the yearly gross salary / 12 months free replacement guarantee / Staff get COVID-19 tested before working with you / No registration fee (Success fee, only) / Extended International DBS checks provided / The minimum fee that we charge is £1,690

Standard Plan: 13.8% of the yearly gross salary / 6 months free replacement guarantee / No registration fee (Success fee, only) / Extended International DBS checks provided / You grant us exclusivity / The minimum fee that we charge is £1,490

Basic Plan: 12.8% of the yearly gross salary / No free replacement guarantee / No registration fee (Success fee, only) / Standard UK DBS Checks / You grant us exclusivity / The minimum fee that we charge is £990

We do not charge VAT (you get to save 20% of the recruitment fee).

 

What to Pay Your UK House Manager?

We do not block clients from directly discussing wages with candidates. These professionals will expect a salary that reflects the market rate and their experience, which is often above £25,000 and could rise to £50,000+. However, employers can account for staff using family accommodation as part of their package.

Key Considerations Before Hiring a Butler in the UK

  1. Accommodation

An estate manager’s job is strongly tied to affairs within the family home and therefore it is natural that they will be offered personal accommodation inside the home. They may even be asked to travel to holiday apartments and villas and live with the travelling family. The salary offered should take into account these circumstances.

The accommodation provided should be comfortable and private. A double bed, furniture and free use of WiFi are expected. They may live in a room, on a floor with other staff or in an outbuilding apartment. On some occasions, the butler will live external to the property.

 

  1. Car

Some estate managers are asked to pick up things or run errands. This requires the use of a vehicle and the family should allocate the use of one to the staff and make sure they are insured to use it. If the estate manager uses their car, the costs of this should be reimbursed by the employer.

 

  1. Commute

If your butler does not live in the residence, you will need a professional who lives close by. This will also enable flexibility in working hours. Live-in house managers deliver a lower Covid infection risk.

 

  1. Travel

The salary of the estate manager should be increased accordingly if they take on more hours or are away from family for a significant period. This is most likely to occur if they are asked to travel with the family, such as on trips abroad.

Start Hiring a House Manager

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