PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD STAFFING — LONDON

Household staff, vetted to the standard your home deserves.

Ashworth Household places nannies, housekeepers, private chefs and estate managers into London's most discerning homes — each candidate personally interviewed, referenced, and checked before you ever meet them.

The Standard
The Process

Three steps, no wasted introductions.

You tell us what the role requires. We do the searching, checking, and shortlisting — you meet only candidates we'd place in our own homes.

01 — BRIEF

You describe the role

A short call or form: household size, working hours, languages, temperament, start date. We use this to search, not a template job ad.

02 — VET

We check everything

DBS/background checks, right-to-work, every reference called personally, and an in-person interview before anyone reaches your shortlist.

03 — PLACE

You choose, we manage the rest

Contracts, trial period, and a placement guarantee — if it's not right within 90 days, we find a replacement at no extra fee.

Roles We Place

Every position, one point of contact.

Private Chef

Daily household cooking, dinner parties, or dietary-specific meal planning — live-in or by the week.

Full-time · Part-time

Housekeeper

Full household management: laundry, wardrobe care, scheduling, and staff coordination in larger homes.

Live-in · Live-out

Nanny / Governess

From newborn care to bilingual education support, matched on temperament as much as experience.

Full-time · Temporary

Estate Manager

Oversight of multiple properties, vendor relationships, and household staff on your behalf.

Single family office

Chauffeur

Advanced driving qualification, discretion, and flexible availability for family and business travel.

Full-time · On-call

Personal Assistant

Diary, correspondence, travel and household admin for principals who need real time back.

Full-time · Part-time
FILE — CANDIDATE CHECKLIST
  • Identity & right-to-work confirmed against original documents
  • Enhanced DBS check (or international equivalent) on file
  • Minimum two references called directly, not just emailed
  • In-person interview conducted by an Ashworth consultant
  • Skills verified — trial shift or task-specific assessment
  • 90-day placement guarantee in writing, before you sign
Our Standard

We check what you don't have time to.

Every candidate who reaches your shortlist has already cleared the same standard we'd want for our own families — verified identity, enhanced background checks, and references we call ourselves, not just file away.

Nothing about your household leaves this office. Every enquiry, brief, and placement is handled under a standard confidentiality agreement as a matter of course, not an add-on.

"They found our housekeeper in eleven days — and she's still with us two years on. No agency before had bothered to actually call the references."
— PRINCIPAL, KENSINGTON. NAME WITHHELD BY REQUEST.
Request a Placement

Tell us what your household needs.

A consultant will follow up within one business day to discuss the brief in detail. There's no fee to enquire, and no obligation until you approve a candidate.

enquiries@ashworthhousehold.co.uk
+44 (0)20 70888479
We respond to every enquiry within one business day.