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01 — Greystone Recruitment

Exceptional People.
For Exceptional Households.

Specialist private staffing for professional athletes, high-net-worth individuals and private households in the UK and internationally.

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Discreet by design

02 — Introduction

A private household is not an organisation chart.

It is a home, a schedule and a set of standards that rarely appear in writing. The person you bring into it will see more of your life than most of the people you work with. That is why we treat every search as a matter of judgement rather than volume.

Greystone was founded to represent a small number of clients properly instead of a large number partially. We take a limited brief list at any one time, meet candidates in person, and put forward only those we would be comfortable placing in our own homes.

No portals. No unsolicited CVs. No candidate is ever sent to you without a conversation first.

Our approach in full

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03 — Our Specialisms

Where we are genuinely specialist.

We are known first for private chefs. Around that specialism sits a wider household capability, built from the same network and held to the same standard.

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Flagship Specialism

Private Chefs

Our strongest network, and the reason most clients find us. We place private chefs with professional athletes whose performance depends on precise, consistent nutrition, and with families who simply want to eat exceptionally well at home.

Every chef we represent has been cooked for, referenced properly, and assessed on the two things that decide the placement: the food, and how they hold themselves inside a private home.

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Household Staff

Housekeepers, house managers and couples who keep a residence running to a consistent standard, whether the principal is at home or away for months.

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Nannies

Career nannies and norland-trained professionals for families who need continuity, discretion and genuine warmth — often alongside heavy travel.

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Personal Assistants

Private and hybrid PAs who manage diaries, travel, households and the quiet logistics that sit between personal life and professional commitments.

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Chauffeurs

Security-aware chauffeurs and close-protection drivers with clean records, route discipline and the discretion to be entirely unremarkable.

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04 — Who We Work With

Clients who value being known, not processed.

01

Professional Athletes

Footballers, boxers, drivers and Olympians whose diet, recovery and travel schedule are part of the job. Usually introduced by an agent or performance team.

02

High-Net-Worth Individuals

Principals running one or several residences who need staff of a standard that does not require managing.

03

Private Families

Households where the appointment affects children, routines and privacy — and where fit matters more than credentials alone.

04

Agents & Management

Representatives placing staff around a client’s season, camp or relocation, often at short notice and always confidentially.

05

Family Offices

Principals’ offices appointing across multiple properties and jurisdictions, with contracts, vetting and payroll handled formally.

06

Concierge Companies

Partners who need a trusted specialist behind them when a member request moves beyond their own bench of staff.

05 — Our Approach

Five steps. No shortcuts between them.

01

Understand

A private conversation about the household, the standards, the personalities and what has not worked before.

02

Search

We approach a known network directly and confidentially. Roles are rarely advertised and never named publicly.

03

Select

In-person meetings, trade tests where relevant, employment history verified and references taken up personally.

04

Introduce

A short, considered shortlist — typically three — with our honest reasoning on each, including the reservations.

05

Place

Offer, contract and trial period supported, then we stay in contact through the first year of the appointment.

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06 — International

Wherever the household happens to be that month.

We place staff across the UK and into Europe, the Gulf and North America — for permanent residences, seasonal homes and clients who move with a season or a fixture list. Visa status, right to work and rotational structures are established before a shortlist is ever presented.

  • United Kingdom
  • Europe
  • International

07 — Enquiries

Looking for someone exceptional?

Tell us what you need. We’ll take care of the search.

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