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Let us find the right Domestic Couple for you

Greycoat Lumleys has been successfully placing Domestic Couples since the agency began, working with a wide range of Clients in London, across the UK and Internationally. We register a variety of Couples, who can cover a wide range of skills between them, forming an effective and efficient team. The majority of Couples are happy to multi-task and will cover tasks such as:

Housekeeping and hands-on cleaning
Maintenance gardening
Household DIY
Driving
Cooking
Childcare
Pet care

Specific Couple requirements

Some Couples are specialists and will provide a much more focused service and a specific combination of skills, such as Household Manager and Chef, or Butler and Housekeeper, or Head Gardener and Part Time Housekeeper. Call one of our team to discuss your specific Couple requirements.

Domestic Couple hiring benefits

Clients are discovering the ideal solution is to hire a professionally trained couple to take on an all-round role. They offer the advantage of being close enough to work well as a team, the majority are married couples, and will support one another when faced with problems and challenges. Resident domestic couples are a real benefit when the householders are away. They are able to take care of the gardening, pets and home security when you away and they can offer a very warm welcome when you return.

One of the overall benefits of hiring a Domestic Couple is that they are very likely to stay and work for one family on a long-term basis, which makes them very loyal and highly sought-after employees.

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Available Domestic Couples

The Candidates featured below are just a selection taken from the huge database of Couples actively looking for work through Greycoat Lumleys.

If you don't see an ideal Candidate here, call us to discuss your needs.

Couples

Desired Location: South West of England
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Availability: ASAP
Salary Expectation £55K Gross +
Candidate ID: 10639

A fabulous Couple who offer the skills of Estate Manager and Gardener and who have over 15 years experience working on private estates. Prior to working in domestic service he was in the military for many years where he reached the rank of Sergeant. They are looking for a new position, ideally running a part-time residence for a Principal and are very open to the size of the estate - large or small, they have experience with both.  As an experienced Estate Manager he is able to manage all aspects of an estate, including the grounds and inside the house. Having been trained in engineering, he is able to maintain a property’s household systems and has looked after some very high tech households. He is hands-on in the grounds, maintaining lakes, ponds and undertaking heavy-duty garden maintenance. He has managed gardening teams and has overseen many projects dealing with contractors and suppliers.
She is a qualified gardener who is very passionate about her work. She has worked within a formal garden environment (with particular responsibility within the walled garden). She has a wide range of horticultural skills and is a competent all-rounder. She has undertaken both soft and hard landscaping work. She is also very happy to undertake part-time housekeeping if required

They are a super Couple who ideally would like to find a role close to Dorset, however they are open on location for the right job,

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah Mckeown

Desired Location: Hampshire – needs to be Commuting distance to Winchester
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £55K + Combined Gross annual salary
Availability: 4 Weeks Notice
Candidate ID 111846

An excellent Couple who have been working for a family for many years. He is a first class Gardener / Estate Manager and she is a Housekeeper / Cook. They run a large country estate and are highly qualified. They are looking for a new role where they can live in with a dependent who is at college. They are available on 4 weeks notice and are a fabulous Couple not to be missed! They also open to working separately if they can live in together as a family, plus their dog.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah Mckeown

Desired Location: South England
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £65K + Combined Gross annual salary
Availability: ASAP
Candidate ID: 122429

An excellent, experienced male Couple who offer the skills of House Manager/ Chef/ Housekeeping/ Gardening/ Maintenance and Driver.  They have extensive experience looking after large country households, both being very hands-on and they work well together as a team. If you are looking for a Couple who can cook to dinner party standard, prepare the home for dinner parties and entertaining, then these guys are perfect!  They have a lovely sense of humour, great attention to detail and will look after all aspects of running a home. They are both child friendly, they love animals and have a dog of their own who is very well behaved, as well as being good with other dogs and children. They are available immediately and are not to be missed!

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah Mckeown

Desired Location: Home Counties
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £52-£55K Gross
Availability: From October
Candidate ID 121740

A very nice Couple who are currently working in Portugal for a client who has multiple properties, including his family home and villas that he rents out as holiday lets. They have worked since 2016; she has over 15 year’s experience as a Housekeeper / Mother’s Help in London. They are looking for a role back in the UK with a family where they can settle long term. She is a non-driver, however he drives. They are available from October. They offer the skills of a Housekeeper / Family Cook / Mother’s Help / Groundsman / Driver.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah Mckeown

Desired Location: Rural
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £40,000+
Candidate ID:121801
Availability: 2 month notice period

A fantastic versatile couple are looking for their step into private households. They have a great combined skill set, including housekeeping, laundry, ironing and administrative support, as well as maintenance, gardening and security. He is from an engineering background, including electrical and mechanical engineering. They are both confident drivers and both enjoy gardening and the rural lifestyle. They are a great team and they come with one friendly dog.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Nicola Forster

Desired Location: Open on Location
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £55 - £60k gross combined
Candidate ID:119746
Availability: As soon as possible

A dedicated Filipino couple are looking for their next role. She is fantastic with children and happy to be a full time nanny or mothers help. She is a good housekeeper, including managing all laundry and ironing. He is very versatile and helpful in the garden. He has previously taken care of 10 acres of formal gardens alongside his principal. He would also help with all aspects of maintenance and DIY. He has experience with swimming pools and also vegetable gardens. They are happy to babysit and care for pets. He is the only driver; they have a 12 year old son.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Nicola Forster

Desired Location: England or International
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £50K + Gross
Candidate ID 121336

A lovely Couple who have a great combined skill set of Housekeeper / Family Cook and Houseman / Security / Driver. She is an efficient Housekeeper who has looked after large London properties and is hands on with cleaning, washing and ironing. In some of her positions, she had experience supervising and training staff, as well as undertaking house management duties, including dealing with contractors and paying bills. He has an excellent security background looking after UHNW individuals and has made the transition into a private household where he is acting as a Houseman, Driver and Butler. They are looking for a new role where they can settle long term. They are discreet, flexible and a hard working. A couple not to be missed.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah Mckeown

Desired Location: Southern Home Counties / South of England /
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £57 - £60k + gross combined
Candidate ID:121203
Availability: One month notice period

A lovely, genuine couple who are looking for their next role. She is fantastic with children, and is a hardworking Housekeeper. She takes care of all the family laundry and ironing, including care of fine fabrics, along with brass and silver. He is very versatile and is a great Houseman / Butler and is a fantastic Cook. He takes care of the shopping for the household and can cater for dinner parties and often serves. They make a great team and are looking for a long term commitment. He is the only driver and happy to assist with school runs, airport runs and local errands. They both love dogs and would be happy to help with family pets. They are on a month's notice period.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Nicola Forster

Desired Location: Scotland
Live In or Live Out: Live in
Salary Expectation: £35,000 plus
Available from: September 2019
Candidate ID: 121108

A wonderful, energetic couple who are looking to get a traditional couple job in Scotland. She is an excellent Cook / Housekeeper and can turn her hand to anything. He is ex-military and is a dab hand in the garden. He is confident with any machinery and all aspects of gardening. They are a sensible and switched on couple who would be a great asset for any estate.

Call +44 (0) 131 556 5139 Email Lesley Jones

Desired Location: South or North of England
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £50,000 + Combined Gross annual salary
Candidate ID 112042

An excellent Couple who have worked in France since 2016, and for the last year have been working for a family in Hampshire. They offer the skills of Housekeeping, Family Cooking, Gardener, and Handyman – they are looking for a new role due to the clients relocating. Both are drivers and very good caring for a part-time residence, so are excellent with security, animal care and being flexible - dealing with contractors on days off, etc. They are very happy to work in a main residence or a part-time residence. They have their own well behaved dog who would live with them.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah Mckeown

Desired Location: Ideally Surrey, West Sussex or Hampshire
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £52 - £55k Gross
Candidate ID: 86555
Availability: On one month's notice period

An enthusiastic Hungarian couple are looking for their next long term role. She loves to cook and can offer family cooking with the occasional dinner party. She is an experienced housekeeper, including managing all laundry, ironing and fabric care. He is very versatile and is experienced with all aspects of gardening, both formal and informal land, and also maintenance of green houses and vegetable gardens. He is competent with maintenance, DIY and swimming pools. They are ideally looking for a Monday – Friday role. They are both confident drivers and happy to take care of the family dogs.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Nicola Forster

Desired Location: Anywhere in the UK
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £55K +
Candidate ID: 119081

An excellent and experienced Management Couple who have worked for 9 years in domestic households are now looking for a new position as a Live In Couple. They offer the skills of House Manager, Head Housekeeper, Cook, Driver and can look after a property to a high standard, including overseeing staff and contractors. They are looking for a position where they can live in with their 2 children aged 2 and 3 years old, although they appreciate this may not be suitable for some roles. However they would have childcare organised for the children and have always managed in the past.
This Couple have a great skill set and can cook to dinner party standard – they both drive and love animals. He is also open to roles where he can work full-time and have his family living with him, with her working part-time or ad hoc when required.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah Mckeown

Desired Location: Scotland
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £40,000
Availability: 4 weeks’ notice
Candidate ID: 71215

A Scottish couple looking for positions in Scotland. They are hardworking, trustworthy, and passionate about the work they do. They have a strong foundation in the service industry with the necessary skills and experience required for working in private domestic households as a team. They have been together for 26 years, married for 15 with no dependents, and have worked together as a team for the past 10 years. He is a Maintenance gardener and has been an Estate Manager. She is a confident cook and housekeeper. Both drive.

Call +44 (0)131 556 5139 or Email Lesley Jones

Desired Location: Southern Home Counties / Ideally Rural location / International
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £53- £57k gross combined
Candidate ID:119717
Availability: One months’ notice

A fantastic Dutch couple are looking for a long term role working together. He offers Valet / Houseman / Butler skills and is confident with silver service, assisting with dinner parties and light family cooking. He is happy to work alongside another housekeeper. His partner is very outdoorsy and is ideally looking for a large property to take care of. He is confident with all formal gardening, landscaping and garden machinery. They both drive and love animals. They are looking for position where they can have Sundays and Mondays as their days off, as they like to go to church.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Nicola Forster

Desired Location: Southern Home Counties
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £51 - £55k gross combined
Candidate ID:117987
Availability: As soon as possible

A dedicated Argentinian couple are looking for their next role. She is fantastic with children and comes from a nursery background, and is happy with children aged between 0-5 years. She loves to cook and is a hardworking housekeeper, including managing all laundry and ironing. He is very versatile and is experienced with all aspects of maintenance and DIY including painting and decorating. He has experience with swimming pools and vegetable gardens. They are happy to babysit and care for pets.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Nicola Forster

Desired Location: South West or Midlands
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £55K gross+
Candidate ID 118010

An excellent couple who have worked in private households for over 15 years> He is an excellent Gardener and is happy to work on his own or head up a team of Gardeners. He also is excellent at maintenance jobs around the house / estate. She is an efficient Housekeeper who is able to care for antiques, fine art and has high attention to detail – she can also flower arrange and manage wardrobes. She is a good family cook and loves to cook using fresh produce for jams and chutneys. Both love the rural lifestyle and are happy to care for pets; they are confident around horses too. They have a cat and both are drivers

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah Mckeown

Desired Location: South West or South East
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £60K + Gross
Candidate ID 54057

Are an excellent House Management Couple who currently look after a part-time residence in the countryside which is used at weekends and for long holidays. They offer skills of Housekeeper, dinner party Cook and Houseman, Butler, and Driver. The Couple are looking for a role where she can utilise her cooking skills as she is passionate about cooking. She is very happy to be hands on with housekeeping duties and oversee daily staff if required. He can oversee contractors and assist with the running of the inside of the household. They are looking for a relaxed family atmosphere but are used to keeping a household to a high standard and can be formal when a principal entertains. Both are very flexible, hardworking and would like to find a role where they can settle long term. They have a very small dog who lives with them. They are looking for a role to start in September. Both are drivers

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah Mckeown

Desired Location: France, Spain, Europe
Live in our out: accommodation provided
Salary expectation: negotiable
Candidate ID: 118462
Available: 4 weeks

Experienced Butler / Host / Housekeeper and Estate Manager / Chef couple with over 10 years of experience working together. Experienced working with UHNW clients and in luxury homes, catering for large number of guests and providing silver service. Chef skills to match and a keen eye for detail and presentation. Fluent in French, and have acquired skills in staff management, maintenance and book keeping as well as budgeting. Definitely a top couple worth interviewing.

Call +44 (0) 20 72339950 or Email Elvie Tufariello-Dakin

Desired Location: South of England, Ideally Hampshire
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £51 - £55k gross combined
Candidate ID: 118340
Availability: As soon as possible

An experienced and dedicated Nepalese couple who are looking for their next role. She is a fantastic housekeeper, including managing all laundry and ironing. She is confident with fine furnishings, antiques and silverware. He is very versatile and is experienced with gardening (including vegetable gardens), maintenance and basic DIY. He can also maintain swimming pools. They are both hardworking and can accommodate formal dinner parties. They are looking for a Monday - Friday role so they can spend time with their grown up children at weekends,

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Nicola Forster

Desired Location: Scotland
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £30,000 to £40,000
Available from: ASAP
Candidate ID: 111930

He is a well presented and likeable person. He has clear communication skills and would definitely be a great host for guests. He is more than capable of running an establishment in the GM’s absence. They have a strong connection together and have enjoyed their time in Malawi but are now ready to come back to the UK. She is a very confident cook. She is happy to cater for large groups and small parties and can adapt her cooking to the guests taste. She has great knowledge of menu development and has been training staff in Malawi how to cook using local produce. She currently cooks on an open fire.

Call +44 (0) 131 556 5139 Email Lesley Jones

Desired Location: Scotland
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £30,000 to £40,000
Available from: ASAP
Candidate ID: 58770

This experienced couple have been working together as a couple since 2010 running a large estate for an international client.  Before this, they ran their own hotel, worked in personal security and he served in the Police Force. They have a multitude of skills and are able to look after a house and small estate from top to bottom and are flexible with regard to their duties.

Call +44 (0) 131 556 5139 Email Lesley Jones

Desired Location: Southern Home Counties
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £55 Gross +
Candidate ID: 117327

A great ex-yacht couple are looking for a long term land based role within the UK. She is a fantastic cook and an exceptional housekeeper. Her attention to detail is impeccable and she works to an extremely high standard. He is very hands on, very versatile and experienced with maintenance and DIY. He is also happy to help in the house. They are a great team and thrive on perfection in all they do. They have been running a charter company in Malta for the last 4 years. They are available immediately, both drive and come with 6 cats and 1 dog.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Nicola Forster

Desired Location: South East/ 1- 2 hour drive from Essex
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £50K-£55K Gross Per annum
Available from: May/June 2019
Candidate ID 88166

Greycoat Placed this excellent couple in a role where they have been for 2.5 years. They are now looking for a role closer to family in Essex and wish to have some weekends free to see them. They are happy to be a 1- 2 hour drive away. They offer the following skills: Housekeeper, Dinner Party cooking, Handyman, Houseman and Garden maintenance. Both are child friendly. Previous to this role they worked summers in a chateau in South West France and two winter seasons working in chalet management and catering for a ski company in Courchevel. She would love to find a role for a family who want her to cook, as she loves cooking, but is equally happy doing housekeeping. Both are drivers and have no pets.

Call +44 (0)20 7233 9950 or Email Hannah McKeown Candidate ID 88166

Desired Location: Scotland
Live in or out: Live In
Salary expectation: £40k - £50K
Candidate ID: 103611
Available: ASAP

This Couple have a vast of knowledge of working in private houses. Having been working in France for 7 years, they have decided it was time to move back to Scotland. They have a wealth of experience working together. He is a gardener and loves to be outside and she is happy in the house, ensuring all the housework is completed. She also loves to do family cooking. They are happy to relocate anywhere in Scotland and currently have no notice period.

Call +44 (0) 131 5565 139 or Email Lesley Jones

Desired Location: South of France, Switzerland, UK – other locations Europe - based
Live in or out: out
Salary expectation: negotiable
Candidate ID: 100469
Available: 1 month's notice

This couple have worked together as a very hands-on domestic couple for over 10 years. They have then taken the executive housekeeping and house management route, and have often cooperated together on request. Both are accomplished chefs (de rang and de partie) and they also specialise in silver service and cater for parties. They are incredibly devoted to providing top service to the highest standards and truly understand the meaning and expectations of working in private service. Candidate A is a dedicated facilities and maintenance manager who is hands-on and has been involved in housekeeping, general upkeep and gardening, as well as being in charge of budgeting and staff managing. Candidate B is a specialist in laundry management and providing five star- standard housekeeping, and well as being hands-on in all house management aspects.
This couple are the full package: they are experienced, loyal and committed, in addition to being kind and warm-hearted individuals. In a demanding market led by candidates, they are a true rarity!

Call +44 (0) 20 72339950 or Email Elvie Tufariello-Dakin

Desired Location: Ayrshire or Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Live In or Live Out: Live In or Live Out
Salary Expectation:Competitive
Availability:1 month’s notice
Candidate ID: 96350

A very hardworking couple; she has worked as a House Manager in private homes and as General Manager at a luxury exclusive-use venue. She has exceptional attention to detail and a lovely warm manner. The other half of this duo is able to carry out all maintenance, DIY and gardening. He is also qualified in biomass distribution and installation. This dynamic team would be of huge benefit to a large estate looking to diversify.

Call +44 (0)131 556 5139 or Email Lesley Jones