Tag Archives: housekeeping

I am sure at some point, somewhere, each of us have been told “Don’t pick up a hitchhiker!” There are times, however, that hitchhikers choose to pick us up. Those are the ones to be on guard against. Am I being cryptic enough yet? Well, let me get to the …

I cannot begin to tell you the number of times I have heard the words “a good Domestic Couple is difficult to find.” In the Domestic Staff Placement world, the sentence is something of a truism. So, why is that? Before answering that question, it makes sense to address the …

If private service has main hubs in the world then London is certainly in the top 3, if not occupying the top spot. The world of bespoke service in London is seemingly a meeting of many people from elsewhere on the planet as recent history shows. Today London plays host …

When cleaning anything; your main goal is to oust dirt. But you would need to determine just how far you are willing to go. The last thing you want is to ruin the very thing you are trying to clean. Besides, you also want to complete it as swiftly and …

In the past number of years a need to have properly trained butlers has led to the creation of butler schools in many countries. A school that has been consistently regarded among the best is The International Butler School (TIBA) in Valkenburg near Maastricht in the Netherlands. TIBA was founded …

How do you clean a luxurious living room in a multimillion pound property? This is one of the many questions we usually ask potential housekeepers and cleaners at an interview; to ensure that they are fit to work for our HNW clientele. Dust is probably the biggest bugbear for owners …