Private Household Staffing · est. 2013
Personally interviewed. Carefully placed. 96% still in post a year later.
Discreet, individually matched placements for families, estates and family offices. Met and vetted in person — never sent on a CV alone.
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Paloma Irving
Founder · est. 2013
About Irving Scott
Every candidate we recommend has been personally interviewed. That is the agency.
Founded in London in 2013 by Paloma Irving — trained at The Savoy Group, raised in a privately staffed household — Irving Scott places butlers, private chefs, housekeepers, nannies, estate managers and domestic couples for distinguished families and family offices.
We do not send candidates from a database alone. Every candidate we put forward has been personally interviewed before they go in front of a client. Every brief is taken in conversation, not in a form. The work is patient, and the matches stick.
Our expertise
A great butler runs the house so well you barely notice. Discretion, leadership, quiet confidence — townhouse to international estate.
Learn more →Dietary needs, cultural preferences, family routines. Michelin backgrounds to private family kitchens. We personally interview every chef we recommend.
Learn more →Childcare is a matter of trust. Qualified, experienced nannies, governesses and maternity nurses — first night-feeds to long-term care.
Learn more →Not every household knows what it needs yet. Eight short questions, no commitment — a way to think it through before you talk to anyone.
We instructed two agencies. Within six weeks, Irving Scott had placed a wonderful butler — and we have not used another agency since.
Private client · Knightsbridge
From the journal
Practical guides from real briefs, salary conversations and placement work.
Hiring Advice · 10 min
Decision matrix, comparison table, 2026 salary bands, and the warning signs you’ve hired the wrong one.
Read →Salary & Compensation · 7 min
Real salary bands by household type and seniority, what live-in vs. live-out actually changes, and the package elements buyers forget.
Read →International · 8 min
Crew vs. household roles, MLC compliance, salary, contracts, and how to avoid the mistakes that cost you a season.
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