{"id":83918,"date":"2025-07-12T08:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T07:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=83918"},"modified":"2025-07-12T08:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T07:10:53","slug":"the-fts-big-issue-the-crisis-in-the-market-for-butlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/07\/12\/the-fts-big-issue-the-crisis-in-the-market-for-butlers\/","title":{"rendered":"The FT’s big issue: the crisis in the market for butlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FT has reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The exodus of wealthy UK residents following last year\u2019s Budget has hit the market for butlers, housekeepers and security guards in London\u2019s largest homes.<\/p>\n

Many of the rich non-doms who left the UK after changes to the tax regime have kept their houses but no longer had full-time staff, according to Caroline Baker, who provides management service for luxury properties.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They added:<\/p>\n

Baker added that the downsizing of full-time staff meant it was now \u201ceasier to find good-quality, high-calibre candidates\u201d who can start immediately.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My immediate reaction was to think, 'First world problems'. And then I revised that to 'Elite problems, solved'. After that I got to, 'Is this what we're worried about?' Finally, I just thought, 'Really, you think that's worth reporting?'<\/p>\n

Is the reason for keeping the non-dom rule that we want to ensure that the shortage in supply of butlers continues?<\/p>\n

Of all the problems in the world, is the supply of staff willing to live at the beck and call of the ultra-rich the issue that now has to feature in the FT, and be the concern of our politicians?<\/p>\n

Are the FT serious? This is really not an issue of concern, most especially when the world totters on the brink of fascism, genocide is a reality again, and climate change is continuing apace. And yet, the FT are worrying about demand for butlers.<\/p>\n

This is an issue my series on wealth will look at.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The FT has reported: The exodus of wealthy UK residents following last year\u2019s Budget has hit the market for butlers, housekeepers and security guards in
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