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Household & Estate

Overview

Your homes run properly, staff, suppliers, maintenance and the everyday detail, whether you're there or not.

A home, or several, is a business of its own: staff to manage, contractors to chase, systems that quietly fail when no one's overseeing them. The larger the property, the more invisible work it generates. We run it like a private estate office, so none of it lands on you.

You work with one lifestyle manager who knows every home, every member of staff, and how you like things kept.

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How ti works

  1. We audit how each home runs and where it leaks time and money.

  2. We put the right staff, suppliers and systems in place.

  3. We oversee it all on an ongoing basis, with one point of contact and nothing for you to chase.

Cleint Story

One client came to us running three homes across two countries, each with its own staff, suppliers and quirks, and none of it joined up. We took over staffing and maintenance, set a consistent standard across all three, and built a single point of oversight. The homes started running the same whether the owner was there or not.

Household Staff & Management

Recruitment, training, contracts, payroll, daily oversight

Estate Care & Maintenance

Renovations, refurbishments, property projects, supplier audits

Legacy & Continuity

Estate handbooks, family protocols, long-term planning

Lifestyle & Daily Infrastructure

Gifting, wardrobe management, seasonal transitions, discreet daily details

What we Handle

  • No. We support households and estates of all sizes, from single homes to multi-property portfolios. The common thread is complexity — we simplify and orchestrate it.

  • As little or as much as you want. Many of our members prefer us to fully manage daily oversight, while others ask us to design systems their teams can follow.

  • Yes. We oversee recruitment, training, contracts, payroll, and ongoing staff management to ensure smooth daily operations.

  • Yes. We coordinate renovations, refurbishments, and supplier management, ensuring deadlines and standards are met.

FAQ

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Behind every exceptional life is a well-run home. Ten Ahead makes it possible.

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How we're different

A staffing agency places people and steps away. A single house manager is one point of failure. We run the whole operation as a team, with continuity, oversight and cover, so the home doesn't depend on any one person staying.

For you, or for your team

  • For you and your family: your home or homes run calmly in the background, staff managed, nothing to chase.

  • For your business: an executive's residences and household staff handled remotely, so running the home isn't a second job on top of the first.

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