Mrs Hunt’s Agency was originally set up in Duke Street, Manchester Square, London by Mrs Ellen Hunt (the same era as ‘The Duchess of Duke Street’) in 1896. The redoubtable Mrs Hunt offered domestic staff of all kinds to middle and upper-class families around London, including butlers, housekeepers, parlourmaids, footmen and cooks. From the start her agency operated a ‘no placement, no fee’ policy which we continue today.