The firm
A passport is a document.
Freedom of movement is a strategy.
Hampton & Kent was founded in London in 2009 to bring the discipline of private wealth advisory to a market that was, at the time, largely transactional. We do not sell programmes. We build a position: the right jurisdictions, in the right order, held for the right reasons.
Every mandate begins with the question most of our industry skips. Not which programme, but what are you protecting against, and for whom. The answer determines whether you need citizenship, residency, or both, and in what sequence.
“We were introduced to Hampton & Kent after two years of being sold to. They spent the first meeting telling us which programme not to pursue. That was the moment we appointed them.”
Principal, single-family office
Dubai & Geneva · Client since 2019
- 98%
- Approval rate across filed mandates
- 17
- Years advising on investor programmes
- £4.1bn
- Client capital placed with sovereign programmes
Who we act for
Three mandates, one standard of care.
The Caribbean desk, and beyond
Programmes we advise on, and defend.
The Mobility Index
Measure what a second jurisdiction actually adds.
How a mandate runs
Five stages. One adviser. No surprises.
- 01 Week 1
Private consultation
A confidential conversation about objectives, family structure, tax position and time horizon. No programme is named until we understand the mandate.
- 02 Weeks 1 – 3
Jurisdiction strategy
A written recommendation comparing shortlisted jurisdictions against your specific criteria, including the options we advise against and why.
- 03 Weeks 3 – 8
Compliance file
Source of wealth documentation assembled to private banking standard, pre-screened against the programme's own due diligence providers.
- 04 Weeks 8 – 12
Submission
Filed through licensed local counsel, with interviews and biometrics coordinated around your calendar rather than the other way round.
- 05 Months 4 – 14
Grant and stewardship
Passports or residence cards delivered in person, followed by an annual review covering renewals, dependants and legislative change.
Governance
The reason our approval rate is unremarkable is that we decline work.
Roughly one in six enquiries does not proceed past our own review. Refusals damage a client’s record permanently and a programme’s reputation collectively, so we would rather return a fee than file a file that should not be filed.
“Compliance is not the obstacle to a second citizenship. It is the reason the document is worth holding.”
Marcus Hampton · Managing Partner
Licensed representation
Authorised agent status or licensed local counsel in every jurisdiction we file in. Your application is never routed through an unnamed intermediary.
Pre-screened compliance
Source of wealth files are tested against the programme's own due diligence providers before submission, not after a request for information.
Client money discipline
Government contributions are paid directly to state accounts. We never hold client investment capital on our own balance sheet.
Written rationale
Every recommendation is documented, including the jurisdictions we advised against. Family offices keep the file; so do we.
Insights
Written when there is something worth saying.
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Family Strategy11 August 2026
Why families structure citizenship before a child turns eighteen
Dependency rules are the least understood variable in this industry, and the most expensive to get wrong.
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Due Diligence29 July 2026
Due diligence is getting longer. That is good news.
Processing times across the sector have extended by roughly forty per cent in three years. The reason is worth understanding.
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Mobility16 July 2026
Consular protection: the benefit nobody quotes
Visa-free counts dominate the marketing. In a genuine crisis, what matters is who answers the telephone.
The private office
Begin with a conversation, not an application.
Initial consultations are confidential, without obligation, and conducted by the adviser who would run your mandate.
Direct lines
Private clients
private.office@hamptonkent.comPartner desk
partners@hamptonkent.comLondon office
+44 20 3901 7742