Articles by: Robert Kent

Robert Kent

Robert Kent

Director

Robert was an original founder of Kentingtons and has been working in tax and wealth management for over 30 years.

Robert was as a senior adviser for HSBC, in London, and ended up specialising solely on giving international advice to people from all over the world.

He then went on to work for Towry Law’s international division managing Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, working out of both the Windsor office and Brussels. Robert always wanted to expand into France, however, this was resisted by management who felt France was too complex.

Robert was then headhunted by a firm with an office in Brussels and was delighted to leave the UK to have his first experience living life as an expat. This is where he met his wife, Christine, who is a also a director of Kentingtons. It was whilst in Brussels, that Robert’s interest in France developed further, as many people who worked in Brussels chose to retire there and became the specialist in all matters French.

Christine being half French and half Belgian, was only too happy when Robert took up a new position on the French Riviera as south east regional manager for Siddalls, so finally achieving the dream of moving to France. Christine became pregnant with their first child and this coincided with a colleague leaving and Robert having to cover two regions. Unable to cope with the extra travel and workload, he parted ways with them and set up Kentingtons.

Kentingtons is a French based company, set up as Conseil en gestion de Patrimoine and Robert was one of the first advisers in France become certifié (certified but akin to chartered in the UK) and as such is able to offer advice on both fiscal and civil law, where related to financial planning, as well as offering wealth management counsel and management as Conseil en Investissement Financier.

Robert, lives with his wife Christine and their son Alex in sunny Provence. When not working Robert enjoys hiking, swimming and joys French fine wine and cuisine.

Articles by Robert Kent

What is French Gift Tax (“Droits de Donation”)?

What is French Gift Tax (“Droits de Donation”)?

For anyone relocating to or already living in France, it is crucial to consider their finances carefully. One subject that we are frequently asked about here at Kentingtons is French Gift Tax, otherwise known as “Droits de Donation.” French Gift Tax is an integral...

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What to do with a UK ISA When Moving to France?

What to do with a UK ISA When Moving to France?

There are many people either moving to or living in France, who have Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) in the UK and ask us what they should be doing with them. Some people have been saving in them since their inception in 1999 and have a substantial amount of money...

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How to Move from the UK to France More Tax-efficiently

How to Move from the UK to France More Tax-efficiently

Given its proximity to other European countries – including the UK itself – and the rewarding and varied lifestyle that it promises, it should be no great surprise that so many Britons choose to relocate to France at some point during their lives. If you are one of...

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What is Assurance Vie and What are the Tax Benefits?

What is Assurance Vie and What are the Tax Benefits?

Ask most people, and wherever they happen to live, at a given time, they will probably say that they value tax efficiency and effective estate planning – and rightly so. If you have recently moved from one part of the world to another – for example, from the UK to...

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Protecting Your Family From French Inheritance Tax

Protecting Your Family From French Inheritance Tax

While it can be immensely rewarding to retire to and live in France, it will also be necessary for you to familiarise yourself with the country’s highly complicated rules in relation to tax. There is, of course, a long list of financial, legal, and practical matters...

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Tax residency rules in France

Tax residency rules in France

One of the aspects, of your life in France, that you will need to be most mindful of, as a British national, is your status as far as tax residency is concerned. A lot of confusion and uncertainty can reign on the subject of residence, not least because fulfilling one...

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ESG Investing – Everything’s So Good?

ESG Investing – Everything’s So Good?

I have, for a few months now, been reading some negative articles about ESG investing, which, for the uninitiated, means Environmental, Social and Governance. Some people might just simply label these as “green” or “ethical” investments; however, the goal is more...

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How is income from UK assets taxed in France?

How is income from UK assets taxed in France?

While we’re sure that you will want to spend plenty of your time as an expatriate in France immersing yourself in the kind of charms, amenities, and culture that you wouldn’t be able to expect in the UK, you will also probably wish to retain at least some aspects of...

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