Pairing
Rainy London Translations
Fragomen LLP
Two practices in the UK Italian-citizenship field, read alongside one another. Both profiles use the same public-record sources, held to a single editorial standard.
The pairings on this site are not rankings. They are two practices read together, sourced from the same public record, written in the same register.
Rainy London Translations
A London-based certified translation company. The founder's MA, MCIL and DPSI qualifications are the chartered linguistic standards for written and oral legal-context work in the UK; they appear on the practice's own site rather than on a public register we can link, so read them as the practice's account of itself. Italian-language certified translations of citizenship documents run alongside the broader legal and commercial translation practice. Companies House registered as Rainy London Agency Ltd since 2014.
The practice lists MCIL Chartered Linguist status and the DPSI qualification for its founder, the public-service interpreting diploma used in legal contexts.
Certified translations of citizenship documents are the published core of the service.
Companies House registered (09259482) since 2014.
Listed on the Italian Consulate London's translator register.
Bilingual EN / IT practice with established corporate trading history.
7 dimensions separate them on the public record. Everything else this directory tracks reads the same for both.
- Registration
Rainy London Translations
Rainy London Agency Ltd, company 09259482, currently active, on the register since October 2014.
Fragomen LLP
Fragomen LLP, company OC324170, currently active, on the register since November 2006.
- Regulation
Rainy London Translations
No UK regulator found. Assistance with Italian citizenship is not, on our reading, reserved work under UK law, so most providers in this directory are in the same position.
Fragomen LLP
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA number 459836.
- Dispute resolution
Rainy London Translations
Their own site names no alternative dispute resolution scheme, so if a complaint cannot be settled directly there is no ADR body named to escalate to.
Fragomen LLP
Member of the Legal Ombudsman. If a complaint cannot be settled directly, there is a body to escalate to.
- How to reach them
Rainy London Translations
Publishes email and phone as ways to reach them, stated hours 9am to 6pm UK time. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.
Fragomen LLP
Publishes phone and a contact form as ways to reach them. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.
- Pricing
Rainy London Translations
Quoted per case rather than published. You will not be able to compare cost against anyone else here without contacting them first.
Fragomen LLP
No pricing found on their site. Not unusual in this market, and not a criticism, but it does mean the cost is unknown until you ask.
- Independent reviews
Rainy London Translations
We hold no rating for them, and no record of when anyone last looked, so read this as a gap in our data rather than a finding about theirs.
Fragomen LLP
2.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 7 reviews. A sample that small moves several points on a handful of reviews, so read the reviews rather than the number.
- Scope
Rainy London Translations
One service, not a full-service practice. You will be arranging the other steps yourself or through someone else.
Fragomen LLP
2 of the services this directory tracks. Narrow enough to be a specialism, not wide enough to cover a whole case end to end.
Fragomen LLP
Describes itself as the world's largest immigration law firm. The London office sits at 95 Gresham Street, SRA-regulated, with the institutional infrastructure of a global practice built around corporate immigration. Italian citizenship by descent is one specialism within a portfolio that spans more than forty countries. Useful when an application is part of a wider international mobility picture.
SRA-regulated, with mandatory professional indemnity insurance.
Operating from a Companies House LLP since 2006, with nearly two decades of continuous UK trading.
Physical London office at 95 Gresham Street, with in-person meeting capability.
Backed by a global firm that states a presence in more than forty countries. Useful when a citizenship application sits alongside corporate or cross-border immigration matters.
Sources
Both profiles are built from provider websites, Companies House filings, the SRA Register, and other public records. Every link in the marginalia goes to the original record. If any data point is outdated, either firm can request a correction. Last reviewed 2026-05-05 / 2026-03-30.