Your Independent Project Manager for Home Renovation Projects
in Central London, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire
Why hire an independent project manager?
According to Checkatrade, around 90% of unmanaged building and renovation projects overspend by an average of 20% of the total estimated cost. That’s £20,000 for a £100,000 project! An independent project manager can bring valuable skills and experience to keep costs under control. They will do this by:
- Ensuring the project is delivered on time, to a high standard and on budget
- Working closely with all designers, architects, tradespeople and suppliers
- Coordinating the various stages of the renovation project
In short, an independent project manager will make life a whole lot easier during the renovation.
Who am I?
I am Emily Tulloch, an independent project manager with over 30 years of experience within the property world.
Having sourced, financed and developed a great many residential properties for investors and myself, I am now using my experience to focus more on providing a project management service to assist others.
I work 100% for my clients and act as the main facilitator and buffer in helping them create their ideas to become a reality with minimum stress levels on their part.
I work closely with tried and tested teams of tradespeople, relocation/estate agents, surveyors, solicitors, architects and interior designers. I also have experience in working with planning officers.
By knowing and having a good working relationship with all the tradespeople I recommend to my clients, this allows me the flexibility to adjust the schedule programme as required, in order for the project to run smoothly and efficiently around deliveries of materials, thus preventing lengthy hold ups.
I have an in-depth knowledge of building construction, housing refurbishments, project planning and dealing with clients and investors. I also have a sound knowledge of tenant, landlord and legislation rules in Residential Property Management having run Hillgrove Properties Ltd. since 2002.
I am a critical thinker, quick decision maker and resourceful problem solver. I have excellent communication skills with both tradespeople and clients and I ensure all work is carried out to a high standard. I work fast and efficiently under pressure and have a very flexible outlook on life. I am able to prioritise tasks seamlessly. I am self-disciplined and focused and I specifically enjoy overcoming challenges.
In addition, I am a Trustee for The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust and have raised a lot of money for the charitable sector by utilising my entrepreneurial and project management skills on a voluntary basis.
Why choose me as your independent project manager?
My 30 years working within the property world is based on trust, transparency, and a commitment to quality. I have a holistic view of the whole project and I deal with all sizes of budgets.
I have plenty of experience in dealing with local councils, planning officers, solicitors, surveyors, structural engineers, architects, garden designers, tree surgeons, pond & lake specialists, as well as builders, plumbers, electricians, painters & decorators, carpenters and driveway specialists.
I have a close working relationship with all the tradespeople I recommend and manage them directly on site. This allows me to adjust the schedule programme as required by allocating traders and arranging deliveries of materials and services exactly when needed in order for the project to run smoothly and efficiently, thus preventing hold ups.
How much will it cost?
After an initial free consultation of 30 minutes (Zoom or telephone), I charge a one-off fee of £175 + travel expenses for a site visit. This lasts up to 2 hours and includes a short written summary of the brief with photos and a list of the major recommendations.
At this stage, I do not give estimates or quotes, or list specific suppliers, as this would require further research.
I charge an hourly rate of £55 or 10% of the overall project cost.
If you wish me to look at properties to purchase and/or source items on your behalf, I will charge for this time within an agreed budget. I will pass on to you a percentage of trade discounts offered.
Long distance travel will be an additional cost and charged at the AA rate. Travel time over half an hour will be quoted separately.
Testimonials
We have a maisonette in East London which needed to be completely refurbished within a few weeks for our daughter to move in.
We required a new fitted kitchen, partial new bathroom, new flooring, comprehensive rewiring, built in cupboards, and redecoration throughout.
We were looking for help to manage the project because we weren’t local and we didn’t have time to organise it ourselves.
At extremely short notice Emily most helpfully sprang into action. She met us on site and assessed our requirements as well as making several other excellent suggestions for improvement. She sourced first class tradespeople and was able to persuade them to start at very short notice. She prepared a thorough schedule of works, and managed the project with regular site visits, liaising with us and the workmen, and advising us when decisions needed to be made. Emily provided progress reports and ensured that materials were ordered in time for delivery on site in order to meet the programme.
Emily is friendly, efficient, good natured, hard working and easy to deal with, always responding quickly and keenly to resolve any issues effectively as they arose. She is an excellent communicator.
Emily certainly helped us out in our hour of need this summer and everything was finished in time.
Mr. & Mrs. William P, Melksham, Wiltshire
I am still amazed that within a day of me calling Emily for help, she was on site with a wonderful team of painters & a carpenter to turn around a 2 bed rental flat in Chelsea that had been trashed by a tenant’s dog! As a result, we were able to put it on the sales market within the week….Thank you Emily!
MAW Properties Ltd, London
Emily found our first house for us! Having helped negotiate the sale with the vendors and agents on our behalf, she then bought in her wonderful team of builders and decorators to fully refurbish our three bedroom unmodernised terraced house in Salisbury.
The four months project ran effortlessly and to budget. Emily is an energetic quick thinker, who is super organised and managed to create two fabulous en-suites and a family bathroom by reconfigurating the layout upstairs.
The house was completely gutted, repointed, rewired, insulated and repainted and put back together again to create the wonderful home it is now.
We would have never embarked on such a project without Emily’s total support and dedication. We have learnt so much from Emily, especially when dealing with budgets, solicitors, estate agents and planning officers!
Mr & Mrs H, Salisbury.
Emily is a Trustee of the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust, a Wiltshire based charity and as its Director I have worked with her for 8 years.
Emily continually delivers exactly as she says she will. Emily is efficient and effective. She has organised numerous highly successful fund raisers including a Bollywood Ball and clothes sales. She also organised, with a fellow Trustee, the highest profile event in Wiltshire in 2024 – a concert in Salisbury cathedral attended by Her Majesty the Queen. She successfully brought together three of Her Majesty’s charities, plus The Band of The Grenadier Guards and The Band and Bugles of The Rifles – a challenge indeed!
Most importantly she is a pleasure to work with.
Jennie Shaw, Director
Emily and I have worked together on a great many projects since 2002. She is utterly professional both with her clients and with my team. Emily is a good team leader (with a good SoH!) and I trust her judgement. She gets on well with all my workforce, who enjoy working for her. Our horizons have been widened no end by Emily producing jobs for us as far afield as Cornwall, Tower Hamlets, Chelsea, Battersea and not to mention the numerous jobs in the South West.
Shaun Nash Ltd, Builders.
While living in Abu Dhabi Emily worked at the British Embassy as my Social Secretary when I was the Ambassador. She was a good team player, efficient, charming and discreet with an excellent sense of humour. She also helped my wife with fundraising events and demonstrated her flair for planning and organisation.
Patrick Nixon
Contact Me
London Office
13 Cellini Street,Nine Elms Point,
London,
SW8 2FW
South West Office
Linden Barn,Castle Hill Lane,
Mere.
BA12 6JB