Tam founded ELLNO after more than two decades advising developers, principal contractors and specialist subcontractors across Central London, from Mayfair to the City, from the Barbican to the Thames.
The practice is deliberately small: every engagement is led personally, combining hands-on site experience with planning, environmental and stakeholder expertise.
Tam gave us a straight read on a Section 61 that two other consultants had softened. It saved us a rejection and probably six weeks.
Development DirectorCentral London residential developerIndependent, calm, and unusually well briefed on the borough. The council officers already knew him, which shortened every conversation.
Project ManagerTier-one principal contractorBoard-ready notes, not slideware. Our investment committee got the risk picture in ten minutes instead of an hour.
Head of DeliveryInstitutional investor, mixed-use schemeHe tells you what he would do, not what you want to hear. That is rare, and on a live site it is the only thing that matters.
Site ManagerSpecialist demolition subcontractor
To be your trusted partner in navigating the complexities of construction compliance, saving you time, money and stress. From tenders to approvals, we cut through the confusion with hands-on guidance, local-authority relationships and holistic solutions that keep your projects moving.
How an engagement runs.
Three stages, shaped to the brief and run directly by the Principal Consultant.
- 01
Discovery call
A concise conversation to understand the site, programme and where independent input is likely to land hardest.
- 02
Scoped proposal
A written scope with deliverables and commercial basis, issued once the brief is understood.
- 03
Delivery
Regular written updates. The Principal Consultant on site, in borough meetings or in front of your client as the engagement requires.
How we operateFour principles that shape every engagement.
4 principles
Four principles that shape every engagement.
Independent by design
No supplier relationships, no referral fees, no upsell path. Advice you can put in front of your client without editing.
Written, not slideware
Every deliverable is a short, board-ready document, not a 60-slide deck someone has to translate.
Led personally
Tam runs every engagement end to end. No junior handovers. No unfamiliar faces at the borough meeting.
Central London-native
The boroughs, the officers, the resident groups, the TfL patterns, all built from live projects, not desk research.
CredentialsStandards, memberships and experience.
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Standards, memberships and experience.
Memberships & affiliationsThe bodies we work with and report through.
Independent, third-party memberships that keep our advice honest.
6 bodies
The bodies we work with and report through.
Independent, third-party memberships that keep our advice honest.
Tam is the person we call when a scheme has run into the borough or into the neighbours. Calm, prepared, and always the best-briefed person in the room.
Outline the site, the stage and where independent judgement is needed.
A concise, confidential call with the Principal Consultant to review the brief and identify where independent advisory input will move the programme forward.
- Coverage
- Central London, 40km