Tuffin Ferraby Taylor

TFT is a UK building and property consultancy, founded by David Tuffin in 1973.[1] The company has offices in London, Guildford, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Edinburgh.[2] It operates throughout the UK and across Europe.[3]

TFT operates as an independent advisor[4] and is not involved in commercial real estate marketing or agency sales. The practice is structured as a limited liability partnership which is managed by an executive board. Alan Pemberton succeeded David Tuffin as managing partner on the executive board in 2009.[5]

TFT’s services include Technical Due Diligence (Building Surveys), Development Monitoring, Dilapidations, Project Management, Sustainability, M&E, Compliance, Insurance Assessment, Reinstatement Consultancy, Expert Witness, Design, Party Walls, Employer’s Agent, CDMC, Cost Consultancy and Property Consultancy.[6] The company works across several market sectors including offices, retail, industrial, education, leisure, heritage, housing and mixed-use developments.[7]

In 2017, TFT expanded their service lines to include Rights of Light and Daylight & Sunlight services as part of their Development and Project Consultancy Group. In addition, an industry authority was taken on to lead a new dispute resolution service as well as heading up the firm’s dilapidations and service charge business.

Tuffin Ferraby Taylor’s team includes building surveyors, project managers, architects, interior designers, conservation specialists, quantity surveyors, sustainability consultants and property focussed management consultants.[8] TFT also has in-house mechanical and electrical engineers.[9]

TFT’s clients include investors and building owners and occupiers, including Aviva Investors, The Crown Estate, Legal & General,[10] Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames,[11] SEGRO,[12] Shaftesbury PLC[13] and Threadneedle Property Investments,[14] as well as building occupiers including Tesco Stores,[10] Amazon.com, B&Q,[15] Monsoon Accessorize[16] and Screwfix.[17]

In May 2017, TFT was appointed as Project Technical Monitor at Edinburgh St James, the 1.7 m sq ft city centre scheme in Scotland’s capital which is scheduled to open to the public in 2020. It will consist of 850,000 sq ft of prime retail space with over 85 shops and over 30 restaurants spread over four levels. The centrepiece of the development will be the iconic W Hotel, comprising up to 214 guest rooms and 20 suites. There will also be 150 new homes as well as Scotland’s first Everyman cinema.

Tuffin Ferraby Taylor has worked on projects including:

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