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‍Searchland has a clear mission: to transform the way property professionals source sites. Here's the full story on where we come from and how we're helping developers across the UK.

Connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Microsoft Copilot directly to live UK planning and land data — ownership records, planning history, constraints, live applications - and get sourced answers instead of hallucinated ones. Setup takes about five minutes. No developer needed.

MCP is the new standard letting AI assistants talk to your data. Here's what it means for site assessment, sourcing, and planning appraisals.

Searchland analysis reveals 823,574 potential homes near train stations in England, highlighting where development could be prioritised under proposed NPPF reforms - and how policy shifts could reshape land sourcing strategies.

Major housing schemes now take over 300 days to get planning approval - a 75% increase in a decade - highlighting that delays, not refusals, are the real bottleneck in the UK planning system.

The Renters Reform Bill presents the biggest shake-up England’s private rented sector has seen in decades. Expected to pass in 2025, Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS) developers will need to rethink everything from unit design and management strategies to how they navigate the planning process.

What does a development feasibility study test that a site appraisal can’t? An Oxshott case study shows why four semis beat three detached homes.

What settlement boundaries are, how councils use them under the 2026 NPPF, and how to find infill and exception-site opportunities inside and outside the line.

A 2026 guide for UK data centre developers: source sites faster by evaluating power, planning and ownership data in minutes with Searchland.

HMOs remain one of the UK's highest-yielding property investments, with well-run portfolios delivering 8–12% gross yields. Here's how to source, assess and manage a profitable HMO investment property portfolio in 2026.

Brownfield land is previously developed land, while greenfield has never been built on - but the distinction is more nuanced than it sounds. Here's how the NPPF (2026) treats each, and what it means for site sourcing.

Commercial to residential conversion got easier once Class MA's size and vacancy rules were scrapped in 2024. Here's how the process and costs work now.

Sourcing and appraising development land in the UK requires using multiple site sourcing tools, from checking land ownership and planning history to assessing flood risk, environmental constraints, and site boundaries.

The UK’s Clean Power 2030 target—95% low-carbon electricity by the end of the decade - is reshaping the renewable energy landscape. But with grid congestion, planning hurdles, and soaring land competition, sourcing the right sites has never been tougher.

Well things have certainly changed since we wrote this article in early 2024. Not only do we now have a new Labour-led government but some huge changes to energy policy too. We'll keep the old stuff here for preservation and update the story as it develops.

Demand for electric vehicle charging sites is growing exponentially. Here we explore some of the best opportunities for developers, for building the future network of EV charge points in the UK.

The UK is facing a housing crisis of unprecedented proportions, with a deficit of 4.3 million homes and a projected increase in households to 26.9 million by 2043. To tackle this issue, Brickflow has released a white paper which delves deep into the problem and offers recommendations for a way forward.

All the planning approval rates and new build sales price information you need for the Kent Local Authority Districts.

Search every UK planning committee meeting in one place. Committee Explorer indexes meetings, decisions and councillor votes - transcribed, timestamped, and archived forever.

See a company's ownership tree, run a director search, and find the land or property it owns - Companies House data built directly into Searchland.

What biodiversity net gain actually means for developers: the 10% rule, the metric, exemptions, units and credits, and how to budget for it with confidence.

Model residual land value, GDV, profit and cashflow for any site with Searchland's appraisal tool - built on the data already in the platform.

See the charge code, lender, and secured debt behind any company on Searchland's ownership page — built for due diligence, refinancing, and acquisition prospecting.

See planning enforcement notices against any application or title on Searchland - know who's breached planning rules before you commit to a site.