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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.

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.

You’ve probably heard all about how the high street is taking a beating from online retailers. Well, in a surprising trend reversal, we’re now seeing major e-commerce brands expanding into physical spaces. 

The commercial data partnership you’ve been waiting for is here. Access on-market commercial property sales, lettings, leasehold and completed deal listings along with rich property data exclusively in Searchland

It’s the Biodiversity Net Gain Proptech partnership you’ve been waiting for! Together with GAIA, the UK's leading BNG marketplace, we've developed a comprehensive and cutting-edge tool to transform how you engage with BNG projects.

Placing 31st in this year’s Cloud Challengers Top 100 Report, Searchland has been recognised as one of the most promising early start-ups in Europe - find out how we made the cut!

Carry out an online search for land, and sooner or later you are bound to come across the term ‘brownfield’.Here we take a deep dive into how it fits into planning policy and how Searchland can help you to source more brownfield development opportunities.

Learn the secrets of title splitting, a proven property development strategy that can boost ROI by 25-35% through dividing property titles to unlock hidden portfolio value

Biodiversity Net Gain poses challenges in costs, management, and council delays, yet offers opportunities for sustainable design, community engagement, and innovation. Our co-founder Hugh reflects on the key topics raised during our real estate round table discussion.

Gone are the days when shared living meant cramped student houses or basic HMOs. Modern co-living has evolved into a sophisticated asset class attracting major institutional investment. Why? Because it solves real problems in our cities.

Permitted development rights might look easy, but we know that decisions can still go against you. At Searchland, we've compiled 3 case studies to show where others went wrong (or right) and what you can do to improve your chances.

Driven by university growth and rising international student numbers, the need for student accommodation is creating significant opportunities for developers and investors.

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

It’s no secret that off-market site finding is a numbers game. This means, be wary of how much time you spend on each site because that will directly affect how big your stack is at the end of the week.

We’re excited to announce a new injection of £2.3m in seed funding investment! Plans for our new funds include even more datasets and automation on our next-generation land sourcing platform. We're also adding more high level inhouse expertise to our team. Read on to discover how, as the face of land sourcing in the UK, we'll be helping clients tackle some of the big issues around the housing crisis in 2023.

Searchland’s Planning Tool brings together 23 million+ UK applications into one searchable, filterable, map-based platform - so land and planning teams can quantify authority behaviour, assess risk properly, and move with confidence instead of instinct.

Developers move fastest when data, insight, and decisions live in one place. Searchland’s new appraisal tool delivers exactly that - turning the entire acquisition workflow into a single, seamless motion.

Messy titles. Confusing occupancies. Disconnected data. The Buildings tool gives you a clear view of what’s really inside any structure - with searchable insights across every building in the UK.

Sourcing elderly care and care home opportunities just got easier. Searchland’s new Elderly care tool gives Searchland users deep insights into 11,000+ care homes, making area analysis and opportunity spotting faster than ever.

For the first time, get visibility on land sale prices helping you understand uplift, spot opportunity, and compare land values with context.

Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) are now live on Searchland, allowing you to explore significant planning projects across England, Scotland, and Wales as you scout potential development opportunities.