Strutt & Parker: “Site assessments that took weeks now take 1 hour thanks to Searchland”

Strutt & Parker, part of the BNP Paribas Group, joined Searchland in January 2025. They operate through a network of over 50 offices across the UK and specialise in connecting developers with buyers for residential developments.

Before Searchland, their workflow was fractured and time-consuming.

Challenges before Searchland:

• Hours lost navigating between multiple platforms for basic site data
• Missing key planning decisions until weeks after approval
• Slow and costly developer outreach

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"Searchland and Outlook are the first things I open each morning"

Neil Haynes, Head of Land and New Homes at Strutt & Parker, and his team switched to Searchland because they needed a solution to help them quickly identify and assess developments that best meet their strategy needs and market expertise.

“We were constantly switching between planning portals, ownership tools, and maps, just to get basic information.” 

"We needed a platform that could help us identify residential developments around the 25-unit mark - that's our sweet spot, and Searchland delivers exactly that."

Now, using Searchland’s Planning Applications Tool, the team tracks planning activity in real-time. With all the filters and insights in one place, assessing a site's commercial viability takes a fraction of the time.

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"Research that used to take days — even weeks — now takes us an hour”

The platform has boosted the team's research capabilities across multiple areas.

Neil uses Searchland to track which developers are in for planning on various sites and how they're progressing so they can approach them to offer their services.

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"Instead of losing track of promising sites, I can now save and return to them when I have capacity."

With Searchland’s Projects feature, potential sites can be bookmarked in under 30 seconds, making pipeline management seamless. Previously, contacting landowners was a bottleneck — now, with integrated ownership data and the DTV Letter Tool, outreach that once took hours happens in minutes.

“Outreach that used to take all day now gets done over a coffee break.”

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Strutt & Parker plans strategic growth, powered by Searchland

As part of BNP Paribas Group’s expansion strategy, Strutt & Parker is scaling across new regions, and Searchland is supporting that growth every step of the way.

“We’re growing, and as more people join the team, the need for Searchland will only increase. There’s going to be a lot more work to do.”

"I’m confident Searchland will continue growing and evolving, and that’s exactly what we need because we can't stand still."

We’re proud to support Strutt & Parker’s continued growth and look forward to what the future holds.

― Quotes from Neil Haynes, Head of Land and New Homes (Home Counties) at Strutt & Parker.

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