Official lead generation partner of the Federation of Master Builders
Technology Innovation of the Year 2026
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No research team needed. See new planning applications filtered to the work you do, decide which ones are worth your time, then run every job, your team and your clients in one app.
Built from just over 1,000 targeted letters: 6 projects won, ranging from £70k to £1.5M.
Steven, Director, KAS ConstructionThe Federation of Master Builders stands for builders who do the job properly. We built Buildscout so those builders can make better-informed decisions about the work they take on.
FMB member offer: 500 extra planning applications a year, free, with Homeowner outreach. Normally £50 a month.
New jobs in your patch, filtered to the work you do.
Planning dataLetters reach homeowners soon after they apply for planning.
Homeowner outreachOne app for your jobs, your team and your clients.
ProjectsStart with the problem that costs you most. Add the rest when you need it.
A letter in your name goes out automatically when a homeowner applies for the work you want.
Every council in the UK, back to 1980, with the drawings. Filtered to only show you good fit projects for your business.
No more WhatsApp groups, paper timesheets or chasing updates. Everything about the job, in your pocket.
Selling to builders and architects? See Enterprise →
“2 +£100k contracts come in through Buildscout in the first 4 months”
“The letters genuinely work. I’ve won a handful of large building projects”
“Already won a £300,000 job in only 3 months of using the platform”
“It saves a lot of time compared to searching manually through planning portals”
“We are receiving approximately 3 to 4 times more leads”
“I think every building firm would benefit from using this, because it’s easy, it’s simple, and it works.”
Tina, Office Manager, JH Building Services, West Sussex. FMB member▶ Watch Tina’s story, with soundThe short version. There’s more on plans, letters and data in our full FAQs.
One place to find, win and run your work. Buildscout shows you new planning applications near you, writes to homeowners for you, and runs your jobs, team and clients in one app. It's built by Searchland, the UK planning data company.
Builders and contractors who want to choose their work instead of waiting for it. It's also for suppliers and installers looking for the jobs that need their product, B2B sales teams selling to builders, architects and developers, and anyone who works with planning data.
Start with the problem that costs you most. Projects (£49 a month) runs your jobs. Planning data (£99 a month) finds the work. Homeowner outreach (from £199 a month) writes to homeowners for you. Enterprise (£499 a month per user) is for B2B sales teams. Each plan includes everything in the one before it. Prices exclude VAT.
Projects and Planning data both start with a 14-day free trial. Sign up on the platform and start using it straight away. To cancel during your trial, just email hello@buildscout.co.uk. After the trial, billing starts on a rolling monthly basis, so there's no 12-month contract, and you can cancel any time with 30 days' notice.
Talk to us. These are 12-month plans that we set up with you, including your area, the work you want and your letters. FMB members get 500 extra planning applications a year, free, on Homeowner outreach.
Try Projects or Planning data free for 14 days, or talk to us about your patch.