INTELLIGENT PROPERTY SEARCH
By Author Andrew Stanton CEO Proptech-PR
Real estate advisory group GLPG has launched an AI-powered smart data room, supported by intelligent property search, designed to help property professionals find new investment opportunities and access transaction information.
Central to the launch is ChatGLPG, the firm’s own AI assistant, which allows visitors to interact with GLPG’s property information using everyday language. Rather than relying on traditional search filters or navigating multiple pages, users can describe their requirements, discover available opportunities, explore GLPG’s £2.5bn+ transaction track record and connect directly with relevant team members.
Beyond helping users identify opportunities, GLPG’s smart property data room is a secure environment where authorised users can ask questions about complex transaction documents. Instead of manually searching hundreds of pages of planning permissions, Section 106 agreements, leases and technical reports, users can source relevant information quickly by asking the platform simple questions.
Registered users can save properties, set acquisition preferences, access confidential documentation and submit offers or expressions of interest. AI can also analyse a user’s company website to help build a tailored professional profile, creating a more relevant experience for investors, developers, lenders, agents and other property professionals.
For clients instructing GLPG, detailed data room analytics provide valuable insight into prospective purchasers’ engagement, helping the firm better understand buyer interest and manage transactions more intelligently. Behind the interface sits sophisticated, multi-layered security designed to protect confidential information and control access to sensitive documentation.
Dean Leslie, Co-Founder and Director at GLPG, said:
“We wanted to rethink how people interact with a property advisory business and simplify the process for our clients. “Property transactions involve enormous amounts of information, and technology should make navigating that complexity dramatically easier. “We’ve built sophisticated tools behind an exceptionally simple interface because that’s how we believe technology should work.”
GLPG is a multidisciplinary real estate advisory group based in Marylebone, London. Since its inception in 2016, the business has completed more than £2.5 billion of transactions across the UK real estate market. The firm specialises in Capital Advisory, Investment & Development Agency, and Affordable Housing Consultancy, advising developers, investors, lenders, receivers and housing providers throughout the full property lifecycle.
GLPG’s Investment & Development Agency team advises on the acquisition and disposal of development and investment opportunities across the UK. Its Capital Advisory division structures and secures tailored funding solutions across the capital stack, including senior debt, mezzanine finance and equity. The firm’s Affordable Housing Consultancy team provides specialist, end-to-end advice on Section 106, land-led and package transactions. Acting as a strategic bridge between landowners, developers, and registered providers, the team specialises in turning complex or stalled sites into deliverable schemes. Through planning optimisation and multi-stakeholder management, GLPG actively unlocks land, ensuring meaningful commercial exits and delivery of much-needed affordable housing.
What differentiates GLPG is the integration of its three core disciplines. Agency mandates are informed by real-time capital markets insight. Financing instructions benefit from a deep understanding of the underlying real estate. Affordable housing advice is grounded in transactional experience and market delivery. This integrated approach enables GLPG to provide commercially focused advice that considers every aspect of a transaction, from acquisition and planning through to funding and delivery.
