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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T08:00:03.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Landlords to be hit with 'double lock' rent cap under new proposals",
    "Millions of landlords risk £7,000 fine per property if they fail to act before key May deadline",
    "Landlords now face £40,000 fines as Labour's new rental law comes into force - full list of changes",
    "www.housebuyfast.co.uk",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA generation that once ‘Googled it’ now asks AI instead. Need financial advice? Ask ChatGPT. Medical symptoms? Ask AI. Relationship problems? Yep, AI again.\n\nFor millions of people, artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the first place they turn for answers, and frankly, it’s easy to see why.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\nThese tools are extraordinary. They’re fast, clever, available 24 hours a day and capable of explaining complex subjects in plain English better than many professionals.\n\nBut when it comes to buying or selling a home, one of the biggest financial decisions most people will ever make, should we really trust AI with the process?\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSurprisingly, the answer in many cases is yes, but with some important warnings. Let's start with mortgages.\n\nAI can decode terminology and explain FTB, BTL, APR or LTV in plain English better than most humans.\n\nAnd if you don’t quite understand it the first time, unlike during a conversation with a human expert, there’s no pressure to pretend you understand, you can just keep asking until you really do ‘get it’.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBut importantly, it can’t know that your lender has just pulled a product, or that your credit file has a blip from three years ago that needs explaining, or that a particular broker has access to a deal the high street doesn't.\n\nThen there's conveyancing. I've seen buyers use AI-generated questions to quiz their solicitors, and some of those questions were excellent. But legal work isn't about questions.\n\nIt's about knowing what to look for in title deeds, spotting covenants that could stop you from extending, and understanding whether a flood risk report is a real-world problem or just something to bear in mind.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Landlords to be hit with 'double lock' rent cap under new proposals\n  * Millions of landlords risk £7,000 fine per property if they fail to act before key May deadline\n  * Landlords now face £40,000 fines as Labour's new rental law comes into force - full list of changes\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThat judgment comes from years of handling real files, not from a language model trained on the internet.\n\nFor general things, such as the tips on moving day, choosing a removal firm, and timing your exchange, AI is actually pretty decent.\n\nIt certainly saves time by extracting the information you want from a lot of websites rather than you having to visit them yourself.\n\nThe danger for buyers using AI is when they're using it instead of experts, not alongside them.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nYour five-step guide to using AI more safely when moving house:\n\n1. Use it to learn, not to decide. AI is a brilliant educator. Let it explain jargon, demystify the process, and help you arrive at meetings better prepared.\n2. Cross-check everything. AI can be confidently wrong. Any figure, deadline, or legal point it gives you needs to be verified with a qualified human.\n3. Ask the questions you're embarrassed to ask. Lawyers and brokers can feel intimidating. AI never judges. Use it to build confidence before the real conversation.\n4. Use it to compare and shortlist. Researching removal firms, surveying companies, or local solicitors? AI can help you build a shortlist. The final call should still be yours.\n5. Never use it for contract or legal advice. This is the hard line. Anything involving your actual mortgage offer, your contract, or your legal position, speak to a professional. AI is a remarkable tool. But tools don't replace tradespeople. At least, not yet…\n\nProperty expert Jonathan Rolande is the founder of House Buy Fast. For more information visit www.housebuyfast.co.uk\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "The smart way to use AI when moving house, according to a property expert"
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