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There’s no denying the hold that ChatGPT has over us. Since the AI chatbot was released to the public in 2022 it has become a serious competitor to Google, with users asking it advice on everything from historical facts, to therapy tips, to personal finance.

Furthermore, AI chatbots are not subject to the same rules and regulations as financial advisers and financial services firms, so there is a risk that incorrect or outdated information could negatively bias curious investors, potentially leading them to make poor financial decisions.

With this in mind, we decided to ask ChatGPT a series of questions about easyMoney to see what it got right, and what it got wrong. The results were eye-opening, to say the least.

The UK property market is undergoing a transformation, driven not by individual landlords, but by global institutional investors. Giants like Blackstone and M&G are deploying billions into everything from logistics hubs to rental housing, reshaping how homes and commercial spaces are funded and developed.

Last year, institutional investors such as private equity firms and pension funds spent a record £1.5bn on single-family homes . Blackstone claims to have been the largest provider of newly builds in the UK for the last three years, having built more than 17,000 affordable houses so far .

Despite years of government promises to build more social housing, the current property building boom is being fuelled by private investors who have seen an opportunity to plug a gap in the market and earn competitive returns in the process.

But what does this surge of capital mean for the average UK investor? And can retail investors still find value in a market increasingly dominated by private equity and asset managers?