New Features14 September 20266 min read

Introducing Ask RealYield: One Question, a Panel of Specialists, and a Page That Builds Itself

RealYield Team

Property Analyst

Most property websites make you find the answer. You pick a menu, guess a page, scan for the paragraph that applies to you, then repeat. We have spent the summer building something different. Ask RealYield starts with your question and builds the page around it.

It is live now at realyield.co.uk/ask. Here is what it does, how it works, and the part we care most about: where the answers come from.

Why we changed it

Earlier this year we launched three AI advisor chats: a property expert, a tax advisor and a mortgage broker. People used them, and the feedback was useful. Two things kept coming up.

First, real questions do not sort themselves into one specialism. "Is this flat a good deal?" is a yield question, a leasehold question, a stress test question and a Section 24 question at the same time. Picking one advisor meant getting one angle.

Second, a chat answer disappears. You read a good explanation, close the tab, and the next time you have to ask again. Nothing accumulated.

So we replaced all three with one entry point, a panel that answers together, and a page that keeps what was useful.

How it works

You ask one question in plain English. Anything from "how does Section 24 change my tax bill" to "is a £180k flat in Manchester at £1,100 a month a good deal".

The Ask RealYield start screen. A question box on the left with suggested questions, and an empty page on the right that reads Nothing to navigate, just ask.
Where every session starts. No menus, no page tree. Ask, or pick one of the suggestions.

Behind the question box, three things happen in a single pass.

The library is read. We pull the records that match your question from our content: the articles, glossary terms, calculators and area data that bear on what you asked. For a typical question that is around twenty to thirty records out of several hundred.

The panel convenes. Between one and three specialists answer, each in their own voice and from their own angle. They do not repeat each other. If a question is purely about tax, only the tax advisor speaks.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ask RealYield?

Ask RealYield is a question-led way to use the site. You type a question about buy-to-let, landlord tax, mortgages or a specific area. A panel of four AI specialists answers together, and a personal page assembles itself from their answers: the figures behind them, the calculator to run, and the reading that goes deeper. It replaces the three separate advisor chats we launched earlier in the year.

Where do the answers come from?

From RealYield's own published content: our articles, the glossary, the thirteen calculators and the local authority rent and yield dataset built from ONS and Land Registry data. The model chooses which records to use and writes the prose. Every figure, link and title on the page is then filled in from those records on our server, never typed by the model. The Behind the scenes panel lists exactly which records were read for each answer.

Is Ask RealYield financial advice?

No. It is general information, the same as our articles and calculators. The personas describe how things typically work and point you to the relevant calculator or to GOV.UK. They will not recommend a property, an area to buy in, a lender, a product or a tax structure for your situation, and they do not forecast prices or rents. Speak to a qualified professional before acting.

Do I need an account, and is my page saved?

Asking a question needs a free RealYield account, the same one that unlocks full articles and templates. Your page is saved in the browser you built it in, so you can come back and keep asking. It does not yet sync across devices. Reset clears it whenever you like.

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