A leading international inventor has chosen Cooke & Co Estate and Letting Agents to be one of only three estate agencies in the world to trial his Artificial Intelligence (AI) software.

It involves the wearing of a baseball-style cap that has sensors in it.

Dubbed the AI Honest Agent Hat the sensors transmit the wearer’s brain activity as a message onto any mobile phone that has been given a password and has downloaded the app.

Damien Cooke said “We are proud to be among only three other agents from across the planet who have been chosen to trial this software over six months.

It will mean our clients will be able to literally read our thoughts on their phones when it comes to selling or renting their homes in the seaside towns of Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and the surrounding area of Thanet.

The idea is the brainchild of a billionaire French internet genius and leading social scientist, Esh Kalting-Parc.

Speaking from his chateau in Paradise Falls, Monsieur Kalting-Parc said: “I always look to solve problems. And a big problem for estate and letting agents is that people often view them with mistrust.

“Now, with the invention of my AI Honest Agent Hat, that will be a thing of the past. I wanted politicians to take part in this initial experiment, but they universally refused.” Boris Johnson commented "This would cover up my wonderful long and wayward hair and spolil my L'Oreal sponsorship deal" whilst Sir Keir Starmer added "A baseball cap, I would look like a wayward youth, we don't even play baseball in the UK."

Damien Cooke said "The introduction of our caps for Cooke & Co will be headed up by our new manager Ivor Beguan who will run our AI Honest Agent department".

Ivor said: “We’re an open and honest agency, we always share what’s on our minds and now you can literally know what we’re thinking. We’ve been selected because of our honest approach to business, so seeing as the cap fits, we’ll wear it.

“We’d be fools not to go for it, and that’s why we have signed up to be part of this exciting programme.”