Real estate agency slammed over ‘fake sunset’ in listing pictures for two-bedroom flat

House hunters have slammed a photoshopped image of an apartment by a real estate agency as “misleading”.

Images of the two-bedroom apartment on Jerralong Drive in Schofields, western Sydney, show a “fake” blazing sunset in the distance and a bizarre computer-generated outdoor lounge set on the balcony.

Potential buyers were left furious over the doctored photos and voiced their frustration.

“Weird sky, small outdoor furniture. This shit should be illegal to advertise as property for sale,” one person said.

Others have said that editing images of a property is “misleading” to renters and buyers.

Some joked that the furniture was so small it looked like it was “for ants.”

The real estate agent who is currently selling the 112 square meter apartment, which also includes two bathrooms, admitted to Daily Mail Australia that the entire living room is fake but reassured buyers the apartment and unit floor plan are real.

“Sometimes when the unit is empty, the landlord asks us to put in digital-style furniture,” he said.

“It’s part of real estate, a lot of agents do it.”

He said photographers often edit images of properties to change the color of the sky to add “contrast” and make the image “brighter”.

The property listing also includes a disclaimer at the bottom that informs buyers that “digital style furniture” was used and “is not real.”

House hunters have been advised to always attend a home inspection in person to examine the structure and layout of a property.