04-08-2025
Can you spot what's wrong with this rental listing? Aussies poke fun at huge error
A real estate agency has sparked backlash for promoting a rental with sea views despite the property being located in the middle of suburbia.
Main Street Residential listed the two-bedroom apartment on Norton Street in Leichhardt, in Sydney 's inner west, for $650 a week.
The property came unfurnished and would be ready to move in from August 6.
Rental activist Jordan van den Lamb shared on Friday one of the images included in the property listing.
The photograph showed a spacious kitchen/living area, with what appeared to be stunning sea views.
Mr Lamb, who is also known by his online alias Purple Pingers, shared a map showing the location of the apartment, pointing out a huge problem with the listing.
Sydneysiders will know Leichhardt is an inland suburb, and the location of the apartment means it is impossible to have a view of the sea.
'The photoshopped waterfront views,' Mr Lamb wrote on X.
Social media users were outraged by the listing, with many poking fun at it.
'Ah gorgeous Leichhardt beach!' one wrote.
'Saw the suburb and immediately laughed. LEICHHARDT??? BEACH?? God,' a second added.
'Why are they allowed to misrepresent properties?' another questioned.
'Slight tangent but if AI is going to take people's jobs, surely we start with property managers?
'Easily the most replaceable people in society. At least AI wouldn't Photoshop a beach inland.'
Others pointed out the apartment appeared to be at sea-level.
'This is hilarious. If the sea ever looked like that from your window, you've only got seconds to live,' one commented.
'Buried half under a sand dune too,' another quipped.
'Great in a tsunami, despite its proximity to the ocean,' a third joked.
The property listing has since been taken down.
Although the listing is no longer available on the real estate agent's website, the Norton Street images are still accessible on including the kitchen's 'sea view'.
