# UK Trading Standards guidance virtual-staging disclosure

- Status: Explicit requirement
- Applies to: Property descriptions and photographs used by estate agents in the United Kingdom
- Last verified: 2026-08-09
- Next review: 2026-11-09

## What the source says

Trading Standards guidance says property photographs must not mislead and warns against doctoring images or using techniques that distort what a buyer will find.

## Disclosure wording

No virtual-staging-specific wording is prescribed in this guidance.

## Prohibited or limited edits

- Doctoring a photograph so it misleads
- Using image techniques that materially distort the property

## Stylst practical guidance—not policy

Label virtual staging prominently, show the unaltered version, and avoid changing condition, dimensions, views, fixtures, or surroundings.

## Primary source

[Property descriptions and photographs](https://www.darlington.gov.uk/community-safety/trading-standards/details/?id=122659&topic=FairTrading)

Corrections: hello@stylst.app