Responsible for the listing of a house in the UK

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I am in the process of selling my property. On reading the Estate Agents listing I noticed that their are some discrepancies.
Like saying that their are fitted wardrobes, when there isn’t (doesn’t show wardrobes on pictures either)
Saying there is a waste disposal unit which was removed when I bought the property. And that it has a double drain sink which again it hasn’t.
I have noticed that a lot of the listing of the property has been ‘robbed’ from a previous listing when I bought the house.
What my concerns are is when the property sells does the buyer have any legal claim on me or the Estate Agent for these irregularities?
Many thanks in advance
Paul

Just ask the estate agent to amend the listing, do it in writing on an email so that you have a paper trail.

When was it listed?
I’d be straight on to them to change the listing to make it accurate as it could have an affect on potential viewings.

I would also be very unhappy that I was paying for a service that they were not providing, taking the outdated information from an old listing is a very bad sign of the service you can expect to receive from them going forward.

The property has sold and is going through the solicitors

I think you'll find that lazy estate agents have a get out clause in the small print of property particulars, saying that buyers should not rely on info EA gives them.
Unless your EA was too lazy to include this.

If the property is in England there’s part of the conveyancing when you complete a form confirming what is and isn’t included in the sale. What you’re leaving behind basically, some things have to be included as it’s a fixture and others could be taken as they are a fitting. As long as that’s clear and accurate that’s what the purchaser agrees to buy, when the contracts exchange.

I have had a problem with a integrated cooker which I filled in on the Fixture and Fittings form that I wasn’t leaving and the buyer whined about it saying he wouldn’t move and that it showed in the photos, but wasn’t mentioned in the estate agent’s listings. I ended up letting him have it has he was told by his solicitor that when any built in appliances you assume that they are included

It is the fixture and fittings paperwork which needs to be accurate not the estate agent description. If you say on fixtures and fittings something is included and it is not there when house completes buyer has recourse for the value of that.

It’s usual for integrated appliances to be considered as a fixture and it’s assumed that it would be left behind and included in the sale without having to pay any additional money for them.