The TA6 property information form: a guide for sellers

The TA6 is the Law Society's property information form: the questionnaire a seller in England or Wales fills in so the buyer knows about the home before they commit. It covers boundaries, disputes, alterations, flooding, services, rights of way and more. The current version, the 6th edition, has 15 sections, and solicitors in the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) must use it for sales they were instructed on from 30 March 2026.

Your answers go to the buyer's solicitor and the buyer can rely on them. This guide explains what the form asks, what changed recently, how to answer honestly, and where sellers most often get stuck.

What is the TA6 form?

Your solicitor or conveyancer sends you the TA6 once you instruct them, along with the TA10 fittings and contents form and, for a leasehold home, the TA7 leasehold information form. You fill them in and return them with copies of any documents they ask for. Your solicitor then sends them to the buyer's solicitor with the draft contract.

The buyer's solicitor reads your answers alongside their searches and their own checks, and asks follow-up questions (called enquiries) about anything unclear. GOV.UK's guide to selling says you'll be asked to complete the TA6, or the TA7 for a leasehold home, as part of getting ready to sell.

The 6th edition: what changed in 2025 and 2026

The 5th edition, published in 2024, added many questions about "material information" (the facts buyers need when deciding whether to view or offer), and grew much longer. Conveyancers and sellers pushed back, and the Law Society ran a consultation that drew more than 1,200 responses.

In March 2025 it announced a two-form approach:

• a new TA6 (6th edition), for use once an offer has been accepted, which became mandatory for CQS firms in March 2026
• a separate, optional material information form, for conveyancers who take instructions before a home is listed

The 6th edition was launched on 13 October 2025. It has 15 sections, ten fewer than the 5th edition. Topics such as council tax, asking price, tenure, building safety and restrictive covenants were removed, so the form now concentrates on the legal stage after an offer. More questions now allow a "not known" answer, and the explanatory notes were rewritten to be clearer. The TA7 leasehold form moved to a 5th edition on the same timetable.

If your solicitor was instructed before 30 March 2026 and you've already completed an older edition, the Law Society says that sale can carry on with it.

What the TA6 asks: the 15 sections

Section	What it covers
1. Property and seller details	The address, who's selling, and whether you're selling as owner, executor or attorney
2. Boundaries	Who looks after which boundary, any moved boundaries, and notices under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996
3. Disputes and complaints	Past or current disputes and complaints, with neighbours or anyone else
4. Notices and proposals	Letters or notices that could affect the home, such as planning applications or road schemes nearby
5. Alterations, planning and building control	Extensions and other work, planning permission and building regulations sign-off, unfinished work, solar panels, listed status, conservation areas and tree preservation orders
6. Warranties	Warranties for the home or for work done, such as a new-home warranty, and any claims
7. Insurance	Whether the home is insured, any trouble getting cover, and claims
8. Environmental matters	Flooding, Japanese knotweed, radon and Green Deal work
9. Rights and informal arrangements	Rights of way, shared access, rights to light and informal arrangements with neighbours
10. Parking	Parking arrangements, permits and any electric vehicle charging point
11. Services	Electrics, central heating and drainage, including tests and certificates
12. Connection to utilities and services	Suppliers and where the meters are
13. Transaction information	Whether you're buying elsewhere, moving dates, who lives there and whether it'll be empty on completion
14. Completion	Whether the price will pay off every mortgage and loan secured on the home, and arrangements for leaving it
15. Additional information	Anything else, copies of documents and the signed declaration

How to answer the TA6 honestly

The Law Society's notes ask sellers to answer truthfully, completely and as accurately as they can from their own knowledge. In practice:

• A "yes" or "no" is a statement the buyer can rely on. Only give one if you're confident it's right.
• "Not known" is fine when it's true. The Law Society says you still need reasonable grounds for it, so check your paperwork first rather than ticking it to avoid a question.
• Include what you know from before your time. If the previous owner told you about a flood or a boundary dispute, say so.
• Attach the documents. Planning permissions, building regulations certificates, warranties and test certificates answer questions better than descriptions.
• Don't guess. If you're not sure, say what you do know and ask your solicitor how to word it.
• Keep it up to date. If anything changes before completion, such as a new dispute or a notice from the council, tell your solicitor straight away.

The Law Society also makes clear that your solicitor isn't responsible for the accuracy of your answers. They can help with wording, but the answers are yours.

What's the risk if you get it wrong?

If a buyer relies on something you said that turns out to be untrue, they may be able to claim misrepresentation. Under the Misrepresentation Act 1967, which applies in England and Wales:

• a buyer who lost money can claim damages, unless you can prove you had reasonable grounds to believe the statement was true, and did believe it, up to the time of the contract
• a court can set the contract aside (called rescission), or award damages instead
• a contract term that tries to exclude liability for misrepresentation only works if it's reasonable

Common examples are a seller ticking "no" to past flooding, leaving out a running dispute with a neighbour, or not mentioning Japanese knotweed. The cost of a claim can be far bigger than the cost of an honest answer that knocks a little off the price. GOV.UK's guide to selling puts it simply: don't cover up defects.

Common sticking points

• Boundaries. Few people know who owns which fence. Say what you know, such as who has always maintained it, and "not known" for the rest.
• Disputes and complaints. This includes complaints you've made, not just ones made about you, such as a written complaint about a neighbour's noise or their tree.
• Alterations. Extensions, loft conversions, removed walls, new windows and new boilers can all need planning permission or building regulations sign-off. If you can't find the paperwork, tell your solicitor early so they can explain the options.
• Flooding and knotweed. Answer from what you know, and look at any reports or management plans you have. See selling a house with Japanese knotweed.
• Services. Buyers' solicitors often ask for electrical certificates, boiler service records and, for homes not on mains drainage, details of a septic tank or treatment plant.
• Rights and informal arrangements. Shared drives, paths across a neighbour's garden, or an agreement that someone parks on your land are all worth mentioning.
• Completion. If the price won't cover your mortgage and other secured loans, tell your solicitor now, not on the eve of exchange.

The TA6 and material information

The TA6 is for the legal stage after an offer is accepted. Separately, estate agents have a legal duty under consumer protection law not to leave out information buyers need when a home is advertised. In June 2026 the government said it will publish non-statutory guidance to help agents meet that duty, and will work with the sector on a standard form for gathering the information. See material information when selling.

If you're an executor or selling for someone else

Section 1 asks in what capacity you're selling, for example as an executor or under a power of attorney. You can only answer from what you know, so "not known" will be the honest answer more often. Look through the owner's papers for planning documents, warranties, insurance and correspondence with neighbours, and tell your solicitor what you've found and what you haven't. See selling an inherited house.

Selling a home as it is

Some sellers would rather not fix problems the TA6 brings to light. We buy homes as they are, so there are no repairs to do first, but you still need to tell us what you know about the property. Our offer is below market value, and we explain how we worked it out. If the issues are minor and your home would sell well through an agent, the open market will usually get you a higher price.