How to Fill Out and Submit the TA6 Property Information Form

To fill out the TA6 Property Information Form, answer every question truthfully from your own knowledge, use “not known” where you genuinely don’t know rather than guessing or leaving a blank, and hand over the certificates and paperwork that back up your answers. The form is published by the Law Society and completed by sellers of residential property in England and Wales once an offer has been accepted; your solicitor or licensed conveyancer sends it to you as part of the initial instruction pack, usually alongside the TA10 Fittings and Contents Form and, for leasehold properties, the TA7.¹

The current 6th edition runs to 15 sections and focuses on the things only a seller would know: the property’s history of flooding, disputes with neighbours, alterations made during ownership, and the state of services and utilities.² Headline facts like council tax band, tenure, and price now sit with your estate agent under material information rules, so the TA6 no longer duplicates them.³

Gather Your Documents Before You Start

The single biggest cause of delay in a residential sale is a seller taking weeks to complete paperwork that could have been ready on day one. Pull your paperwork together before you sit down with the form so you’re not scrambling for certificates halfway through. You’ll want:

Planning permissions and building control certificates for any extension, conversion, or structural alteration during your ownership. If you knocked through a wall, added a conservatory, or converted a loft, you need the approvals. Missing documents may require an indemnity insurance policy.
FENSA certificates for any replacement windows or external doors. Without one, you’ll likely need a building regulations compliance certificate from the council or an indemnity policy.⁴
Your Energy Performance Certificate, rated A to G and valid for ten years from issue. Your estate agent should have arranged this before marketing, but check you have a copy.⁵
Gas safety records and electrical reports. Not legally required for owner-occupied sales, but mortgage lenders frequently ask for them.
Warranties and guarantees for damp-proofing, timber treatment, structural works, or any other remedial or improvement work.
Insurance claims history, particularly for subsidence, flooding, or structural damage. The TA6 asks about this and vague answers generate follow-up enquiries.

If documents are lost or missing, tell your solicitor straight away rather than leaving the question blank. Your solicitor can often obtain duplicate certificates or advise on indemnity insurance where originals are unavailable.¹

How to Answer the Questions

Most questions take “Yes,” “No,” or “Not known,” with a free-text box for expanding on a “Yes.” The Law Society’s ground rules are simple: answer truthfully and completely from your own knowledge, say so when you don’t know something, and hand over any documents that relate to your answers.¹ You’re not expected to have technical or legal expertise, but you are expected to have a reasonable basis for every answer.

The 6th edition uses more “are you aware…” phrasing and allows “not known” in more places. That means the form is asking for your honest personal knowledge, not requiring you to investigate facts you genuinely don’t have. It does not mean you can hide behind “not known” when you actually know the answer. A buyer who later discovers you knew something and ducked it can still bring a misrepresentation claim.

The Sections That Trip Sellers Up

Boundaries

The form asks who maintains each boundary — fences, walls, hedges. Title deeds rarely spell this out, and Land Registry title plans show only general boundaries rather than precise legal lines.⁶ If you genuinely don’t know, answer “not known.” Don’t claim a boundary belongs to your neighbour just because they once repainted the fence. A truthful “not known” is far better than a confident wrong answer that becomes a misrepresentation claim later.

If you’ve moved a fence, taken down a wall, or absorbed part of a shared path during your ownership, disclose it, even if the change seemed minor at the time.

Disputes and Complaints

You must disclose current or past disputes with neighbours, including noise complaints, disagreements over land use, and formal complaints to the council. The form also asks about notices received from local authorities or neighbouring owners about proposed developments or preservation orders. Failing to mention an ongoing boundary row or noise dispute is one of the more common triggers for post-completion claims.

Flooding

State whether any part of the property — buildings, garden, or surrounding land — has ever flooded. If yes, give the date, the areas affected, and the type (groundwater, sewer, surface water, coastal, river, or other), and say whether a flood risk report has been prepared. Surface water pooling in a rear garden after heavy rain counts as a flooding event worth disclosing.

Japanese Knotweed

Answer “Yes,” “No,” or “Not known” on whether the property is affected. If knotweed is or has been present, the buyer’s surveyor will want to see a management plan and confirmation that treatment was carried out by a specialist contractor.⁷ Knotweed can spread from neighbouring land, so mention it if you’ve seen it on an adjacent property. Non-disclosure here has led to significant damages awards, and mortgage lenders take it seriously.

Utilities and Services

Confirm how electricity, gas, water, and sewerage are supplied. For mains-connected properties this is straightforward. The detail matters more when services are non-standard, such as a private water supply, oil-fired heating, or no mains gas. Properties on a septic tank or cesspit must have a maintenance history disclosed and must comply with the general binding rules for small sewage discharges to ground in England.⁸ A septic tank discharging directly to a watercourse is non-compliant, and the buyer’s solicitor will flag it immediately.

Common Mistakes That Cause Delays

Guessing instead of checking. If your digital platform prepopulates data from a previous entry, verify it. Wrong data you’ve signed off on is treated the same as wrong data you wrote yourself.
Leaving questions blank. An empty field is not the same as “not known.” Blanks stall the transaction because the buyer’s solicitor has to raise an enquiry asking why the field was left out.¹
Answering “Yes” with no explanation. Use the further information box. “Yes” without context guarantees a follow-up enquiry.
Failing to update the form after changes. If a new dispute arises, a pipe bursts, or you discover a problem between signing the form and exchange, tell your solicitor immediately. Your duty of honesty continues right up to completion.
Ignoring vacant possession. If tenants or lodgers are in the property and it’s being sold with vacant possession, the tenancy needs to be properly terminated and occupants gone before completion. Eviction proceedings can derail the sale.

Sending the Form to Your Solicitor

Return the completed form and every supporting document to your solicitor, either through their secure online portal or by post. Organize certificates by section so your solicitor can match them to the relevant answers without chasing you for context. Your solicitor reviews everything for internal consistency and completeness before packaging it into the pre-contract bundle for the buyer’s solicitor.

The buyer’s solicitor cannot progress searches, raise enquiries, or report to the buyer’s mortgage lender until they have your TA6 and its supporting documents. Every day the form sits unfinished is a day added to the timeline.

What Happens After You Submit

The buyer’s solicitor reviews the TA6 alongside local authority searches, environmental reports, and title documents, then raises additional enquiries. These follow-up questions might ask you to clarify a past insurance claim, produce a missing certificate, or explain what you meant by a particular answer. Respond promptly and specifically. Sellers who take two weeks to answer a straightforward question risk their buyer losing patience, or losing their onward purchase in a chain.

Once the buyer’s solicitor is satisfied, the mortgage lender is notified that the legal requirements have been met and the parties move toward exchange. At exchange, the TA6 becomes part of the contract itself.⁹

Why Inaccurate Answers Matter

Because the form becomes part of the contract, inaccurate or misleading answers can give rise to a misrepresentation claim under the Misrepresentation Act 1967.¹⁰ Depending on whether the misrepresentation was fraudulent, negligent, or innocent, the buyer may claim damages, or in serious cases rescind the contract and unwind the sale.

The practical risk is real. A seller who answers “No” to the dispute question while in the middle of a boundary argument, or who denies knowledge of flooding that clearly affected the property, is exposed to a claim that can cost far more than whatever price reduction an honest answer might have prompted. The Law Society’s guidance puts it plainly: buyers can rely on the information you provide, and if you give misleading information, the buyer may claim compensation after completion.¹

If you’re unsure whether something needs disclosing, tell your solicitor and let them advise. That conversation is covered by legal privilege and costs you nothing beyond the retainer you’re already paying.

1
The Law Society. TA6 (6th Edition) (2025) – Explanatory Notes for Sellers and Buyers
2
The Law Society. TA6 Property Information Form (6th Edition) (2025)
3
National Trading Standards. Full Material Information Guidance Published
4
FENSA. Why You Should Always Ask for a FENSA Certificate
5
Energy Saving Trust. Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) Explained
6
HM Land Registry. Drawing the Line on Boundaries
7
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Japanese Knotweed and Residential Property
8
GOV.UK. General Binding Rules: Small Sewage Discharge to the Ground
9
HomeOwners Alliance. TA6 Property Information Form Explained
10
Legislation.gov.uk. Misrepresentation Act 1967