How to Get and Complete the TA6 Property Information Form

The TA6 Property Information Form is the standardised questionnaire you complete as a seller during residential conveyancing in England and Wales, giving the buyer’s legal team a detailed account of your property’s condition, history, and any issues that could affect the sale. Your solicitor or licensed conveyancer supplies it to you near the start of the transaction. The 6th edition took effect on 30 March 2026, replacing both the 4th and 5th editions, and any firm accredited under the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme must now use it.¹

How to Get the Form

You cannot download the TA6 from the public internet. The Law Society distributes it only through licensed third-party suppliers that solicitors and conveyancers use in their practice management systems.² Your solicitor will send you either a printed copy or a link to complete it electronically through a secure legal portal.

If you’ve found an old version online or kept one from a previous sale, don’t use it. Both the 4th and 5th editions have been withdrawn from licensed supplier systems, and submitting an outdated form means starting over.¹

What the Current Edition Covers

The 6th edition has 15 sections, which is 10 fewer than the 5th edition. The Law Society removed questions that duplicated information gathered elsewhere in the conveyancing process, including council tax band, asking price, tenure, physical characteristics, building safety, restrictive covenants, coastal erosion, accessibility, and coalfield or mining area questions.¹ Many of those topics now sit within the National Trading Standards material information framework, which requires estate agents to disclose them in property listings before a buyer even instructs a solicitor.³ Coordinate with your estate agent early so the listing and your TA6 answers tell the same story.

The remaining 15 sections focus on what only you, as the person living in the property, can reliably answer: boundaries, disputes and complaints, notices, alterations, planning and building control, environmental matters (including flooding, Japanese knotweed, and radon), rights and informal arrangements, parking, services, utilities and connections, occupiers, and other matters that don’t fit neatly elsewhere.¹

Who Fills It In and How to Answer Honestly

Every named owner on the HM Land Registry title must help prepare the answers and sign the completed form. If you’re selling under a power of attorney, trust, or grant of probate, the legal representative fills it in on the owner’s behalf.⁴

The most important distinction on the form is between “No” and “Not known.” Ticking “No” means you are positively stating that a condition does not exist. Ticking “Not known” means you don’t have the information. The 6th edition expanded the number of questions where “Not known” is available, and more questions are now phrased as “Are you aware of…” so a “No” response carries the same weight as “Not known” in that context.¹ This is where sellers most often get themselves into trouble. A confident “No” that turns out to be wrong looks far worse to a court than an honest “Not known.”

You don’t need legal or technical expertise to complete the form, but you do need a reasonable basis for every answer. If your solicitor has prepopulated anything from title deeds or searches, check it carefully before signing. If anything changes between the date you complete the form and exchange of contracts, tell your solicitor immediately so the answers can be updated.⁴

Boundaries, Disputes, and Notices

The boundary questions ask whether you know who owns or is responsible for maintaining the fences, walls, and hedges around the property. If you’ve had disputes or informal agreements with neighbours about the boundary line, explain the outcome and whether anything was put in writing. Vague answers are a red flag for the buyer’s solicitor, who will come back with follow-up questions and slow things down.

The disputes and complaints section covers formal and informal complaints you’ve made or received, whether involving neighbours, local authorities, or anyone else. That includes noise complaints, parking disagreements, and planning objections you raised against a neighbour’s extension. The form also asks about notices received from any public authority, such as planning enforcement notices, compulsory purchase orders, or proposals for nearby road schemes. If a notice was resolved or withdrawn, say so and attach the correspondence.

Alterations, Planning, and Building Work

Any physical change to the property needs disclosing: extensions, loft conversions, structural wall removals, replacement windows and doors, and rewiring. For each alteration, the buyer’s solicitor will want to see that the work was either approved under planning permission and signed off by building control, or that it fell within permitted development rights. Missing paperwork is one of the biggest causes of delay in residential sales.

When windows or doors were replaced, the installer should have self-certified compliance with building regulations through a competent person scheme such as FENSA or Certass. What you actually receive is a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate, though it’s commonly referred to as a “FENSA certificate.”⁵ If you can’t find the certificate, your solicitor can check the FENSA or Certass online databases using your address. If no record exists, you’ll likely need indemnity insurance, which typically costs between £100 and £1,000 depending on the property’s value.

Environmental Hazards

Flooding

The form asks whether the property has ever been flooded from any source, including rivers, surface water, sewers, or groundwater. If it has, describe when the flooding occurred, how severe it was, and what steps you took afterwards. Failing to disclose a history of basement flooding or repeated surface water problems is a classic misrepresentation scenario that ends up in litigation years after completion.

Japanese Knotweed

The knotweed question asks whether the property is “affected” by Japanese knotweed, which means more than just visible growth above ground. You’re affected if rhizomes are present underground on your property or within three metres of the boundary, or if knotweed is growing on adjacent land.⁶ If previous owners gave you a management plan or records of treatment, disclose them. If you genuinely don’t know whether knotweed is present underground, tick “Not known” rather than “No.” An incorrect “No” here can be expensive to defend.

Radon Gas

If your property is in a radon-affected area, the form asks whether testing has been carried out and whether remedial measures are in place. The UK action level is 200 becquerels per cubic metre of indoor air. Properties that exceed this threshold should have mitigation installed, which usually means a sump pump or underfloor ventilation costing roughly £500 to £2,500. Building regulations require radon protection in all new builds and extensions in high-radon areas. If you’ve had a test, provide the report and state whether the result was above or below the action level.

Private Drainage and Septic Tanks

If the property is not connected to mains drainage, the form asks about your private system. Describe the type (septic tank, sewage treatment plant, or cesspool), its age, and who maintains it. Under the general binding rules for small sewage discharges, wastewater cannot drain directly into a watercourse, and non-compliant systems risk enforcement action.

Gather every document you can find: maintenance logs, records of when the tank was last emptied, any modifications to the system, and the maintenance manual. If you’re unsure whether your system complies with current standards, a professional drainage survey before listing is worth the cost. Discovering a compliance problem after the buyer’s solicitor raises it gives you far less time and leverage to resolve it.

Leasehold Flats and the Deed of Certificate

If you’re selling a leasehold flat, the TA6 works alongside the TA7 Leasehold Information Form, which covers service charges, ground rent, and the managing agent. An additional obligation now sits on top of both forms: the Building Safety Act 2022 introduced a leaseholder deed of certificate to confirm whether your lease qualifies for protection against building safety remediation costs.

When a landlord becomes aware that you intend to sell and the building has a relevant defect, they must request this deed from you within five days. You then have at least eight weeks to complete and return it, with the option to request a four-week extension. The landlord cannot charge you. You submit a hard copy of the signed deed and keep your own copy for the conveyancing file.⁷ For jointly owned leases, all leaseholders are named on one deed but only one needs to sign the final page.

The protections don’t follow the lease automatically. If you don’t complete the deed, you lose them, and the lease becomes less attractive to a buyer who might inherit remediation costs. The deed of certificate is still required even if the building’s developer has signed the building safety pledge.⁷

Documents to Gather Before You Start

Before sitting down with the form, collect the paperwork your solicitor will need to back up your answers. The explanatory notes list the following as documents you may need:⁴

Recent utility bills showing the suppliers for gas, electricity, water, and broadband.
Planning permissions and building control consents, including approval letters, completion certificates, and any conditions attached.
Competent person certificates: Building Regulations Compliance Certificates for window and door replacements, electrical installation certificates, and similar self-certified work.
Guarantees and warranties for damp proofing, timber treatment, roofing, cavity wall insulation, and any other work that carries an ongoing guarantee. These transfer value to the buyer.
Land Registry title documents, if you hold copies.
Party wall notices and agreements, if you carried out work that triggered the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
Radon test results or remediation reports, if the property is in an affected area.
Japanese knotweed management plans and treatment records.
Drainage records: maintenance logs, emptying receipts, and compliance reports for septic tanks or treatment plants.

If you’ve installed an air source heat pump or other renewable energy system, include the MCS certificate, which confirms the installation was completed by a certified installer and meets required standards.⁸ The certificate is also needed if the buyer wants to access government grants such as the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

Unlike the rules for landlords, there’s no legal requirement to provide a Gas Safe certificate when selling a home you’ve lived in yourself. A recent gas safety record is still a useful goodwill gesture that can prevent follow-up enquiries about the boiler’s condition.

Where documents are genuinely lost, tell your solicitor early. Indemnity insurance can often cover the gap, but arranging it after the buyer’s solicitor flags the problem eats into your timeline.

What Happens After You Return the Form

You return the completed form and supporting documents to your solicitor by secure upload or registered post. Your solicitor reviews your answers against the title deeds, any searches already received, and other documents on file. If something doesn’t add up, they’ll come back to you for clarification before sharing anything with the buyer’s side.

The TA6 and its attachments then go to the buyer’s solicitor as part of the pre-contract enquiries pack. Expect follow-up enquiries. These might be as specific as the age of the boiler, the last time the chimney was swept, or whether the neighbours have mentioned plans for an extension. Answer them with the same care you applied to the original form, and get them back promptly. The transaction cannot move toward exchange of contracts until all enquiries are resolved.

Legal Consequences of Inaccurate Answers

Your answers on the TA6 are legally binding, and the buyer is entitled to rely on them. If you provide misleading information, the buyer can claim compensation after completion under the Misrepresentation Act 1967.⁹ In serious cases, a court can rescind the contract entirely, unwinding the sale. Damages depend on how severe the undisclosed defect is and whether the misrepresentation was innocent, negligent, or fraudulent.

Separately, the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 make it an offence to omit material information that would affect a buyer’s decision. The regulations define this broadly: anything that would “appreciably impair” an average consumer’s ability to make an informed choice counts.¹⁰ Staying silent about a known structural defect, a history of flooding, or an unresolved neighbour dispute falls within that definition.

Courts look at the specificity of your answers when deciding whether you acted honestly or with reckless disregard for the truth. A detailed, nuanced explanation of a resolved problem is far less risky than a bare “No” that the buyer later discovers was wrong. When in doubt about how to phrase something, ask your solicitor.

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The Law Society. TA6 Property Information Form (6th Edition) (2025)
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The Law Society. Transaction (TA) Forms
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National Trading Standards. Full Material Information Guidance Published
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The Law Society. TA6 (6th Edition) (2025) – Explanatory Notes for Sellers and Buyers
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Certass Limited. Debunking the FENSA Certificate Myth – What Installers Need to Know
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PBA Solutions. The TA6 Form and Japanese Knotweed
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GOV.UK. Leaseholder Protections – Deed of Certificate – Frequently Asked Questions
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MCS. Heat Pumps
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Legislation.gov.uk. Misrepresentation Act 1967
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Legislation.gov.uk. The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008