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The TA6 form explained
The TA6 is the long form every seller in England and Wales fills in. The 6th edition became the standard on 30 March 2026, with 15 sections instead of 25. Here is what each section asks, what to have ready, and how to answer without creating problems for yourself later.
What is the TA6 form?
The TA6 is the Law Society's Property Information Form. The seller fills it in to tell the buyer what they know about the home: boundaries, disputes, building work, guarantees, flooding, services and more. It is used for most sales of owner-occupied homes in England and Wales. It is not meant for new builds, and it may need adapting for auctions and part exchange.
It usually arrives from your conveyancer once an offer is accepted, but the Law Society says it can be completed before a buyer is found. Doing it early is one of the simplest ways to take weeks off a sale (see how long conveyancing takes).
The 6th edition: what changed in 2026
The TA6 (6th edition) replaced the 4th and 5th editions on 30 March 2026. Conveyancing firms in the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme must use it for any sale they were instructed on from that date (Law Society).
- 15 sections, down from 25. The structure is closer to the 4th edition. Sections the Law Society lists as removed include: council tax, asking price, tenure, ownership and charges, physical characteristics of the property, building safety, restrictive covenants, coastal erosion, accessibility, coalfield or mining area.
- No EPC request. The Energy Performance Certificate is now handled by the estate agent at marketing.
- More "not known" options. More questions are phrased as "are you aware…", where "no" means the same as "not known".
- Clearer explanatory notes. The Law Society rewrote them after user testing found the old ones too dense to read.
Can I download the TA6 as a free PDF?
Not the current edition, legitimately. The Law Society supplies the TA6 through licensed third-party suppliers, and your conveyancer will normally send it to you. Free PDFs found online are often the 4th or 5th edition, which suppliers have withdrawn and which conveyancers in the quality scheme can no longer use for new instructions. Filling in an old edition means doing the work twice.
The 15 sections, one by one
A plain-English summary of each section and what to dig out before you start. It paraphrases the form; the official wording is what your answers are judged against.
| Section | What it asks | Have ready |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Property and seller details | The address, who is selling, and the firm acting for you. If you are selling for someone else, as an executor or attorney, this is where you say so. | Names as on the deeds; the grant of probate or power of attorney if relevant; your conveyancer’s details. |
| 2. Boundaries | Who looks after each fence, wall or hedge, and whether any boundary has ever been moved. | Your title plan, and what you remember about who has repaired each boundary. |
| 3. Disputes and complaints | Any disputes or complaints about your home or a neighbouring one, including settled ones, and anything that might become one. | Letters or emails about any complaint, if you kept them. |
| 4. Notices and proposals | Official letters or notices about the property, and anything you know about building plans or changes of use nearby. | Any notices you received; anything you have seen about nearby planning applications. |
| 5. Alterations, planning and building control | Extensions, conversions, replacement windows, removed walls, solar panels, and whether the work had the right consents. | Planning permissions, building regulations completion certificates, FENSA or similar window certificates, solar panel paperwork. |
| 6. Guarantees and warranties | Guarantees on the home or past work, such as a new-build warranty, damp proofing, roofing or electrics, and any claims made on them. | Warranty certificates and guarantee paperwork. |
| 7. Insurance | Who insures the building, whether cover has ever been hard to get, and any claims. | Your buildings insurance schedule and details of any claims. |
| 8. Environmental matters | Flooding, radon, Japanese knotweed and any Green Deal plan. | Details of any flooding; a radon report or knotweed plan if you have one; an electricity bill if there is a Green Deal plan. |
| 9. Rights and informal arrangements | Anything shared with neighbours, formally or not: driveways, paths, pipes and wires crossing boundaries, and who pays for upkeep. | Details of shared costs and any written agreements. |
| 10. Parking | How parking works, what any permit costs, and any electric vehicle charger. | Permit details; charger paperwork and any consent to install it. |
| 11. Services | Electrical work, heating and hot water, and drainage, including septic tanks. | Electrical certificates or an EICR; boiler service records; septic tank service dates. |
| 12. Connection to services | Which utilities are connected, who supplies them, and where the meters and stopcock are. | Recent electricity and gas bills; where your meters and stopcock are. |
| 13. Transaction information | Whether you are buying at the same time, any fixed moving dates, and who lives in the property, including tenants or lodgers. | Names of everyone aged 17 or over living there; any tenancy or lodger agreement. |
| 14. Completion and moving | Confirming the sale will clear your mortgage and that the home will be handed over empty, with manuals left behind. | A rough mortgage balance; appliance manuals and service records. |
| 15. Additional information | Copies of the documents mentioned earlier, which are to follow or missing, and room to explain any answer. | The consents and certificates referred to in earlier sections. |
How to answer without causing problems
A "yes" or "no" is a statement the buyer is entitled to rely on. If it turns out to be wrong and they relied on it, they may have a claim for misrepresentation, and that can follow you after completion. "Not known" is a legitimate answer when it is true, but you need honest grounds for giving it.
- Answer from what you know. You are not expected to investigate, but do not guess. A confident wrong answer is worse than an honest "not known".
- Disputes count even if they were settled. A long-running disagreement with a neighbour counts even if nothing formal happened.
- Paperwork matters as much as the work. Missing certificates for windows, extensions or electrics are common. Say so rather than leaving a blank; your conveyancer can advise on options.
- Knotweed and flooding are about the property. Answer for the home itself, not the postcode.
Before you start: gather the certificates and guarantees first. Most of the time spent on a TA6 is looking for documents, and most of the enquiries it triggers are about documents that were not attached.
TA6, TA10 and TA7
The TA6 usually travels with the TA10 (fittings and contents) and, for leasehold homes, the TA7 (leasehold information). See TA6, TA10 and TA7 explained for how the three fit together, and what is a sales pack for everything else a buyer will ask for.
Filling in your TA6 on PropXchain
On the free Starter tier you can fill in your TA6 answers online, one section at a time, with a plain-English help card above each section. Each section saves as you finish it. When you are done you can export a PDF record of them for your conveyancer, and share them with buyers and their conveyancers through a read-only link that removes personal details.
PropXchain's version follows the 6th edition section by section and paraphrases the questions. The official Law Society wording is what governs your answers, and your conveyancer may still ask you to sign the official form through their supplier. See pricing for what is included in each tier.
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