What is the TA6 form, and what changed in 2026?

What is the TA6 form?

The TA6 Property Information Form is a standard questionnaire published by the Law Society for residential sales in England and Wales. The seller completes it, their solicitor sends it to the buyer's solicitor, and the buyer's side uses it to decide what further questions to raise before exchange of contracts.

It sits alongside two other forms. The TA10 Fittings and Contents Form records what stays and what goes. The TA7 Leasehold Information Form covers the lease, service charge and ground rent if the home is leasehold.

What changed in the 2026 version?

The 5th edition, launched in 2024, folded 'material information' questions into the TA6 and grew much longer. Sellers and conveyancers found it hard to complete. After consulting more than 1,200 stakeholders, the Law Society split the job in two: a streamlined 6th edition TA6 for use after an offer, and a separate, optional material information form for the marketing stage.

The 6th edition also brings the form up to date with how people live now. It asks about electric vehicle charging points and heat pumps, expands the environmental and flood risk questions, and adds questions on broadband and mobile coverage.

What does the TA6 ask about?

Does it matter if I get an answer wrong?

Yes. The buyer relies on your answers when they commit. A false or misleading answer can give the buyer a claim for misrepresentation under the Misrepresentation Act 1967, even after completion, and the cost of that claim can reach well beyond any saving from leaving something out.

The form also carries a duty that runs to exchange: if something changes after you complete it, you must tell your solicitor so the buyer can be updated. A new neighbour dispute, a planning letter or a flood in the garden all count.

The TA6 is where your sale either earns the buyer's trust or starts to leak time. Answer it early, answer it honestly, and attach the paperwork.

How does the TA6 affect how fast I sell?

Most delay after an offer is accepted is legal back-and-forth, and a vague or late TA6 feeds it. Rightmove's July 2026 analysis put the average time from agreeing a sale to completion in Great Britain at 154 days, part of a 216-day journey from listing to moving.

TwentyEA figures published on 16 September 2026 show only 46.4% of freehold sales and 34.9% of leasehold sales reaching exchange within three months. Around one sale in four still falls through before completion, with TwentyEA recording a 23.7% fall-through rate in the first quarter of 2026. A complete TA6 with certificates attached removes one of the most common reasons for a buyer's solicitor to wait.

How do I fill in the TA6 well?

1. Start it the week you list, not the week you accept an offer. Your solicitor can send it the day the sale is agreed.
2. Gather the paperwork first: planning and building regulations documents, guarantees, service records, EPC and any insurance claims.
3. Answer from what you actually know. The 6th edition allows 'Not known' on more questions; use it rather than guessing.
4. Do not play down a known problem. Disclose it plainly and attach what shows how it was dealt with.
5. Keep a copy and tell your solicitor about anything that changes before exchange.

Common questions about the TA6

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