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TA6 Property information form (5th edition) (2024) consultation

09 May 2025

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Following an independent consultation, we have listened to members’ concerns and decided to replace the TA6 (5th edition) with two new forms. Learn more about the decision and next steps.

TA6 update: May 2025

On 8 May, National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) unexpectedly announced it has withdrawn its guidance on material information.

We are urgently seeking clarification from NTSELAT on what this means for our members and the wider conveyancing profession. We will share updates as soon as we can.

Following an extensive consultation with our members, we are making improvements to the TA6 property information form. This work will continue as planned.

In the meantime, you can continue to use either TA6 (4th edition, second revision) (2020) or TA6 (5th edition) (2024).

Members who use either of these forms will continue to be compliant with our Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS).

Independent research agency 2CV Ltd concluded its extensive TA6 consultation in December 2024.

Since then, we’ve been carefully analysing the large amount of detailed and diverse evidence collected from more than 1,200 participants. Thank you to everyone who took part and shared their views.

We have listened to your feedback and have decided to replace the 5th edition of the TA6 form with two new forms.

A working group of residential conveyancers, from a variety of types of firms, has been meeting weekly for several months to analyse in depth the consultation responses and devise the new forms.

New forms

The TA6 (5th edition) will be replaced with:

TA6 (6th edition)
an optional material information form (the name of this form will be decided following user testing)

We will provide resources and training alongside the new forms to ensure their implementation is as smooth as possible.

These will be added to our existing TA6 and property resources.

We will also share a preview of the new forms, so you have plenty of time to review the content and prepare to start using them.

TA6 Property information form (6th edition)

The TA6 (6th edition) will be an improved, user-tested version of previous TA6 forms.

We will make the form available to our licensed third-party suppliers from October 2025.

Our third-party suppliers will then start rolling out the form to members between October 2025 and January 2026. The timing will depend on each supplier’s technology solution.

The new form will be mandatory for CQS members from March 2026.

The form is designed to be used when an offer on a property has been accepted.

It will give residential property buyers the information that the sellers have about the property before they commit to buying.

We will aim to make sure there is minimal need to repeat information in the TA6 (6th edition) that has been included in the material information form. 

We are using the consultation feedback to improve areas of the form that sellers and conveyancers highlighted as difficult to complete.

For example, sellers told us they would like more options to select 'do not know' or 'not applicable'. We have taken this feedback on board and are considering where it should be possible to tick ‘don’t know’ and ‘not applicable’ boxes.

We will work closely with conveyancers and sellers to produce two forms that are simpler and more straightforward to use.

Material information (MI) form (working title)

The material information form will be optional for conveyancers, including Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) members.

It can be used when conveyancers are instructed before a property is listed. It will help sellers and conveyancers gather the required material information early in the selling process.

Material information refers to key details about a property that most potential buyers would want to be aware of when considering making an offer.

By using the new form early on, sellers can provide the material information up front. This should help transactions run more smoothly and help buyers make more informed decisions.

“I like the idea of more up front information. The more information available to a prospective purchaser earlier on, the fewer abortive transactions there will be”

Senior responsible officer (SRO) and consultation participant

Separating material information out into its own form will address some of the challenges conveyancers and sellers have experienced when using the TA6 (5th edition) – particularly with form length and complexity.

As one senior responsible officer told us: “If Part 1 were completed pre-listing (and is not included as part of the protocol forms - is a wholly separate form) it would help to ‘flush-out’ concerns on properties early on.”

The majority of those who took part in our consultation survey thought splitting the TA6 form into two would be helpful.

We will monitor the market to see how upfront material information is being adopted.

We will pay close attention to any impact it’s having on our members and continue to consult with members when future adjustments are considered.

The final name of the form will be decided based on user testing.

Timeline and next steps

We appreciate the wider complexities of conveyancing and know you’ll need time to adapt to change. There will be:

an extended implementation period for the new forms
targeted information and training made available for conveyancers and their clients
user testing with sellers, buyers and conveyancers, carried out by an independent research agency, to make sure the forms are as easy as possible to use

To see the infographic about this topic, please refer to the live page.

Stay up to date

We will continue to share updates and keep you informed of TA6 developments.

Continuing to use the 4th and 5th editions of the TA6 form

You can continue to use either TA6 (4th edition, second revision) (2020) or TA6 (5th edition) (2024) while we implement the new TA6 (6th edition) and optional material information form.

Members who use either of these forms will continue to be compliant with our Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS).

We hope this approach will minimise disruption to your practice and give you plenty of time to prepare for the transition to the new forms.

Resources and support

To learn more about the changes to TA6 and get support using the form, read our TA6 frequently asked questions.

Explore the legal position and digital developments in residential conveyancing with our TA6 webinars.

For guidance on the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs), read our Consumer Protection Regulations in conveyancing practice note.

Explore our other property resources

Consultation findings

Conveyancers are essential in the home buying and selling process. They offer trusted advice during one of the most important purchases many people will make.

Transaction forms play an important role in the conveyancing process. It's crucial that these forms help the process run smoothly and support conveyancers to do their jobs.

In response to your feedback, we paused the mandatory roll-out of the TA6 (5th edition) and launched an independent consultation.

The consultation produced a large amount of detailed and diverse feedback from more than 1,200 participants. These included solicitors, licensed conveyancers, estate agents and sellers.

Actioning your feedback

Your feedback highlighted the range of unique needs and challenges faced by conveyancers.

These challenges vary greatly depending on the firm you work for, which part of the country you're working in and what stage of your career you're at.

While many conveyancers recognised our intention to provide material information up front, they felt the TA6 (5th edition) fell short of achieving this. Many also raised concerns with the form's usability.

We’re now working hard to address these concerns by developing simpler, more user-friendly forms.

Importantly, 60% of those who took part in our consultation survey thought splitting the TA6 form into two forms would be helpful. That’s why we’re pleased to introduce a new two-form approach.

We have learnt a lot through the consultation process. We’re using what you told us to make the TA6 process as straightforward as possible for conveyancers and their clients.

Our transaction forms need to evolve to meet the changing demands of regulators, the law and market practices. We take this responsibility seriously.

But we acknowledge that we should have consulted more members about the changes to the TA6 form well in advance.

The TA6 form will continue to evolve, and we’re committed to doing better in the future.

That means involving our conveyancing members in the changes that impact them right from the start.

Our commitment to members

More consultation and advance notice before the introduction of future editions 
Better communication, information and training on how to use new versions of the form 
User testing and feedback for new editions of the form 
Key changes such as improving explanatory guides 
Better consumer education

Download our TA6 research commentary and response (PDF 332 KB)

Download the full 2CV research report (PDF 2.9 MB)

Consultation background

In 2024, we released the 5th edition of the TA6 transaction form. The form was designed to meet new guidance introduced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT).

Following feedback from our members, we took action to pause mandatory use of the 5th edition form.

We launched a comprehensive consultation with members in August 2024, led by independent research agency 2CV Ltd.

The consultation aimed to understand how conveyancers and sellers viewed the new version of the TA6 form and explore any concerns they may have. 

Consultation process

August 2024: We asked conveyancing professionals to sign up to take part in the consultation. 1,232 signed up to take part.
September 2024: 2CV Ltd carried out member engagement exercises to capture views on the wider policy changes in residential conveyancing and the TA6 form. They also spoke to participants about their experiences of using the form.
October 2024: We delivered a series of deep dive webinars. These explored key areas of concern, including liability and digitisation. 2CV Ltd also ran online large-scale consultation workshops and external stakeholder roundtables.
November 2024: 2CV Ltd concluded the consultation of conveyancers and sellers and delivered its independent findings.
December 2024: 2CV Ltd concluded the consultation of decision makers and key stakeholders in the conveyancing market. We worked with 2CV to carefully analyse the huge amount of rich and detailed feedback. We will use the findings to develop new, improved TA6 forms.