Why haven’t I received a TA6 form?
In most standard property transactions, the seller provides a TA6 Property Information Form. However, in auction sales, it is very common for the seller to not include this form in the legal pack.
Why is it missing?
There are several common reasons why the TA6 form is not provided in auction sales:
- The seller may not have lived in the property, such as in the case of a landlord, company, or executor of a deceased estate — so they are unable or unwilling to answer detailed questions about its history.
- Auction properties are sold “as seen”, with minimal representations or warranties from the seller.
- The auction process assumes that buyers conduct their own investigations before bidding, rather than relying on the seller’s information.
What does this mean for you?
- You will have less information about the property — including past disputes, alterations, flooding, or boundary issues.
- You cannot raise enquiries after the auction — you accept the property based on the documents provided at the time of bidding.
- You are expected to rely on your own due diligence — legal review, inspection, and survey — before bidding.
This increases the risk for buyers, especially if the legal pack is incomplete or unclear. But once the auction ends, the contract is binding regardless of what information was or wasn’t provided.
Summary
You haven’t received a TA6 form because it is not usually supplied in auction sales. Sellers are not required to provide it, and often can’t or won’t. You must therefore rely on the legal pack and your own checks — and accept that some questions may remain unanswered.










