Enquiries
Standard form preliminary enquiries that will be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process will include :
- a. property information form : Law Society form TA6
- b. leasehold information form : Law Society form TA7
- c. fittings and contents form : : Law Society form TA10
- d. additional property information : Law Society form TA11
- e. buyer information : Law Society form TA12
A summary of the information contained in these enquiry forms it set out below :
In addition :
- disclosable overriding interest questionnaire
- supplementary environmental enquiries
- supplementary enquiries of sellers solicitors
Please Note : Information For Buyers
These forms will provide little (if any) information as to the state or condition of the property and in this respect you will need to rely entirely upon the results of your own inspection and/or survey report : if you expect the seller to remedy (or pay for) any defects, this will have to be agreed with them before contracts are exchanged and by way of special condition to the contract
In general the contract will provide for you to accept the property in it’s state and condition as at the date of exchange : it is important, therefore, that (if possible) you arrange to re-inspect the property immediately prior to exchange
Need For Detailed Survey Report
I would strongly recommend the benefit of an independent survey report : I will normally be able to recommend someone to deal with this for you : you may care to call to discuss : please see also the ‘reports’ section on this website
As To Fittings And Contents
Please note you should not assume that any items marked as included in the purchase are necessarily in proper working order : if this is of concern, you should arrange for any such items to be checked prior to exchange
Property Information Form
- 01. boundaries
- 02. disputes and complaints
- 03. notices
- 04. guarantees
- 05. utilities
- 06. council tax
- 07. shared services
- 08. arrangements
- 09. alterations
- 10. expenses
Leasehold Information Form
- 01. other leases
- 02. management company
- 03. maintenance charges
- 04. notices and consents
- 05. complaints
- 06. buildings insurance
- 07. decoration
- 08. alterations
- 09. occupation
- 10. enfranchisement
Fittings And Contents Form
- 01. heating and water
- 02. electrical
- 03. interior light fittings
- 04. t.v. and telephone
- 05. windows
- 06. doors
- 07. external areas
- 08. curtains and blinds
- 09. carpets
- 10. floor coverings
- 11. kitchen fitments
- 12. other nonfitted appliances
- 13. bathroom fitments
- 14. bedroom
Additional Property Information (a) : property information
- 01. previous information
- 02. services
- 03. neighbouring land
- 04. access
- 05. guarantees / warranties
- 06. building control
- 07. other indemnities
- 08. party walls
- 09. occupiers
- 10. dealings : five years
- 11. services
Additional Property Information (b) : service supplier information
- 01. cable/satellite
- 02. electricity
- 03. heating
- 04. telephone / internet
- 05. television
- 06. water
Buyer Information
- 01. home info. pack
- 02. transaction forms
- 03. radon
- 04. security
- 05. security systems
- 06. parking
- 07. development
- 08. insurance
- 09. timing of the sale
- 10. moving date
- 11. deposit
- 12. vacate : completion
Supplementary Enquiries
- a. party walls
- b. age of the property
- c. access
- d. deposit
- e. telephone
- f. rights : Family Law Act
- g. water licences
- h. flooding
- i. stocks of fuel
- j. rubbish removal
- k. estate owners
- l. fixtures and fittings
- m. newly built properties
- n. tenanted property
- o. leasehold property
- p. leasehold flats
- q. long lease of houses
- r. commonhold