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Selling a home in England: documents checklist

What a seller in England needs before marketing and before exchange: the Energy Performance Certificate, property information forms, title and ID for your conveyancer.

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Before you market the homeEnergy Performance Certificate (EPC)Required before marketing. Check for a valid one (they last 10 years) before paying for a new one.Choose a solicitor or licensed conveyancerThey will ask for your ID and proof of address before they act.Key facts for the listingTenure, council tax band and the asking price.

For your conveyancer once you accept an offerProperty information form (often TA6)Boundaries, disputes, alterations, guarantees, services and more. Answer accurately.Fittings and contents form (often TA10)What stays and what goes.Title deeds or the registered title detailsLeasehold information (often TA7) and the leaseLeasehold homes only: service charges, ground rent and the managing agent.Guarantees, warranties and building regulation certificatesWindows, boiler, electrical work, extensions.Mortgage account detailsSo the conveyancer can get the redemption figure.

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Selling a home in England: documents

Property
Tenure

Before you market the home

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)Required before marketing. Check for a valid one (they last 10 years) before paying for a new one.
Choose a solicitor or licensed conveyancerThey will ask for your ID and proof of address before they act.
Key facts for the listingTenure, council tax band and the asking price.

For your conveyancer once you accept an offer

Property information form (often TA6)Boundaries, disputes, alterations, guarantees, services and more. Answer accurately.
Fittings and contents form (often TA10)What stays and what goes.
Title deeds or the registered title details
Leasehold information (often TA7) and the leaseLeasehold homes only: service charges, ground rent and the managing agent.
Guarantees, warranties and building regulation certificatesWindows, boiler, electrical work, extensions.
Mortgage account detailsSo the conveyancer can get the redemption figure.

Watch out for

Moving out or booking removals before contracts are exchanged
Emails changing bank details: confirm by phone before you or your buyer send money

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How selling works in England

You agree a price, both sides instruct conveyancers, the buyer's conveyancer checks the title and asks questions, and the sale becomes binding only when contracts are exchanged. Completion, when the money moves and you hand over the keys, comes after that. The documents on this checklist keep that process from stalling.

Fraud

Selling a home means moving large sums of money. GOV.UK advises checking that money goes to the correct account and that you are dealing with the person or business you think you are. Confirm bank details by phone, on a number you already know.

Comparing offers? Ask buyers to set them out in writing with the offer letter.

Local rules we checked

Rules change and local laws can add more. Follow the source link before you rely on one.

England: Energy Performance Certificate
You must order an EPC for potential buyers before you market the property. A certificate is valid for 10 years, and you can check for an existing one and download it free.
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England and Wales: when it’s sold
Your property is not legally sold until you have exchanged written contracts with the buyer. An offer is not legally binding until then.
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England: property information formsNot yet verified
Conveyancers commonly ask sellers to complete standard property information (TA6), fittings and contents (TA10) and, for leasehold homes, leasehold information (TA7) forms. Your conveyancer will tell you which they use.

Fact-checked October 24, 2026

EPC timing and validity, exchange of contracts and the fraud warning checked on GOV.UK today. The TA forms are standard conveyancing practice we could not confirm on an official page, so that rule is marked not yet verified.

Sources

Selling a home: Energy Performance Certificates · GOV.UK (accessed October 24, 2026)
Selling a home: offers and negotiations · GOV.UK (accessed October 24, 2026)
Buy or sell your home · GOV.UK (accessed October 24, 2026)

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.