Property Sales Pack (UK 2026): What's Inside, Who Pays & the New Rules

In short: A property sales pack is the bundle of key information a seller provides upfront, at the point of listing, so buyers see the full picture before they make an offer. Under the 2026 reforms it is set to become a standard part of selling a home in England. A pack typically pulls together a property condition report, searches, leasehold details, EPC and council tax band — drawn from standardised datasets like the BASPI and the Law Society’s TA forms — plus the “material information” estate agents are now legally required to disclose.

What is a sales pack?

Today, most of the information about a property is gathered after a buyer has offered — which is when problems surface and chains collapse. A sales pack flips that around: the seller assembles the key facts before listing, so buyers can make an informed offer and conveyancing starts on the front foot. It is the “per-transaction” counterpart to a lifetime property logbook.

What’s inside a sales pack?

• A property condition report or survey summary
• Standard searches — local authority, drainage and water, environmental
• Leasehold information and costs, where relevant (service charges, ground rent, lease length)
• The EPC rating and council tax band
• Chain status and tenure

Material information: what agents must now disclose by law

Separately from the reforms, National Trading Standards has defined the “material information” that must appear on property listings, rolled out in three parts: Part A (price, tenure, council tax band), then Parts B and C from late 2023 covering utilities, flood and erosion risk, restrictions and rights. These disclosure duties now sit under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (which replaced the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008). In short: omitting material facts from a listing is a legal risk for agents, not just bad practice.

The BASPI and the TA forms

The BASPI (Buyer and Seller Property Information), created by the cross-industry Home Buying & Selling Group, is designed as a “single source of truth” for upfront property data — the standardised dataset a sales pack draws from. Alongside it, conveyancers use the Law Society’s TA6 (Property Information Form), TA10 (Fittings and Contents) and TA7 (Leasehold Information) forms to capture the seller’s disclosures.

Who pays for the sales pack?

The seller. Searches and a condition report cost money to produce, and the cost falls to the person selling — one of the criticisms that sank earlier attempts (see why Home Information Packs failed). The reforms argue the upfront cost is offset by faster, more certain sales and fewer abortive transactions.

Sales pack vs property logbook

A sales pack is assembled for one specific sale; a property logbook is a lifetime record that stays with the home and is reused at every future transaction. The 2026 reforms use both. For the full picture, see our complete guide to property logbooks and the reform tracker.

Sources

gov.ukHome Buying and Selling Reform roadmap (2026)NTSMaterial information for property listings

The UK Property Logbook series

• Start here: Property logbooks: the complete guide · What goes in a property logbook? · Digital logbooks explained
• The 2026 reform: Home buying & selling reform · Reform timeline · Logbooks vs HIPs · Property passports
• Buying & selling: Conveyancing documents checklist · Material information: Parts A, B, C · Logbooks and house sales · England, Scotland, Wales & NI
• Landlords & leasehold: Property logbook for landlords · Leasehold documents · New-build handover documents
• Providers & costs: How to choose a provider · The RLBA provider landscape · What a logbook costs
• Free tools: Sales Pack Readiness Checker · Landlord Compliance Calendar