Property Logbooks

A Code of Practice for property agents is due later in 2026 under the home-buying reforms, and Propertymark has confirmed it will not apply in Scotland.

Since 6 April 2026, responsible persons for taller residential buildings must assess residents who cannot self-evacuate and keep a defined record set. Here is the scope and the paperwork.

The Renters' Rights Act turns landlord record-keeping into a registration duty. Here is what goes on the PRS Database, when it arrives, and why an unregistered landlord cannot obtain possession.

Seller-led responsibility, cost layers, illustrative prices, and what buyers still pay, without fake mandatory fee claims.

Property condition reports in planned UK sales packs: roadmap meaning, not law yet, vs surveys/EPCs/logbooks, and what sellers can do now.

What MHCLG’s binding conditional contracts mean, why they come after sales packs, how reservation agreements differ, and what is not law yet.

Repairing Standard, gas, electrical (5-year + RCD), Scottish fire alarms, EPC (no minimum band yet), Legionella and Home Report, what Scottish landlords must file, vs England.

Quick answer: No, Home Information Packs (HIPs) are not coming back under that name. But the June 2026 home buying and selling

Passport, logbook, sales pack, the home-buying reform has spawned three overlapping terms. Here is what each one actually means, and which will matter when you sell.

A digital property logbook is more than a folder of PDFs. It is a standardised, verifiable record of your home designed to travel with the property. Here is how it works and how to get one.

How to choose a UK property logbook provider: what to look for, the RLBA register, who pays, the HM Land Registry trial, and why logbooks aren't mandatory yet.

No fixed national price exists yet. What a UK property logbook costs by component (EPC, searches, condition report), the Scotland Home Report comparable, and who pays.