What is Material Information (Parts A, B & C) on UK property listings? A plain-English 2026 checklist for estate agents — and how floor plans help.
Material Information is the set of facts a UK estate agent must disclose on every property listing so buyers can make an informed decision. It is grouped into three parts — Part A (price and council tax), Part B (utilities and connectivity), and Part C (issues that may or may not apply, such as flood risk or restrictions). Since the rollout led by National Trading Standards, portals like Rightmove and Zoopla have built these fields into their listing forms, and leaving them blank now carries real legal and commercial risk.
This guide breaks down all three parts in plain English, explains what changed under the 2025 consumer-protection rules, and shows where good visuals — floor plans, EPC plans and clear measurements — quietly cover a lot of ground for you.
Why Material Information matters more in 2026
The requirement sits on top of consumer-protection law. In April 2025, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC) replaced the older Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations as the framework governing misleading actions and omissions in property marketing. In practice, the standard is unchanged in spirit but sharper in enforcement: omitting a material fact a buyer needs is treated the same as stating something false.
For agents, that means an incomplete listing is no longer just a quality issue — it is a compliance exposure. For buyers and AI-powered property search, it means listings that are complete, structured and unambiguous win visibility and trust.
The three parts, explained
Part A came into force in 2022; Parts B and C have been in force since November 2023, so all three now apply to listings across England, Scotland and Wales.
Part A — always required
Applies to every listing, residential or commercial:
- Asking price
- Tenure (freehold, leasehold, commonhold, shared ownership) and, for leasehold, lease length, ground rent and service charge
- Council tax band (England, Scotland, Wales) or rates (Northern Ireland)
Tenure is where a clear lease plan earns its place. For leasehold and shared-ownership properties, a professional lease plan that matches the Land Registry title removes ambiguity about what is actually being sold.
Part B — required for residential listings
Utilities and connectivity that buyers reliably ask about:
- Electricity supply and type
- Water supply (mains/private) and sewerage
- Heating type and fuel
- Broadband availability and speed
- Mobile signal/coverage
- Parking arrangements
Part C — declare where it applies
Facts that don't apply to every home but are decisive when they do:
- Building safety (including cladding where relevant)
- Restrictions — listed status, conservation area, tree preservation orders
- Rights and easements — shared access, public footpaths
- Flood and erosion risk
- Planning permission for nearby or on-site development
- Accessibility/adaptations
- Coalfield or mining area status
Where does the floor plan fit in?
This is the bit agents most often get wrong: a floor plan is not, by itself, a legally mandated item of Material Information. But it's one of the most effective ways to meet the spirit of the rules and cut your misdescription risk — which is why buyers and portals now treat it as standard whether the letter of the law demands it or not.
A professional floor plan supports Material Information by:
- Making layout and dimensions unambiguous — reducing "it looked bigger online" complaints that can escalate into misdescription claims.
- Clarifying what's included — outbuildings, garages, loft rooms and extensions shown to scale.
- Reinforcing tenure and boundaries — when paired with a lease or site plan.
- Improving engagement — listings with a floor plan attract more enquiries, and complete listings rank better inside portal search.
For energy performance, an EPC floor plan produced to RdSAP conventions ties the layout directly to the energy assessment — useful as EPC scrutiny rises ahead of 2030.
The 2026 Material Information checklist
Use this before any property goes live:
Part A
- Asking price stated
- Tenure stated (+ lease length, ground rent, service charge if leasehold)
- Council tax band / rates stated
Part B
- Electricity, water, sewerage, heating confirmed
- Broadband speed and mobile coverage confirmed
- Parking confirmed
Part C (if applicable)
- Building safety, restrictions, rights/easements
- Flood/erosion risk, planning, accessibility, mining
Supporting visuals
- Scaled floor plan with total area (sq ft / m²)
- Lease/site plan for leasehold or shared ownership
- EPC and, ideally, EPC floor plan
How VizCraft helps agents stay listing-ready
VizCraft turns raw measurements or a Matterport scan into portal-ready, scaled visuals with a 6–12 hour turnaround:
- 2D and 3D floor plans with accurate areas, Rightmove- and Zoopla-ready
- Lease and site plans that match Land Registry titles
- EPC floor plans built to RdSAP conventions
- White-label delivery for agencies and photographers
A complete, professional listing protects you on compliance and pulls more enquiries at the same time — which is the happy accident of doing this properly: the compliant listing and the better-marketed listing turn out to be the same listing.