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Guilty as charged!Pixie5740 said:
.... as you say almost no articles on becoming a landlord discuss data protection and it is a minefield.Sanctioned_Parts_List said:
... electronically. Passing the information on physically, where permission has been obtained from the applicant, isn't subject to GDPR, and isn't within the ICO's area of concern. Unfortunately, as it only takes one careless email from an estate agent to turn a landlord into a data controller, I can understand the advice of registering with the ICO in all circumstances for the sake of £40/year and keeping another yet another policy document on file.Pixie5740 said:I’ve asked the ICO where they’ve moved it to or if there’s a new guide as it’s a bit of a minefield and I’m sure there are many landlords out there who don’t realise they probably ought to be registered if they will be receive tenant data.
It's a pity almost no "becoming a landlord" articles discuss data protection requirements. Legionella, yes. Data, no.
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You'll be on Santa's naughty list.canaldumidi said:
Guilty as charged!Pixie5740 said:
.... as you say almost no articles on becoming a landlord discuss data protection and it is a minefield.Sanctioned_Parts_List said:
... electronically. Passing the information on physically, where permission has been obtained from the applicant, isn't subject to GDPR, and isn't within the ICO's area of concern. Unfortunately, as it only takes one careless email from an estate agent to turn a landlord into a data controller, I can understand the advice of registering with the ICO in all circumstances for the sake of £40/year and keeping another yet another policy document on file.Pixie5740 said:I’ve asked the ICO where they’ve moved it to or if there’s a new guide as it’s a bit of a minefield and I’m sure there are many landlords out there who don’t realise they probably ought to be registered if they will be receive tenant data.
It's a pity almost no "becoming a landlord" articles discuss data protection requirements. Legionella, yes. Data, no.
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Already there. Been there for ages! Hence can't add data protection to the article!Pixie5740 said:
You'll be on Santa's naughty list.canaldumidi said:
Guilty as charged!Pixie5740 said:
.... as you say almost no articles on becoming a landlord discuss data protection and it is a minefield.Sanctioned_Parts_List said:
... electronically. Passing the information on physically, where permission has been obtained from the applicant, isn't subject to GDPR, and isn't within the ICO's area of concern. Unfortunately, as it only takes one careless email from an estate agent to turn a landlord into a data controller, I can understand the advice of registering with the ICO in all circumstances for the sake of £40/year and keeping another yet another policy document on file.Pixie5740 said:I’ve asked the ICO where they’ve moved it to or if there’s a new guide as it’s a bit of a minefield and I’m sure there are many landlords out there who don’t realise they probably ought to be registered if they will be receive tenant data.
It's a pity almost no "becoming a landlord" articles discuss data protection requirements. Legionella, yes. Data, no.
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