Privacy Policy
BACKGROUND:
Property118 Ltd understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website,
www.property118.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site
. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.
- Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Account” |
means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site; |
“Cookie” |
means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in section 13, below; |
“Cookie Law” |
means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003; |
“personal data” |
means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and |
“We/Us/Our” |
Means Property118 Ltd , a limited company registered in England under company number 10295964, whose registered address is 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB. |
- Information About Us
- Our Site is owned and operated by Property118 Ltd, a limited company registered in England under company number 10295964, whose registered address is 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB.
- Our VAT number is 990 0332 34.
- Our Data Protection Officer is Neil Patterson, and can be contacted by email at npatterson@property118.com, by telephone on 01603 489118, or by post at 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB.
- What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
- Your Rights
- As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
- The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
- The right of access to the personal data We hold about you (see section 12);
- The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 14);
- The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details in section 14);
- The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
- The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
- The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and
- If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 14 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.
- For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
- What Data Do We Collect?
Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or all of the following personal data (please also see section 13 on Our use of Cookies and similar technologies):
- Name;
- Date of birth;
- Address and post code;
- Business/company name and trading status;
- Number of properties owned;
- Accountants details;
- Contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
- Proof of residence and ID;
- Financial information such as income and tax status;
- Landlords insurance renewal dates;
- Property Portfolio details such as value and mortgage outstanding;
- How Do We Use Your Data?
- All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the GDPR at all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
- Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary for our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to emails), or because it is in our legitimate interests. Specifically, we may use your data for the following purposes:
- Providing and managing your access to Our Site;
- Supplying our products and or services to you (please note that We require your personal data in order to enter into a contract with you);
- Personalising and tailoring our products and or services for you;
- Replying to emails from you;
- Supplying you with emails that you have opted into (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by the unsubscribe link at the bottom of all emails;
- Analysing your use of our site and gathering feedback to enable us to continually improve our site and your user experience;
- Provide information to our partner service and product suppliers at your request.
- With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you by email and or telephone with information, news and offers on our products and or We will not, however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
- You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that we delete it.
- We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Data will therefore be retained for the following periods (or its retention will be determined on the following bases):
- Member profile information is collected with your consent and can be amended or deleted at any time by you;
- Anti-Money Laundering information and tax consultancy records are to be kept as required by law for up to seven years.
- How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
- We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.
- Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using our site and submitting information to Us. If we do store data outside the EEA, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR
- Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.
- Do We Share Your Data?
- We may share your data with other partner companies in for the purpose of supplying products or services you have requested.
- We may sometimes contract with third parties to supply products and services to you on Our behalf. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.
- We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying data, or any anonymised data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners, and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
- In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal requirements, a court order, or a governmental authority.
- What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?
- We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
- How Can You Control Your Data?
- In addition to your rights under the GDPR, set out in section 4, we aim to give you strong controls on Our use of your data for direct marketing purposes including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from Us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails.
- Your Right to Withhold Information
- You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
- You may restrict Our use of Cookies. For more information, see section 13.
- How Can You Access Your Data?
You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Under the GDPR, no fee is payable and We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact Us for more details at info@property118.com, or using the contact details below in section 14.
- Our Use of Cookies
- Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products AND/OR We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
- All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.
- Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a cookie prompt requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow only first party Cookies and block third party Cookies.
- Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. These Cookies are shown below in section 13.5. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below in section 13.9, but please be aware that Our Site may not work properly if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.
- The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
Name of Cookie |
Purpose |
Strictly Necessary |
JSESSIONID |
Used only to collect performance data, with any identifiable data obfuscated |
No |
__cfduid |
This cookie is strictly necessary for Cloudflare's security features and cannot be turned off. |
Yes |
- Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics and Facebook. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products AND/OR services offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
- The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) Cookies to gather the required information.
- The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following Cookies:
Name of Cookie |
First / Third Party |
Provider |
Purpose |
__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmt, __utmz |
First |
Google |
Helps to understand how their visitors engage with our website |
_fbp |
First |
Facebook |
Helps to understand how their visitors engage with our website |
- In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
- You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.
- It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
- Contacting Us
If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at info@property118.com, by telephone on 01603 489118, or by post at 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you (as under section 12, above).
- Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
Neil Patterson
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Sign Up9:17 AM, 27th June 2016, About 8 years ago
Hi Jane,
From what you have said I don't see any legal requirement for you to pay compensation.
However, the situation changes a little if you want the tenant's help to sell the property as you may wish to be a touch more conciliatory if you are not looking for them to move out before you put it on the market.
Luke P
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Sign Up12:39 PM, 27th June 2016, About 8 years ago
Cheeky bleeders. Legally they are entitled to nothing. I would offer them something in order that they keep the place nice until the sale. If tenants want the surety of residency, do not rent.
Mandy Thomson
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Sign Up14:11 PM, 27th June 2016, About 8 years ago
Legally they are not entitled to anything, as you didn't contract with them for this (e.g. a deed of assurance). However, I think it's only fair that they get something, because they will have the expense and hassle of moving, when they didn't want to. The way they are behaving, however, is not good, and I wouldn't be surprised if they put all sorts obstacles in the way of your sale.
Perhaps you could try selling with the tenants in situ, though this will obviously restrict your market to other landlords.
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Sign Up15:21 PM, 27th June 2016, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Neil Patterson" at "27/06/2016 - 09:17":
Hi Neil, Good to hear I am not legally obliged but I have a heart and am prepared to give them something but do not know how much to offer. Any ideas?
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Sign Up16:05 PM, 27th June 2016, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Luke P" at "27/06/2016 - 12:39":
Hi Luke,
Despite having a heart and wanting to do the decent thing, I do however feel they are starting to swing the lead a bit too much now. I have bent over backwards for them over the past 18 months. And naively or not I thought I was doing the right thing by letting them know that my circumstances had changed but that I was doing my best to avoid selling the property if at all possible as it was on my bucket list to end up there in a few years time and I really did not want to sell it. Comparable properties to rent in the area are scarce so I thought I would give them the heads up to prepared for the worst and give them the chance to start looking. Yep I'm a rubbish poker player too!
Last Friday they decided not to pay their rent quarterly as agreed in writing and paid only 1 month without any consultation with me or the agent. This is the second time they have done this. The last time was on March 24th during a water leak which ruined the kitchen floor and for which they got 2 month's free rent (£1500 thank you very much - I couldn't claim it back thru loss of rent insurance as they said they couldn't find temp housing to take their 2 dogs and stayed put). Their reason at the time for rescinding on our agreement was they thought they were only paying in advance for the first 6 month period then going on to monthly which was rubbish. The agent rang them on Friday to find out why they had not paid the full 3 months again and they basically said they did not want to pay quarterly and that was that.
They didn't help themselves by doing this as I went from trying my best to keep them in the property to deciding it wasn't worth the hassle if they weren't going to respect our written agreement for rent guarantee. So I put in my 2 month's notice on Friday afternoon instead of enduring more sleepless nights trying to keep their tenancy in place. And now here I am with tenants who appear to be rolling up their sleeves for a fight.
I seriously don't want or need this to go pear-shaped so have to ensure the agent does everything to the letter in order to get them out. Fingers crossed it goes to plan.
Thanks for listening!
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Sign Up16:19 PM, 27th June 2016, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Mandy Thomson" at "27/06/2016 - 14:11":
Hi Mandy,
I have thought to wait until they are out before putting it on the market firstly so I don't have to rely on their co-operation and compensate them for the disturbance caused by the estate agents etc. Secondly because I might need to make good if they decide to leave the property in a bad state for any reason and thirdly because I have had feedback from the various workmen who have been in the property recently dealing with the water leak repairs that the male tenant has a drink problem. Don't want the estate agent to have to deal with that when taking people round to view.
I am waiting for a call back from the NLA to find out how I get them out in the minimum amount of time possible and what I need to do to ensure the process happens without a glitch.
It doesn't help that my mortgage has just expired and gone on to the expensive roll-over monthly rate until I either renew or pay-up. Time is of the essence now.
Regards Jane
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Sign Up7:59 AM, 29th June 2016, About 8 years ago
What a tricky situation. Stick to your legal obligations, once you start talking about compensating them you accept blame. They saw that you were a soft touch during your flood and will not stop until you give firm resistance. It's just human nature! Let your agent deal with the eviction and don't worry yourself about the details. Delay your sale until they have gone as they will only increase demands in order for you to get cooperation. They will never give a good viewing if they have developed an affection for the property.
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Sign Up8:25 AM, 29th June 2016, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Charlotte Walker" at "29/06/2016 - 07:59":
Hi Charlotte, thank you for pointing out about not to start talking about compensation. I guess it needs to be referred to as a goodwill gesture if I decide to meet some of their moving costs. And point taken about their affection for the property which I know for sure they have.
I am going to confirm that the agents have everything in place before the Section 21 is issued as I lost confidence in them recently over a Gas SC issue. I need to establish whether a copy of the DPS certificate should have been sent to the tenant by the agent or whether it gets sent by the DPS to the tenants and that is sufficient. At the moment I have been sent a screen shot of the certificate from the agent but no proof that the tenants received a copy.
It's a great learning curve this!
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Sign Up13:52 PM, 2nd July 2016, About 8 years ago
Firstly you say your tenants signed a contract in Dec 2014 . The crucial question is for what period was the tenancy granted ???? 6 months a year or two years????? Secondly you could of course sell the property subject to the tenancy you do not have to sell with vacant possession although that would reduce the number of potential buyers. Assuming that the initial term has expired and that there is nothing in your original tenancy to the contrary you can just go ahead with issuing say the section 21 notice. If a defence is filed arguing that the tenant says that they were assured they could stay longer that is a matter that will be argued before the district judge. Does the tenant have any evidence to support that argument????
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Sign Up14:26 PM, 2nd July 2016, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Jane Dunlin" at "27/06/2016 - 16:05":
If rent is due quarterly, then I believe that more than 2 month's notice is required.
A quick web search suggests minimum 3 months, but you should seek professional guidance.