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.
Ma'at Housing Solutions
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Sign Up11:12 AM, 20th January 2025, About 4 weeks ago
Hi Tracey, sorry to hear this however as a former council housing officer I am unsurprised!
Am I correct that none of the 'suitable tenant' criteria that you had discussed with the housing officer ie no ex offenders, history of drug abuse etc were ever agreed to in writing? Is there a break clause in the Lease agreement?
If not contact the Service Director for the Housing/ Homeless Team and explain that as a new (?) Landlord working with the council, you are considering removing yourself from the PSL scheme due to the concerns about the current tenant whom you are minded to serve notice on for breaching their tenancy agreement (' quiet enjoyment of other tenants' possible illegal activities etc).
Ask them what suitability checks did they conduct on the tenant ie any Risk Assessments and were they aware of any criminal convictions / engagement with probation or substance misuse services by the tenant PRIOR to the tenancy commencing? Of course in accordance with GDPR they may refuse to provide this information but stipulate you are not asking for specifics but a general overview to gauge suitability checks conducted by the housing officers responsible for assigning the tenancy to this tenant. All too often, Council housing/ homeless officers are overly concerned with 'getting rid of' their homeless cases by discharging them into the private sector without consideration of whether the tenant has issues which would significantly negatively impact other tenants/ occupants in the accommodation.
Its important Tracey that you remember at all times that THE COUNCIL NEED YOU AND OTHER PRIVATE LANDLORDS! Not the other way 'round! Good luck and best wishes
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Sign Up11:22 AM, 20th January 2025, About 4 weeks ago
I think that when an landlird signs an agreement with LA it's important that a break clause is included regardless.
Unfortunately if the LA is to evict it is a long process.
And yes, LA's need landlords but I would suggest forming a ltd company before letting out property due to tax advantages.
Off you are a private BTL.Landlord and reduced allowances higher tax is inevitably.
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Sign Up14:03 PM, 20th January 2025, About 4 weeks ago
Why on earth would you join such a scheme in the first place and why would any landlord with a sound mind want to collude with the council at any price.
They are the landlords sworn enemy and would stab you in the back every time, and reading your story it seems the latter has come true. Avoid dealing with them at all costs, that's why it's called the Private Rental Sector and not the 'do as I say' the Council Rental Sector, but the way things are going there sticking there hooks into every landlord out there to fund there gold plated bullet proof pensions, or as it is commonly known as 'The Selective Licensing' scheme.
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Sign Up14:21 PM, 20th January 2025, About 4 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Ma'at Housing Solutions at 20/01/2025 - 11:12
Thank you Ma'at Housing Solutions for responding to my nightmare of a situation.
Re; your questions : no ex offenders, history of drug abuse etc were ever agreed to in writing? It was a verbal agreement with the housing officer, who reassured me that this wouldn't be the case. I also asked what would happen if I had a difficult tenant. His response, we move them on quickly.. Fingers crossed this is the case, in light of his criminal behaviour (sabotaging the intercom), a nuisance to all other residents. Using class B narcotics in the flat. Allowing homeless people to gain access to the block and sleep in the communal area., not forgetting littering the common parts, with empty beer cans, newspapers, cigarette butts and fly-tipping at the back of the block of flats.. the list is endless.
Is there a break clause in the Lease agreement?
There is no break clause as such. At the end of the agreed lease date, I am to serve 3 months notice in writing to say, I would like possession of my flat.
Since I contacted you. Two residents have filed complaints to the Police, regarding vandalising the communal intercom and leaving the shared garden door on the latch, to allow youths on bikes in hoodies to enter the tenant's flat, i.e My flat. The police also visited the flat last week, due to shouting coming from the flat at 11.30pm, there is now an investigation open on the visit. it's cateogorised as Anti Social behaviour report.
Thank you for advising me to contact the Housing Director...
I have a meeting on Wednesday with the housing officer, the tenant's support officer and a police officer.
The council worked with an agency to place the current tenant in my flat. I have no idea what checks were made, if any by the sounds of it.
One resident thinks that there is drug dealing going on, due the amount of people going in and out of the property through the night, on bikes, in hoodies and scarves covering their faces,
Thank you for your encouraging words.. 'the council needs private home owners'
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Sign Up14:27 PM, 20th January 2025, About 4 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Suicide Jockey at 20/01/2025 - 14:03Hi there,
I joined the scheme because one of the other landlords in the small block of flats has used the council many times to find tenants. The landlord in question has been doing this for 15 years. I had several conversations with him. I think I just he got unlucky. He's had the same tenant now for 9 years. Maybe the LA were different years ago!
The appeal is guaranteed rent, as the council pays you directly. I now realise that I've made a huge mistake and certainly won't recommend this to anyone.
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Sign Up15:05 PM, 20th January 2025, About 4 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Suicide Jockey at 20/01/2025 - 14:03
Unfortunately for decent Landlords and Tenants alike, the need for the Selective Licensing schemes is all too often due to the poor compliance on the part of some private landlords to ensure their rental properties are fit for habitation.
I currently have 4 housing disrepair cases with horrendous disrepair including instances of hospitalization for several members of one household due to Cat1 hazards!
It may be onerous on landlords to pay for a Licence but I've yet to encounter a landlord whose properties are fully compliant with statutory / regulatory requirements, meets the decent home standards and has good relations with tenants, that would object vehemently to a scheme which sorts the wheat from the chaff of bad landlords!
Yes there are horrendous tenants out there, but equally there are criminally bad landlords....
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Sign Up15:21 PM, 20th January 2025, About 4 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Ma'at Housing Solutions at 20/01/2025 - 15:05
Selective Licensing is a money grabbing cash cow collection service for over stretched and under funded authorities finding the easy way out in collecting another easy tax for the pickings.
There are more good PRS landlords than bad, and whether your licensed or not the bad guys will always be out there, but the decent landlord gets tarred with the same brush. I'm not a PC brigade or Woke supporter, never have been and never will be, just a hard working landlord always trying to do his best in this rotten state of affairs that we are now living under. You never hear good news about the plight of honest hardworking and law abiding landlords, but bad landlords always get the headline news and make other landlords suffer. That's why so called charities like Shelter, Crisis etc thrive on hearing about bad landlords, it gives them something to moan and groan about but there CEOs don't come off too badly in the salary department! I'm afraid it's a one sided climate in the PRS industry at the moment and it's definitely not on the side of the landlord.
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Sign Up16:04 PM, 20th January 2025, About 4 weeks ago
It sounds like you're dealing with a really difficult situation, and it's understandable that you want to take action for the safety and well-being of your other tenants.
Since you have a lease agreement in place, it’s important to follow the legal steps. You might not be able to break the lease unilaterally unless there's a clause allowing for termination due to tenant behavior. However, since the housing officer verbally assured you that the tenant wouldn't have a criminal background or history of drug abuse, you may have grounds to address the issue more firmly.
It’s great that you’ve reported the tenant's behavior, but it’s also worth following up regularly with the council officer, or even escalating the issue if there’s a lack of response. Documenting everything, from the tenant’s behavior to any police involvement, is crucial.
You might also want to consider consulting a solicitor to understand your options better, especially in relation to lease agreements with the council. If the safety of the other residents is at risk, it's important to take swift action. I hope the situation improves soon!