Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR we use and protect any information that you give us when you use our website or interact with STANLEY PROPERTY LONDON via other methods.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. We may change this policy from time to time by updating this document. You should check this document from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
Controlling your personal information
We will never sell or lease your personal information to third parties.
What information do we collect and how do we use it?
The information we collect is used to provide the Estate Agency services you have requested, to provide relevant information, and to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, for example Anti-money Laundering and Right to Rent regulations.
The legal basis for our use of the information will be one of the following:
- To fulfil the terms of our contract with you.
- Where necessary for the legitimate interests of our business to provide you with a service, and where your interests do not override this.
- To meet our legal obligations.
The information we collect and how long we hold it for varies depending on our relationship with you, and includes but is not limited to:-
For Landlords we generally collect:
- Name
- Address
- Domiciliary Status
- Email
- Tel.no.
- Bank details
- Photo ID
- Land Registry Title Deeds
We keep this information for 7 years from the end of our relationship as required by HMRC
For Tenants we generally collect:
- Name
- Address
- Email
- Tel.no.
- Bank details
- Photo ID
- Employment details
We may pass some tenant data to relevant parties for legitimate purposes only, for instance we may:
- pass the names of new tenants to utility companies
- see references which were provided to letting/managing agents
- disclose details of a tenant who has left leaving rent arrears to a tracing agent or debt collector to help them recover money owed
- pass on forwarding addresses of former tenants to utility companies
- provide tenant's contact details to repairers if work needs to be carried out at the property
- inform the guarantor where the tenant has failed to pay rent
We keep this information for 7 years from end of our relationship as may be required by HMRC
For Sellers we generally collect:
- Name
- Address
- Email
- Tel.no.
- Photo ID
- Land Registry Title Deeds
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) information using Smart Search
If a sale goes through we keep this information for 7 years from the end of our relationship as required by HMRC.
If a sale does not go through we keep this information for 5 years from the end of our relationship as required for AML purposes.
For Buyers we generally collect:
- Name
- Address
- Email
- Tel.no.
- Photo ID
- Source of funds information
- Land Registry Title Deeds
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) information using Smart Search
If a sale goes through, we keep this information for 7 years from the end of our relationship as required by HMRC.
If a sale does not go through, we keep this information for 5 years from the end of our relationship as required for AML purposes.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Data Requests / Your Rights
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under GDPR. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please write to us at 8 Milner Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 2PU.
You may request that data we hold be deleted by STANLEY PROPERTY LONDON but please note that if we have any legitimate obligation to hold the data we will decline this request until the legitimate obligation period has expired. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email or write to us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Complaints
If you are not happy with our handling of your data please do contact our Managing Director, who will attempt to address your concern. If you are still not satisfied you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).