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Data Protection Guidance for Landlords

The Information Commissioner's best practice guide for landlords - written to to assist them in complying with the Data Protection Act can be downloaded from the Information Commissioner’s website. The guide includes a checklist which is intended to assist landlords in ensuring that the data they hold on their tenants is only given out to third parties in accordance with the Act. It also has a section on frequently asked questions on data protection matters.

View the eight data protection principles.

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