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PPS numbers request by letting company

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  • 03-09-2016 9:43am
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    Ericdravancrow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 147 ✭✭


    Hi
    I had a letting company request my and my family's PPS numbers as part of a viewing as a potential tenant, I thought that was a step too far, as we were not confirmed as tenants.
    Do you think that is excessive data, even before a contract is signed.
    No problem with giving it if I was confirmed as a tenant.


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    SusanC10
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    Ericdravancrow wrote: »
    Hi
    I had a letting company request my and my family's PPS numbers as part of a viewing as a potential tenant, I thought that was a step too far, as we were not confirmed as tenants.
    Do you think that is excessive data, even before a contract is signed.
    No problem with giving it if I was confirmed as a tenant.

    There is no need for this information to be handed over until you are signing the Lease. The info is required for PRTB registration.


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    Ericdravancrow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 147 ✭✭Ericdravancrow


    Ya...I was thinking it was too much for registering an interest in been a tenant.


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    Baby01032012
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    It depends how much prospective tenants wants the place. Letting agent can ask for anything, many ask for bank statements. This agent may just have a policy to have all information so that when they do choose the tenant they don't need further details. You either provide the information if you want the place or you move on to the next place that doesn't require this as part of showing an interest.


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    Ericdravancrow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 147 ✭✭Ericdravancrow


    Baby01032012 wrote: »
    It depends how much prospective tenants wants the place. Letting agent can ask for anything, many ask for bank statements. This agent may just have a policy to have all information so that when they do choose the tenant they don't need further details. You either provide the information if you want the place or you move on to the next place that doesn't require this as part of showing an interest.

    According to data protection, any requests must be relevant and not excessive... looking at a house to rent and registering an interest does not require a PPS number. If I was the successful applicant I can understand the request then.


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    usernamegoes
    Registered Users Posts: 901 ✭✭✭usernamegoes


    Baby01032012 wrote: »
    It depends how much prospective tenants wants the place. Letting agent can ask for anything, many ask for bank statements. This agent may just have a policy to have all information so that when they do choose the tenant they don't need further details. You either provide the information if you want the place or you move on to the next place that doesn't require this as part of showing an interest.

    No. See Case Study 5 (p22) https://www.dataprotection.ie/docimages/documents/Annual%20Report%202014.pdf


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    Ericdravancrow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 147 ✭✭Ericdravancrow


    usernamegoes wrote: »
    No. See Case Study 5 (p22) https://www.dataprotection.ie/docimages/documents/Annual%20Report%202014.pdf

    From the report..

    "we could not see any basis for collecting bank details, PPS numbers or copies of utility bills at
    application or property-viewing stage and we urged it to cease the practice immediately"

    And...

    "In October 2014, the letting agency confirmed, following our investigation, that it had ceased the requesting of this personal data prior to the property being let and it undertook that it would only request this information once the tenant had been accepted"


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