you have not agreed to share your personal data with the utility company, so it is clearly a breach of GDPR and you can easily sue the landlord for that or report at the very least
This isnāt about being wrong!! Itās a data protection issue with the LL
ā¦or they could have got the information from the electoral roll??
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It doesnāt matter if they are in arrears or whatever itās a serious breach of data protection if he did indeed give the name of the tenant . If LL actually opened the account in tenant name itās fraud. Whatās wrong with you not to comprehend this. Itās not about a company getting a bill wrong!!!ān the tenants has never had bills or a contract fir that matter & never gave their name. Shocking responses from LLās
Utility companies always write āto the occupierā until tenant opens an account. Iāve moved 5 times in the last year. I know!!
Dear Amy. Nothing has been actual confirmed yet. You are clearly out of touch with real life and live in a cocoon of stress and unrealistic expectations and very keen to point the finger of blame.
Your attitude is offensive.
We are mearly trying to establish rational possible reasons why what the landlord has been accused of would have done this. Nobody has said he hasnāt or has done what heās being accused of and no one is condoning it if it wasnāt agreed.
Get off your high horse and show some rational consideration before ranting like a nut job.
In reality who on earth would go to the time, effort and expense to sue someone who put their name on a bill. What has tenant even lost? They might get awarded 30 minutes of wasted time by an accommodating judge. Any sane person would just ring the supplier and rectify.
GDPR is actually a joke, itās neither policed nor understood by most,
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Is it a serious breach of the data protection act to pass tenants name onto the council? Actually you are talking utter utter rubbish. A landlord can supply tenant details to utility providers. The issue is simply down to the terms of the AST so any breach would in respect of this. Does the tenant pay for water separately or not.
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Mark. You are unbelievably offensive. Rude beyond belief. Iāve dealt a lot with and GDPR ICO & have managed to get ICO to act on several breaches!!! One being a solicitor (who is the date protection. Officer of the firm) who passed on information about me to a 3rd party!! Theyāve been reprimanded & are being given a chance to make it right. You absolutely can not start soliciting people without consent. When it comes to council tax, that is a completely different matter & I find it outrageous they force LL to give information about tenants & visa versa. Get a life. Iām done with this childish abuse
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google Can a landlord reveal a tenants name to L A and Utility companies ? Could be another person in the property has been troublemaker But let blame the easiest person to blame BEFORE PROOF (5 times in a year / Must be the landlords fault I have moved so much)
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What you CAN do
As a landlord,you can disclose information about your tenants in certain situations.Itās good practice to inform your tenants at the start of their tenancy of the circumstances in which you would disclose their personal information.
A landlord can:
- Give the names of new tenants to utility companies
- Give the forwarding addresses of former tenants to utility companies when they have unpaid utility bills or when their accounts are in credit
- Disclose tenantsā personal information when there is a legal duty to do so
- Ask a letting agent for the tenantās references
- Disclose information to a tracing agent or debt collection company when a tenant has left without paying their rent
- Inform tenants when another tenant has failed to pay their rent if that non-payment directly affects those tenants
- Give a tenantās personal information in an emergency, such as contact details to a tradesman who needs to carry out urgent repairs
What you CANāT do
A landlord canāt:
- Display a list of tenants who are in rental arrears
- Disclose tenantsā personal information generally
SOURCE:Directline
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Pot and kettleā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦
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Spot on!. 5 times in a year, her nerves must be in tatters. Iād love to know the reasons behind this tale.
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Hang on a minute, Amy isnāt even the OP - why is she getting so het up about it??
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Do you have proof of that fraud allegation?
Have you tried the common sense approach of contacting the utility supplier, to establish the circumstances, and confirm that the landlord is responsible for the utilities if, as you state, your contract includes them.
Have you tired speaking to your landlord?
You need to take a serious step back from your antagonism, and establish the prevailing facts and circumstances, before winding yourself up into a frenzy.
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You may well be right but you do need proof to be able to accuse someone and take this further.
Without proof this would not stand up in a Court of Law, it would be thrown out.
I have received bills from utility companies thanking me for signing up to their service and I did no such thing.
Contact the LL and the water company and get their response then decide your next move.
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This isnāt about Northey not being correct. Itās about getting the proof so the OP can actually take action against the person responsible if this is the case.
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everyone is comenting except Northey ???
Did you get to the bottom of this Northey? Curious of the outcome.
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Due to the lack of response, Iām guessing he did, and it turned out to be nothing as to what he was accusing.
Why would someoneās first thought after receiving that bill, to comment accusing on a forum, before even attempting to find the facts of the situation is beyond me.
Oh, and moving 5 times in a year? Iām guessing youāre an absolute blast for landlords Amy!
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Naughty Northey. Naughty
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