landlord norms

[namitababe]

i went to view a room in a house the other day, and the landlord asked me for copies of my driving licence and passport if i decided to take it up. she said she would destroy it in front of me when the deal ended.

is this normal? she said it was for her peace of mind if an item was stolen which i wouldn't do, i'm a master of integrity.

I thought they had to check your passport to confirm that you have a 'right to rent' if British and passport plus visa if foreign.

Master of integrity? You either have it or you don't, but sounds as though the LL is complying with the law by checking your right to rent.

if England then she needs to confirm that you have the right to be here. otherwise she gets fined. look up right to rent.

and also get the how to rent guide from gov.uk.

Sounds like they have complied with gdpr by informing the use of your personal data before you give it and explaining what the retention period is and even how it is implemented.

Derailing this thread, but I have just rented a room to a lodger, do I have to ask to see a copy of his passport and driving license?

You need to check tenant or lodger. See the link:

www.gov.uk/check-tenant-right-to-rent-documents

i'm a master of integrity

Wow, I've only just got my yellow belt in integrity. Do you have any advice?

Err not really complying with GDPR- if she is using the data in order to comply with right to rent she shouldn't be saying she is using it for peace of mind "if you steal something"!?! Also, surely an inventory would be more helpful to her in that circumstance? It sounds like she is either not very clear as to her duties and rights- or not being clear with you. Either way, a pain to deal with!
So- checking your ID is not weird, but talking about it like that is!

Agree with messy surfaces it does sound weird in terms of explanation, i thought you were mostly confused about the destroying it in front of you thing! But they only need a lawful basis to store or process your data and it may be lawful to store id for your current tenants to prove who is renting in case of disputes.
More to the point, you should store a copy of your landlords passport for the same reason!

well we all try, and we're not perfect. but i wont' go and steal anything. thrt's what i meant.

Do you expect a thieving con artist to say differently to you though?

It's not like "masters of integrity" get a formal certificate and a badge to set them apart from others

I don't agree. it's something to be worked on.

I'm not a thief.

I'm not a thief.

I don't think anyone was suggesting you are, they were pointing out that the landlord can't know that, and it is indeed likely that dishonest people would also say they're trustworthy, because.. they're dishonest.
They may have misguidedly thought it sounded better to state something like that, than say that they needed to check you weren't an illegal immigrant - I'd certainly feel a bit awkward telling someone that!

Sorry OP, but integrity is not something you work on unless you have previously acted without it.

no it's not.