ICO - Data Protection Fee - for landlord?

[dazmanultra]

Received a letter in the post from the ICO saying I should be paying a fee for my limited company - the limited company holds a couple of residential properties and lets them out. So the information held is the tenants names and the addresses (as a tenancy contract) but we don't actually store them within any kind of an online system or database as such. Seems a bit overkill to me but anyone else been asked to register?

[Australiam]

The ICO are working through the list of Ltd companies.

The ICO have a self assessment that tells you if you need to register (https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-fee/self-assessment/ ). There are exceptions for companies only holding personal info for selected parts of managing your own Ltd Co, or those not using electronic means for your customers, so you may be exempt. If exempt you can submit a form to say so, otherwise I suspect you will continue to have them asking you....

Edited by Australiam on Wednesday 18th December 17:07

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I registered my small company simply because it costs not a lot and it might save some aris ache.

[Ali_D]

I was asked to register, but I went on the ico website and said I was exempt. I have an agency that deals with the tenants on my behalf so I don't have their details held anywhere.

[Zoon]

Went through the self assessment and answered honestly and was told I didn't need to pay.