#Data Protection
Posts tagged "Data Protection"
All articles with the tag Data Protection.
Organising applications and viewings without the chaos – from enquiry to signature
A repeatable process for private landlords: pre-sort applications, build a shortlist, organise viewings cleanly (one-on-one instead of group), coordinate appointments, decline fairly – and which applicant data you must delete after letting under the GDPR.
WEWOHNO Editorial·13 min
Choosing a Tenant: Fair and Legally Sound Criteria for 2026
What you may legitimately assess as a landlord – creditworthiness, income, self-disclosure, freedom from rent arrears – and where the AGG (German equal treatment act, §§ 19, 21) and the GDPR draw hard lines: forbidden questions, the data-protection authorities' three-phase rule for documents, when a SCHUFA report is even permitted, deletion duties after a rejection, and objective criteria as protection against discrimination claims.
WEWOHNO Editorial·14 min
The convincing rental application: what landlords really want to see
Which documents really belong in your application folder, what you may leave out for data-protection reasons, and which questions a landlord isn't even allowed to ask – a 2026 guide covering the Selbstauskunft, SCHUFA, the 3× cold-rent rule and the AGG.
WEWOHNO Editorial·14 min
Verification & trust on the housing market: why verified profiles get the yes faster
Why trust is scarce in a tight market, how a verified profile lowers the landlord's risk – and how you protect yourself against advance-payment fraud, fake listings and identity theft. With GDPR data minimisation as your guide.
WEWOHNO Editorial·12 min
How to message a landlord: the first message that actually gets a reply
Your first message decides whether you get invited to a viewing. What belongs in it, how long it should be, which mistakes get you filtered out – plus strong vs. weak examples and two adaptable templates.
WEWOHNO Editorial·12 min
Renting Out as a Team – Roles, Workflows, and Data Protection
Who advertises, who screens applications, who decides – and who's allowed to see which tenant data? A practical guide for property managers, homeowners' associations, agents, and owner teams: clear roles, collaboration without duplicate work, and GDPR data protection (Art. 26, 28, 32) – with current 2025/26 sources.
WEWOHNO Editorial·17 min