Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Last updated: August 2026
Drake & Co Ltd is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in a lawful, fair, and transparent way in accordance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who we are
Drake & Co Ltd is a limited company registered in England and Wales.
Registered Number: 08620462
Registered Office: C/O Simmons Gainsford, 14th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PW
ICO Registration Number: ZB122834
HMRC AML Registration Number: XXML00000202759
Email: Info@drakeandcompany.co.uk
Phone: 020 7138 1053
Website: www.drakeandcompany.co.uk
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact [Matthew Drake/Director], our data protection contact, at matt@drakeandcompany.co.uk or 07525 719 848
2. What information we collect
We may collect and process the following personal data:
- Name, address, phone number, and email address.
- Property details and property search requirements.
- Identification documents and anti-money-laundering information where required.
- Financial and transaction information relevant to sales or lettings.
- Correspondence, viewing notes, and marketing preferences.
3. How we use your information
We use your personal data to:
- Provide estate agency, letting, and property-related services.
- Arrange viewings, valuations, sales, lettings, and tenancy administration.
- Carry out identity checks and legal or regulatory checks where required.
- Communicate with you about properties, offers, contracts, and appointments.
- Send marketing communications where we are allowed to do so
4. Lawful basis
We process personal data where one or more of the following applies:
- It is necessary to perform a contract or take steps before entering into a contract.
- It is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
- It is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as running our business and promoting services.
- You have given consent, where consent is required, for example for certain marketing activities.
5. Sharing your data
We may share your information with:
- Solicitors, conveyancers, mortgage advisers, surveyors, contractors, and referencing providers.
- Landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers, and property portals where needed for the transaction.
- HMRC, the ICO, law enforcement, regulators, or other authorities where required by law.
6. How long we keep it
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected, including any legal, tax, regulatory, or contractual retention periods. When data is no longer needed, we will delete or securely anonymise it.
7. Your rights
Under data protection law, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct inaccurate information.
- Ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances.
- Object to or restrict certain processing.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) .
8. Marketing
If we send you marketing emails, you can unsubscribe at any time using the link in the email or by contacting us directly. We will not send you marketing where we are not permitted to do so.
9. Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
10. Cookies and website use
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve performance, remember preferences, and understand how visitors use the site. For more details, please see our Cookies Policy.
11. Contact and complaints
If you have any concerns about how we use your data, please contact us first at info@drakeandcompany.co.uk. You also have the right to complain to the ICO if you remain unhappy with our
response.