Discretion · Transparency · Responsible Handling

Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information with the same care, discretion and professionalism that defines our service.

Last updated: 30 March 2026

The Rook House is built on discretion, judgement and personal service. We are equally careful in the way we handle personal information. This policy explains how Rook House London Limited collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit our website, make an enquiry or engage with us in connection with our services.

1. Who we are

Rook House London Limited, trading as The Rook House, is the data controller responsible for this website and for the personal data described in this Privacy Policy.

Registered office: 31a Thayer Street, London, England, W1U 2QS
Company number: 16944283
Email: enquiries@therookhouse.com
Telephone: +44 (0)7301 182929

2. The information we may collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following information:

  • Your name, email address and telephone number;
  • The reason for your enquiry and any details you choose to share with us;
  • Records of correspondence and communications with you;
  • Technical information such as browser type, device information, IP address and website usage data;
  • Where relevant to a client relationship or transaction, identification, verification and compliance information.

3. How we collect information

We may collect personal data directly from you when you contact us, complete an enquiry form, call or email us, or otherwise engage with us. We may also collect limited technical data through the operation of the website and, where appropriate, from trusted third parties involved in a transaction, introduction or compliance process.

4. How we use personal data

We may use personal data in order to:

  • Respond to enquiries and communicate with you;
  • Arrange consultations, viewings, introductions and meetings;
  • Provide buying, selling and advisory services;
  • Maintain appropriate records of communications and instructions;
  • Carry out identity, compliance and anti-money laundering checks where required;
  • Operate, protect and improve our website and services;
  • Comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and
  • Establish, exercise or defend legal claims where necessary.

5. Our legal bases for processing

We process personal data only where we have a lawful basis to do so. Depending on the circumstances, this may include:

  • Performance of a contract, or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract;
  • Our legitimate interests in operating, managing and improving a carefully run property advisory business;
  • Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations; and
  • Your consent, where consent is required.

6. Who we may share data with

Where appropriate and lawful, we may share personal data with trusted service providers and professional advisers, including website, technology and hosting providers, compliance providers, solicitors, accountants, insurers and transaction professionals.

If a matter involves an overseas property, introduction or related cross-border service, information may also be shared with relevant parties involved in that matter.

We do not sell personal data.

7. Marketing

Where permitted by law, we may occasionally contact you with information about relevant properties, services or opportunities. You may ask us to stop such communications at any time by contacting enquiries@therookhouse.com.

8. International transfers

Some of our service providers or professional contacts may be located outside the United Kingdom. Where personal data is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that it is protected in accordance with applicable data protection law.

9. Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and record-keeping obligations.

Retention periods will vary depending on the nature of the relationship, the service provided and any applicable legal requirements.

10. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions and, where enabled, for analytics, performance or related purposes. Further information is available in our Cookie Policy.

11. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, misuse, loss, alteration or disclosure. While no website or transmission system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, we take data security seriously and work to protect the information entrusted to us.

12. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to personal data we hold about you, to ask for inaccurate data to be corrected, to request deletion or restriction in certain circumstances, to object to certain types of processing, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact enquiries@therookhouse.com.

13. Complaints

If you have any concern about how we handle personal data, we would welcome the opportunity to address it first. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office in the United Kingdom.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version will always appear on this page with the latest revision date.