Expert Student Letting Agents in St Andrews

We are accredited by Safeagents, The Council of Letting Agents (CLA), the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) and The Property Redress Scheme (PRS).

Yes. To rent out your property, you must be registered with Fife Council. You can register by clicking here.

Yes, no problem. You will still be required to register with Fife Council and if you spend more than six months of the tax year living overseas you must join the Non-Resident Landlord Scheme. It’s not optional and triggers registration with HMRC. More information can be found here.

A Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) is a legal agreement between a landlord and a tenant (or tenants). It refers to a separate letting dwelling (which can include multiple occupants within the dwelling) in which the tenant resides there as the primary residence. It gives the tenant added protections including an open end date and protection from unfair rent increases. See the Scottish Government’s guide for landlords here.

Quite simply we want to welcome new student let landlords to work with us and our fresh approach. So as a signing on bonus as such, all new student let landlords and/or properties will receive the first 3 months entirely commission-free.

*A one-off setup fee of £150 + VAT per lease covers all marketing, viewings, referencing, lease preparation and safety assessments.

We conduct all photography, a 360 virtual tour, floorplans, a drafted advert and publish the marketing. We then conduct tenant viewings, interviews, production of the lease agreement and collection of the deposit. It also includes our inventory and tenant check in.

You will receive the following services with our monthly student property management commission:

• Access to the landlord portal
• Rent collection
• Rent statements
• Maintenance reporting tool for your tenants
• Quarterly maintenance inspection
• Organisation of annual safety certifications
• Annual condition report
• Check out and deposit resolution.

Rents are collected monthly in advance and we offer tenants several ways to pay, including by automatic direct debit.

As students tend to have no or very little credit history and limited referees, it’s important that we have an added layer of protection for your property. We will conduct a phone interview with all proffered guarantors and ensure they understand they will be liable for any rent arrears incurred by the tenant(s).

Rents are disbursed within 7-14 days of the end of the preceding rental month.

We handle deposits from tenants and deposit them with SafeDeposits Scotland. We coordinate with the tenant regarding any disputes.

Yes, we are part of the Safeagents Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme – you can view our certificate here.

We use our inventory software to record an accurate inventory at the beginning and end of each tenancy. Similarly we use our software to detail all inspections and present them to the landlord in the landlord portal.

The landlord portal allows you as a landlord to view your student letting property statement, any rental income, any arrears, certificates and inspection reports.

Student lettings in St Andrews are unique in that a large number of students who don’t ordinarily live in St Andrews outside of term time reside there for the academic year, but generally depart after exams in the summer.

St Andrews in the summer is a mecca for tourism, and as such there is a full bench swap leading into the summer. The hybrid product with holiday letting, we offer allows you as a landlord to take advantage of both elements of the yearly trend.

Yes. Holiday makers demand a decent property in good condition and with decent furnishings when they are visiting St Andrews. As such, any properties we are switching to holiday lets must be of a minimum standard and furnished. Find out how to decorate your holiday let property.

Because we can offer landlords the option to switch to holiday lets, this provides the landlord an opportunity to reduce any void periods. Please note that this is not a rent guarantee or an insurance product. 

We market our student let properties on our state of the art window display in St Andrews, as well as via Facebook, the University placement service and our own email lists.

This is an in depth and detailed student lets inspection to identify where improvements are required. This is generally conducted when the tenant has vacated. Discover some student let refurbishment ideas we might consider.

Yes we have managed many property refurbishment projects over the years. Please see our case studies here.