The students union asked student tenants to provide feedback about local private landlords and letting agents and subsequently revealed the names of the better performing landlords and letting agents. However St Andrews Student Union has now written to the poorest performing operators to inform them that in next years survey those private landlords and letting agents that have received a consistent negative amount of feedback from local students will be publicly named and shamed. The students group hopes that this act will serve to improve the property standards in the area.

Local students that provided their views of letting agents and private landlords complained of poor property maintenance standards and the tenancy deposits being withheld without good reason.

The students union has previously compiled a tenants charter where local landlords and students agree to minimum behavior and property management standards.The survey found that thirty five percent of students who rented from property management agents felt their rented accommodation was not properly maintained. For private landlords the comparative figure was just sixteen percent.