Newton Property Management
“Can a Scottish property factor consolidate all homeowner payment collection — recurring and ad hoc — into a single open-banking-enabled platform to cut admin costs and card fees?”
HQScotland, UK
IndustryVertical SaaS / Real Estate
The story
Newton Property Management Ltd (SC224378) is a Scottish property management company operating under the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011. The company manages residential developments, collecting service charges and managing contractor payments on behalf of homeowners. A notable embedded finance move occurred in 2024 when Newton expanded its GoCardless relationship to include open banking-powered Instant Bank Pay alongside Direct Debit, consolidating recurring and ad hoc payment collection into a single self-service portal.
Product timeline
2024
Expanded GoCardless partnership to add Instant Bank Pay (open banking) alongside existing Direct Debit, enabling both recurring and one-off payment collection in a single platform.· banking
The stack
Accounting gap: significant