Property One

What Property One does

Property One Ltd is a Glasgow-based building services company founded in 2009 that provides reactive property maintenance, facilities management, fit-out, and refurbishment services across Central Scotland. The company serves four primary verticals: housing associations, student accommodation, commercial properties, and retail businesses. Its service portfolio spans plumbing, electrical, joinery, roofing, HVAC, cleaning, landscaping, glazing, painting, pest control, and full renovation projects, delivered through directly employed trade operatives and project managers rather than subcontractors. Notable enterprise clients include Asda, Novotel, Ibis, Domino's, Oxfam, Beaverbrooks, Quiz Clothing, Tim Hortons, Poundstretcher, and Regus, alongside 15+ Scottish housing associations such as Sanctuary, Caledonia, and Maryhill.

The company operates a direct sales model, reaching customers through its website (property-one.net), phone, email, and discovery calls, with free no-obligation quotes as the primary customer acquisition touchpoint. Revenue is generated through three streams: reactive maintenance and repairs (pay-as-you-go, no upfront payments), ongoing facilities management contracts (recurring managed services), and project-based fit-out/refurbishment work (one-time professional services). The business emphasises rapid mobilisation as a direct employer, 24/7 availability for urgent maintenance, transparent "open-book" FM, and full insurance and H&S compliance. Geographic reach is restricted to Central Scotland, with the Glasgow headquarters at 18 Bogmoor Place.

No proprietary technology platform, software product, AI/ML capabilities, or digital offering is disclosed. Property One is a privately held Scottish limited company with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, institutional investors, executive team, or financial figures. No funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, awards, patents, or partnerships are documented in the available data.

Name

Property One

Legal name

Property One Ltd

Website

https://property-one.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Property One Ltd is a Glasgow-based building services company founded in 2009, delivering reactive maintenance, facilities management, fit-out, and refurbishment services to housing associations, student accommodation, commercial properties, and retail businesses across Central Scotland through directly employed trade operatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Services / Property Maintenance

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Residential Property Managers (531311), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing Property Management (BPAJAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office Property Management (BPAJAGAA), Residential Maintenance & Turnover Services (Make-Ready, Inspections) (BPAJAFAM)

Keywords

• Property maintenance services
• Facilities management
• Fit-out refurbishment
• Reactive maintenance
• Building services

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Reactive Property Maintenance: Responsive maintenance and repair services addressing unexpected issues for housing associations, commercial properties, retail spaces, and student accommodation. Services are billed per project or service call with no upfront payments required before works commence.
2. Facilities Management Services: Ongoing facilities management contracts including regular maintenance, inspections, cleaning services, landscaping, and building exterior upkeep for commercial properties and housing associations. Provided as comprehensive factoring and FM services.
3. Fit-out and Refurbishment Projects: Large construction and renovation projects including store redesigns, refurbishment works, renovation projects, and conversions. One-time project-based revenue from commercial fit-outs and property renovations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Property One is a Glasgow-based building services company providing reactive property maintenance, planned maintenance, facilities management, fit-out, and refurbishment services across Central Scotland. Services are delivered by directly employed trade operatives and project managers and cover plumbing, electrical, joinery, roofing, glazing, HVAC, cleaning, landscaping, and full renovation works for housing associations, commercial properties, retail businesses, and student accommodation providers.

Product overview

Property One is a building services company offering a unified portfolio of property maintenance, facilities management, fit-out, and refurbishment services across Central Scotland. The core offering comprises Property Maintenance Services for reactive repairs and emergency response, Facilities Management for ongoing building operations, Factoring Services for commercial properties, and Fit-Out & Refurbishment for renovation projects. These services are delivered through a comprehensive set of Trade Services including plumbing, electrical, joinery, roofing, glazing, painting, landscaping, and more. The company also provides sector-specific service packages for Housing Associations, Student Accommodation, and Retail Properties, each tailored to the unique operational and compliance requirements of these industries. All services are delivered by directly employed trade operatives and project managers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Maintenance Services Reactive property maintenance and repair services including emergency response, plumbing, electrical, joinery, and general building maintenance for housing associations, commercial, retail, and student accommodation properties.
• Facilities Management Comprehensive facilities management services including regular maintenance, common area upkeep, landscaping, building exteriors, mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems, cleaning services, and health and safety compliance inspections.
• Factoring Services Factoring and facilities management services tailored for commercial properties including office blocks, covering maintenance, compliance, and operational management.
• Fit-Out & Refurbishment Complete fit-out, refurbishment, and renovation services for commercial, retail, and residential properties including store redesigns and multi-room renovation projects.
• Trade Services Comprehensive trade services including gas engineering, environmental, joinery, electrical, landscaping, roofing, roughcasting, glazing, painting and decorating, plumbing, kitchen and bathroom installations, conversions, scaffold and access, pest control, and plastering.
• Housing Association Services Tailored property maintenance and management solutions for housing associations including reactive maintenance, void work, out-of-hours emergency services, carpentry, joinery, and cleaning services.
• Student Accommodation Services Comprehensive facilities management, cleaning, and maintenance services for student accommodation providers including plumbing, electrical, HVAC maintenance, reactive and scheduled building maintenance, common area cleaning, outdoor maintenance, landscaping, and CCTV installation.
• Retail Property Services Tailored property management services for retail businesses including facilities management, renovation, refurbishment, inspections, HVAC systems, lighting, plumbing, electrical servicing, CCTV maintenance, window cleaning, pest control, cleaning services, and grounds maintenance.

Named customers31 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mitie: UK-listed national facilities management and property services giant. Competes with Property One on commercial, retail, and housing association FM tenders but at much greater scale and with broader capability.
• Wates Property Services: UK property services business focused on social housing maintenance, retrofit, and planned works. Directly comparable on housing association maintenance, with deeper retrofit and ESG capabilities.
• Sodexo: Global facilities management and food services group with UK property services operations serving commercial, retail, and public-sector clients. Overlaps with Property One's commercial FM and maintenance offering at the enterprise end.
• Integral UK: Nationwide building maintenance, engineering services, and FM provider with a directly employed engineer model. Comparable on multi-trade commercial and residential property services, at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Novus Property Solutions: UK property maintenance, refurbishment, and compliance provider to social housing, retail, and commercial portfolios. Comparable service mix, customer types, and directly employed operative model to Property One.
• Everwarm: Scottish-based housing maintenance, retrofit, and compliance services firm serving housing associations and public sector clients. Direct regional peer given Scottish housing-association focus and reactive/planned maintenance offering.
• McGowan Group: Scottish building services contractor delivering reactive maintenance, refurbishment, and facilities management to housing, commercial, and retail clients. Direct competitor given regional overlap with Property One's Central Scotland footprint.
• Bell Group: UK-wide painting, maintenance, and building services contractor serving housing associations, retail, and commercial clients with a directly employed trade workforce. Closely comparable to Property One's trade-services-led, multi-vertical model.
• Fortem Solutions: Social housing and commercial maintenance, retrofit, and facilities management provider. Highly comparable on housing-association reactive maintenance, void works, and planned works delivery.

Regional players

• City Building (Glasgow): Glasgow-based construction and property maintenance contractor delivering reactive repairs, void works, and FM to Scottish social housing and public sector clients. Regional peer with overlapping housing-association customer base in Property One's core geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/property-one-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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