A Better Model
for Timeshare Exit.
Built to put the timeshare owner first.
55% of timeshare owners fail when trying to exit.
The industry needs a better model — Newton Group built one.
Newton Group’s unique structure delivers stronger protection, better service and a guaranteed better price than standard timeshare exit companies — Learn how our model makes it possible.
Bring us a qualifying quote for comparable services, and we will beat it by 20% or more — guaranteed.
30,000+ families helped · Trusted since 2005 · BBB accredited with an A+ rating. You speak with a real Newton Group advisor, never a call center.
When national media need timeshare exit answers, they call Newton.
For expert guidance on how to safely leave a timeshare, outlets turn to founder Gordon Newton.
How does timeshare exit actually work?
This industry runs on confusion. Here is the honest, step-by-step version, so you know what should happen before you hire anyone.
Why you can't just sell it or hand it back.
Most owners are shocked to learn how few real options exist. Understanding this is what protects you from the companies that prey on that confusion.
- ✓ The resale market for timeshares is very limited, many sell for a dollar, or not at all.
- ✓ Resorts rarely simply "take it back," and most deed-back offers come with conditions.
- ✓ A perpetual contract can keep charging maintenance fees, and can pass to your children.
A personal licensed attorney, whose duty is to you.
This is the difference that matters most. Because our founder Gordon Newton is the founding non-attorney partner, CEO and majority owner of a leading timeshare consumer-rights law firm, every client enters a separate attorney-client relationship and is personally represented by a licensed attorney.
- ✓ A written Letter of Representation, and an attorney whose legal and ethical duty is owed directly to you — not to us, not to the sales team, and certainly not to the resort.
- ✓ Fewer middlemen, no outside attorney markups, and no large upfront-fee trap.
- ✓ Bring us a quote from a standard timeshare exit company and we will beat it by 20% or more — guaranteed.
We stay with you until it's behind you.
Your dedicated team handles the work and keeps you updated, so you are never left wondering what is happening, a complaint owners have about nearly every other company.
- ✓ A clear plan built around your specific contract, resort, and goals.
- ✓ Regular updates from a real person assigned to your case.
- ✓ We stay with you until your timeshare matter is resolved.
What is keeping this timeshare actually costing you?
The real cost of keeping a timeshare is the maintenance fee, charged every year for as long as the contract lasts and typically rising each year. A $1,200 annual fee held for 25 years at a 4% yearly increase generally totals roughly $50,000 — before any special assessments or loan interest.
A timeshare isn't a one-time mistake — it's a bill that arrives every year, usually rising, often passed on to your children. Owners are frequently stunned when they see the lifetime number.
Move the sliders to estimate what you'll pay if nothing changes. It's a sobering figure — and the reason so many owners decide it's time for an honest conversation.
Estimate only, for illustration. It assumes a typical annual maintenance-fee increase and does not include special assessments, loan interest, or resale losses. Your actual costs vary. This is not financial or legal advice.
The 4 ways an exit company scams you — and how we do the exact opposite.
In the Newton Group Timeshare Exit Study, a survey of more than 10,000 timeshare ownership experiences, 98% of owners reported unfair or deceptive sales practices — and for many owners, the second bad experience is the exit company they turn to for help. Here are the four most common traps, each set beside the concrete proof of how Newton Group is built the other way.
“We'll protect your credit” — then tell you to stop paying
Some companies quietly instruct owners to stop paying maintenance fees. Missed payments can wreck your credit and even trigger foreclosure — the opposite of protection. More on how credit-protection claims are used against owners.
Your own attorney reviews every option with you
With a letter of representation, a licensed attorney reviews your actual contract and walks you through every path available to you — including options most exit companies don't know exist. Depending on your situation, some owners qualify for faster resolutions than they expected. You and your attorney decide what's right for you — not a salesperson working from a script.
The “attorney-backed” illusion
“Attorney-backed.” “Attorney-led.” “Attorneys on staff.” “In-house counsel.” “Legal oversight.” Those phrases may sound reassuring, but they do not necessarily mean an attorney personally represents you — in many cases the attorney represents the exit company or another party, not the owner paying for the service.
A real licensed attorney whose duty is to you
Every client enters a separate attorney-client relationship and receives a written Letter of Representation confirming that attorney's duty is to you, the owner — not the sales team, not us, not the resort. That is the difference between attorney involvement and attorney representation.
Big upfront fees, then silence
Others collect thousands upfront, mail a few letters, then go quiet or vanish — leaving owners no closer to freedom and out the money they paid to escape. More on how upfront-fee timeshare exit scams work.
Factory-direct pricing, no upfront-fee trap
Because our founder is majority owner of the law firm that represents you, there's no reseller markup. Factory-direct pricing, explained in plain language before you commit to anything.
A faceless company you can't check
Fly-by-night operators hide — no real address, no named leadership, no track record you can look up before they have your money.
Verify every word before you ever call
Newton Group has a real, verifiable headquarters, named leadership, BBB A+ accreditation, and a public record going back more than two decades. Bad actors hide — we ask you to check. Start with who Newton Group is and how the company is structured.
Honesty is the whole strategy.
The best way to protect yourself is to get informed before you sign anything. Look us up, read the reviews, read The Consumer's Guide to Timeshare Exit — then have a conversation on your terms.
Does the attorney represent you?
The question is not whether an attorney is involved somewhere in the process. The question is: who does the attorney represent?
Our structure is the difference.
Newton Group founder Gordon Newton is also the founding non-attorney partner, CEO and majority owner of a leading timeshare consumer-rights law firm. This common-ownership structure lets Newton Group combine extensive timeshare exit experience with personal legal representation for every client — and it reduces the unnecessary middlemen, outside attorney markups and duplicated expenses that can exist in the standard exit company model.
Better service does not have to mean a higher price. Our structure is the difference.
Built by the person who wrote the book on it.
His message has remained consistent: timeshare owners deserve better.
Gordon Newton founded Newton Group in 2003 and focused the company on helping timeshare owners in 2005. More than two decades later, he is widely recognized as the nation's leading timeshare exit expert. Gordon is the author of The Consumer's Guide to Timeshare Exit, an educational resource downloaded more than 50,000 times, and he has been interviewed, featured or cited by Bloomberg Television, CNBC, Fox Business, Forbes, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Better Business Bureau, TravelMag and The Dave Ramsey Show. Gordon Newton is also the founding non-attorney partner, CEO and majority owner of the consumer-rights law firm that provides each client's personal attorney. Read more about Gordon Newton and the history and leadership of Newton Group, or see how a licensed attorney is assigned to every case.
Office: 1811 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 225, Mesa, AZ 85210
Know how timeshare exit really works, before you spend a dollar.
Written by our founder, Gordon Newton, The Consumer's Guide to Timeshare Exit is the first book of its kind. It pulls back the curtain on an industry built on confusion, so you can make a confident, informed decision about your options.
Thousands of owners, finally free.
We don't ask you to take our word for it. Read every review yourself on the independent platforms below, or browse timeshare owner testimonials in their own words.
Testimonials reflect individual experiences and are not typical of every client. Timelines and results vary based on each owner's contract, resort, account status and circumstances.
What 10,000+ ownership experiences revealed.
The ongoing Newton Group Timeshare Exit Study has surveyed more than 10,000 timeshare ownership experiences. In that study, 98% of owners reported unfair or deceptive sales practices, describing roughly 11 instances each — more than 100,000 documented instances in total. The study also examined failed exits: 55% of respondents said they had failed at least once in an attempt to exit, and among those, more than one in four said the exit company they hired was the reason. Read the full Newton Group Timeshare Exit Study →
Source: the Newton Group Timeshare Exit Study, a self-reported survey of more than 10,000 timeshare ownership experiences. Figures reflect participants' own responses and may not represent all owners.
Newton Group vs. a standard timeshare exit company.
A standard exit company may rely on outside attorneys, in-house counsel, vendors, contractors or non-attorney employees to perform some or all of the work — and even when an attorney is involved, that attorney may represent the exit company or another party, not the timeshare owner paying for the service. Newton Group's structure provides personal legal representation, stronger consumer protection and more comprehensive service without those additional layers and outside markups. See what a best-in-class timeshare exit service should include.
| What matters most | Newton Group | Typical exit company |
|---|---|---|
| An attorney who represents you, not the company | Yes | No |
| A real Letter of Representation | Yes | No |
| Factory-direct pricing, no reseller markup | Yes | Marked up |
| No large upfront-fee trap | Yes | Often required |
| Helping owners exit since 2005, BBB A+ and 2× Torch finalist | Yes | Often new |
| Beats a standard exit company's written quote by 20% or more | Guaranteed | — |
Timeshare exit company structures and services vary; this comparison describes common differences between business models and may not apply to every provider. Timelines and results depend on the owner's contract, resort, account status and individual circumstances, and no particular outcome is guaranteed. Price guarantee subject to qualification requirements and comparable written service terms.
The timeshare exit industry did not need another exit company. It needed a better model.
Newton Group built one. Stronger protection. Better service. A guaranteed better price. Take the free 30-second check, or just call — you'll speak with a real Newton Group advisor, not a call center, for an honest, no-pressure assessment of your situation and the options that may be available. You decide what happens next.
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Straight answers.
The questions timeshare owners ask most often, answered plainly. For the full list, see every timeshare exit question Newton Group answers.