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Barclays: Current account reviews

Name: Current account
Rating: 4.5 (4941 reviews)

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4.50

Based on 4,941 reviews, last reviewed 3rd Apr 2026

4300% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

500% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

77%

14%

Latest highest rating:

5

Great Bank Barclays have been amazing with supporting me through every step of my current account issues. They are particularly incredible at resolving customer ... Read more Reviewed on: 3rd April 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

Account closed with no warning. Funds frozen. Account closed with no warning. They related on a message sent to an online message board. No call. No letter to address. Cards cut off. Locked out of... Read more Reviewed on: 1st April 2026

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About this product

The Barclays Bank Account can be opened as a sole account or joint account and has no monthly fee.

The Barclays Bank Account can be managed via the mobile banking app and sends instant spending notifications. You can add optional insurance packs to your account for a fee.

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Barclays Current account reviews (4941)

Review of the Barclays, Current account:

Easy to open an account

I was a UK resident but not citizen recently arrived in the UK. I went to several banks to open an account but found them uninterested and unhelpful, except Barclays. Several years later I am still with them. Reviewed on: 15th February 2016

British Banking at its Worst

What can I say about Barclays Bank? They are impossible to contact from abroad. They do not provide bank references. They return my wire transfers for no reason leaving me with no money in my account to pay my mortgage. Everything is 'centralised' so discussion with the local bank manager is a thing of the past. Dreadful. Reviewed on: 12th February 2017

Been with the bank over 20yrs. Mum passed away recently they were very helpful

Customer adviser was very helpful closing my mums accounts at a very distressing time Reviewed on: 11th February 2017

So easy to use

I use Barclays online account. It is so easy to use to pay bills and transfer money. There is valuable information online for me to read too. 5 star service. I love it. Reviewed on: 11th February 2017

Great bank

Always helpful on phone, great banking app, can easily transfer money across etc Reviewed on: 10th February 2017

Always helpful

Always helpful, friendly and polite Reviewed on: 10th February 2017

Held for over 2 decades with only afew issues

Overall I have no complaints, like any bank they try & upsell products to you, but no issues day to day and their app is good Reviewed on: 10th February 2017

My barclays account

Very basic bank account, no incentive to remain with them but it is somewhere trustworthy to keep my money. Am considering moving to virgin money as they have amazing lounges! But, until then, I trust my money is safe... Reviewed on: 10th February 2017

Great staff

Werry happy about staff attitude against customers. Very helpful and always smiley! Reviewed on: 9th February 2017

Helpful

They are always great and really helpful. Always get everything sorted that I need to. Have banked with them for 16 years Reviewed on: 7th February 2017

They sent my contactless card to the wrong address!

I recently moved and was told by Barclays I had to tell them my new address in a branch. I did this and they typed it into an ipad. I then had a statement and paying in book e-delivered to me from a neighbour at a similar address - Barclays had written that down instead of mine. I informed Barclays of their mistake straight away and told them my correct address yet over a week later they sent a contactless debit card to the wrong address! Thankfully the person living at that address was honest and put it through my letterbox - had they not been it could have been a whole different story. After all this I discovered I could actually change my address my self online and had Barclays told me this to begin with I could have saved a loss of stress and hassle. This has really lowered my faith in this bank. Reviewed on: 7th February 2017

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