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2.73
Based on 191 reviews, last reviewed 7th Mar 2025
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Latest highest rating:

5

I love the app, it is constantly being updated and n... I love the app, it is constantly being updated and new features being added! for this reason I love it so much.. It allows you to add other bank accou... Read more Reviewed on: 7th March 2025
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Natwest bankline should be avoided by all businesses. Natwest bankline should be avoided by all businesses. Any issue outside of its day to day working have no quick and easy way to resolve. I have been l... Read more Reviewed on: 5th March 2025
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NatWest Business Banking reviews (191)

Review of the NatWest, Business Banking:

I love the app, it is constantly being updated and n...

5
I love the app, it is constantly being updated and new features being added! for this reason I love it so much.. It allows you to add other bank accounts aswell, I wish it added credit cards aswell but it is still very useful.. I find business banking in the app so easy to use, it is just a very easy app to use, I have been with natwest for ages and really like them. Reviewed on: 7th March 2025

Nowhere near as good as Revolut, sometimes hard to c...

4
Nowhere near as good as Revolut, sometimes hard to communicate and can't understand what is being said, I think the is down to Language barriers Reviewed on: 12th March 2024

Nat West provides a good straightforward service

5
My business bank account is easy to use, the layout is approachable, the service is well supported. The international business I do is always completed without complication and the follow up service is reliable. The costs are low for a really good service Reviewed on: 25th February 2024

4 weeks and account not opened

1
Was trying to open a businesses account. It took ages for a reply. Then been asked several times for same thing. At very time was waiting several days for reply that usually leads to another question. After 4 weeks an account wasn't opened so I went to another bank and opened it in one day. Reviewed on: 22nd February 2024

Chaotic, unsupported, disinterested, unhelpful

1
Chaotic, unsupported, disinterested, unhelpful, and a significant negative impact on the business. Never will I bank with NatWest again Reviewed on: 16th February 2024

Horrified.

1
Having worked in the sector as both an employee and a consultant I am quite sure Natwest is the worst performing bank in the UK. Reviewed on: 19th December 2023

They charge you for literally everything!

1
It's ridiculous the fees they charge you, for literally using the account on a day to day basis, baring in mind you already pay a fee for having the account in the 1st place. You get charged for every payment made into your account, moving money from 1 account to another, every payment out of thee account. I had a planned overdraft (which I paid a yearly fee to have) to the get charged £50 for going into it by a few pence and clearing it the same day! I've just moved to starling business account and it's free! Yes completely free! No hiden or extra charges. They offer a 'switch' so you don't have to faff around having to change direct debits ect. Although natwest charged me jyst over £25 to close the account. I wish I left them years ago! Reviewed on: 31st October 2023

Dont open a business account with NatWest.

1
I run a small family business hotel. We receive non refundable booking deposits of 50% from customers who want to book a stay or event at our property. One of our customers decided to cancel his booking three days before the date of the event. He understood that it is a nonrefundable deposit. Not to mention I had turned away another booking and therefore lost revenue there. And the lost revenue from him not going ahead with his event was difficult on cash flow. As a way to claim back the 50% deposit, he has gone directly to his bank and said it is a fraudulent charge. Natwest, without doing any fact-finding from us, have restricted my account and blocked me out of the online app! How am I supposed to function a business and pay wages with no access to my account? I have all the evidence to show that this person knew the terms of the booking. How they can restrict my account on the basis of someone else fraudulently claiming that they don’t owe us the money, is absolutely crazy to me. If my business wasn’t so entangled with NatWest with all standing orders going through them, I would’ve shut it down in a heartbeat, horrible experience . I will be shutting down this account eventually, but they’ve tied my hands behind my back for the next 10 days … I am furious. As a sidenote, their online banking stopped working on my computer inexplicably a month ago. And yet it works on my iPad. When I went to the branch to ask, they have no clue why. Their support team is awful. Reviewed on: 6th October 2023

Closed my account with no explanation

1
Not worth the risk, it can happen to you woul stay far away Reviewed on: 30th August 2023

A pathetic business banking relationship

1
The business profile team are hopeless. I’m surprised they have a review rating of over 3. If I could I would mark them 0. We have had our internet banking suspended since 28/7, it’s now 24/8. All of the documentation required was uploaded in stages to fully comply since 11/8. On 11/8 I was told that the lifting of restrictions could take up to 48 hours. I called back on 14/8, 16/8, 18/8, 21/8 and 23/8 to be palmed off with the same 48 hours nonsense. Clearly the business profile team either do not have a clue, or just treat you like an idiot. We have been without banking now for nearly one month. A great way to try to run a business. Reviewed on: 24th August 2023

Super helpful in branch

5
I went into branch with lots of different things to sort and was quite stressed. The lady went methodically through them and made it so much easier.. Reviewed on: 13th August 2023

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