Newbury Building Society Reviews

Mortgages

Friendly service by real people

Very friendly service helpful and great advice. No robots used always a bonus .

Reviewed on 4th May 2021

Kelly

Savings

Easy helpful process

Excellent personal service by staff at Wokingham. Always very friendly and treat me as a person and not just another customer. Was very thorough when going through the important details of the account. Made sure that I knew the finer details so I knew... Read more

Excellent personal service by staff at Wokingham. Always very friendly and treat me as a person and not just another customer. Was very thorough when going through the important details of the account. Made sure that I knew the finer details so I knew that the account was right for me. She even informed me of a future interest rate reduction, honest, and not willing to hide anything, so I could have changed my mind.

Reviewed on 3rd May 2021

Dave

Mortgages

Excellent

Efficient safe professional and clear! Thank you

Reviewed on 3rd May 2021

hm.mooney14@gmail.com

Mortgages

Great service

Remortgage was made quick and easy. Good rates and very little hassle to process the paperwork.

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

toni norris

Savings

Time consuming experience

I opened a new savings account and had to submit a copy of my passport for validation purposes, which I did within minutes of receiving their email. As I had not heard back from Newbury Building Society after a few days, I phoned them up to check on... Read more

I opened a new savings account and had to submit a copy of my passport for validation purposes, which I did within minutes of receiving their email. As I had not heard back from Newbury Building Society after a few days, I phoned them up to check on this. The person who answered my query was very pleasant but could not help me with my query. Total waste of my time and effort.

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

armonty

Savings

NBS Positive Experience

Decided to open up an existing members account in branch. Gladys was really approachable, knowledgeable about the account I was interested in & just lovely to deal with, so well done NBS for having such individuals.

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

i

Mortgages

Brilliant experience. Staff were super friendly and responsive.

Speaking to staff was an easy, pleasant experience. Very responsive to any queries. I never had to worry about it. Brilliant company & staff.

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

CBlundy

Savings

Opening existing member account

Gentle but helpful accounts reviews led to opening this account. Then a further helpful follow up phonecall after we had deposited the money in the wrong account, as we'd entered the wrong reference number! Thank you.

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

Sara

Savings

Excellent prompt efficient service

Well trained staff offering excellent and prompt service

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

John Southern

Savings

Excellent service

Very easy to speak with real people in your Wokingham Branch. I spoke with Holly, and she managed to see me that same day.

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

Lynne

Mortgages

Gave what other companies didn't

I have been with Newbury since 2014 and they are/were the only company that recognised a services injury pension when applying for a mortgage...the other companies basically said the computer says no'. Thus I recommend The Newbury to everyone, they... Read more

I have been with Newbury since 2014 and they are/were the only company that recognised a services injury pension when applying for a mortgage...the other companies basically said the computer says no'. Thus I recommend The Newbury to everyone, they are professional, friendly, approachable and go out of their way to help. My mortgage advisor, Angela Bradshaw is just the best and has simply gone above and beyond to help and advise. Simply the best company who treat you as an individual with individual needs and not a computer statistic

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

Steve S

Savings

Opening a Home Saver Account took a long time.

The account was easy to apply for online as I was already a NBS customer. The account showed up immediately when I logged in but I didn’t receive a message from NBS to confirm I could pay into it as I was supposed to. I rang after several days to ask ... Read more

The account was easy to apply for online as I was already a NBS customer. The account showed up immediately when I logged in but I didn’t receive a message from NBS to confirm I could pay into it as I was supposed to. I rang after several days to ask if I could pay money in and spoke to a very helpful man but when he checked for me he said not to pay in yet. It was several days later before I got the OK to pay money in. I’m surprised it took so long as I was an existing customer.

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

Jennifer Lenton

Savings

Transferring accounts

I explained what I would like to do. Transfer one account balance to a higher interest account and Tina talked me through it all completed the paperwork then sent it to me to check over and sign. I then had to send it along with my passbook to my... Read more

I explained what I would like to do. Transfer one account balance to a higher interest account and Tina talked me through it all completed the paperwork then sent it to me to check over and sign. I then had to send it along with my passbook to my branch. Apart from a phone call from Tina confirming some information all has gone through smoothly. Thank you

Reviewed on 30th April 2021

Kim B

Savings

annual statement of interest for tax

It would be nice to receive an annual statement of interest for tax for my Newbury Building Society accounts . or even a letter saying the interest rate is going down.

Reviewed on 28th April 2021

Sandra Christine Boyles

Savings

Friendly and personal

Very friendly, knowledgeable and efficient service with a very personal feel.

Reviewed on 28th April 2021

Verified Member

Savings

Newbury Building Society are time wasters

I recently applied online to open a new saver account. I opened the account without any problems and I deposited funds. A few days later I received a phone call from a representative of Newbury Building Society informing me that my account will be... Read more

I recently applied online to open a new saver account. I opened the account without any problems and I deposited funds. A few days later I received a phone call from a representative of Newbury Building Society informing me that my account will be closed because I live outside of their area of operation. When I mentioned that there was nothing in the account information or the application suggesting that I was not eligible to open the saving account, the response that I got from the representative of the society was that the rule about living in the operation area was stated in some obscure document that was available on their website. Allowing customers to open and fund saving accounts online and then deciding to close these accounts for reasons not mentioned in the account documentation is not a way to do business. It shows that Newbury Building Society is not a serious financial institution. The market is very competitive and my time is far to precious to have to deal with time wasters such as Newbury Building Society.

Reviewed on 26th April 2021

Konstantinos

Savings

Friendly staffs, easy to use online banking, excellent rate

Very pleased with the staffs on phone and at the branch, all very knowledgeable, approachable and helpful. Their saving account offers excellent interest rate. Also very importantly the branch is a dog friendly :)

Reviewed on 23rd April 2021

New customer

Savings

Great Building Society, great website

I recently opened a new account at the Newbury. That was very straightforward. I then applied for Internet access to the account and that too was very straightforward. Finally I open a new account using the website and that was straightforward. They... Read more

I recently opened a new account at the Newbury. That was very straightforward. I then applied for Internet access to the account and that too was very straightforward. Finally I open a new account using the website and that was straightforward. They offer favourable rates, a friendly smile and a simple website that works!!!

Reviewed on 23rd April 2021

Marcus Richards

Savings

Opening a savings account.

I was impressed with the telephone conversation I had as it provided me with all the information I needed to open a new account.

Reviewed on 23rd April 2021

Elizabeth

Mortgages

Small Societies are best

The wonderful and polite treatment confirms my long held experience that smaller Building Societies are both friendlier, more efficient, and offer best terms

Reviewed on 23rd April 2021

Terry Quinn