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Newbury Building Society: Mortgages reviews

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Based on 1,363 reviews, last reviewed 2nd Mar 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

A great Mortgage Lender to have. A great Mortgage Lender to have supporting your lifestyle. We have had our Mortgage with Newbury Building Society for many years now. Having recently ... Read more Reviewed on: 2nd March 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Newbury Building Society Unhelpful We have had a mortgage with Newbury for years and have never missed a payment so when it came to renewing the mortgage for another 2 years they became... Read more Reviewed on: 4th January 2026
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Newbury Building Society have been in the mortgage industry for over 165 years.

Appointments with qualified mortgage advisers can be over the phone, videocall or in branch. Newbury Building Society can help with mortgages in a wide range of circumstances including first time buying, retirement, self employed and buy to let.

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Newbury Building Society Mortgages reviews (1363)

Excellent service

5
Newbury have been very efficient and helpful through the whole application process. A great company to deal with who are accommodating when required. Reviewed on: 18th December 2020
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Tamzine, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback for us - we really appreciate it. Response date: 18th December 2020
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Remortgaging and borrowing more

5
We had fantastic service with Newbury. I had many conversations with Charlotte Hall and she would always go out of her way to help us and find the best offer for us to go for. If I had any enquiries Charlottle would always get back to us promptly. Would definitely use Newbury again if we moved. Thank you! Reviewed on: 14th December 2020
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Megan, thank you very much for taking the time to leave feedback for us - we really do appreciate it. We will be sure to share your comments with Charlotte, who will so pleased to hear this. Many thanks. Response date: 14th December 2020
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Very impressed

5
We applied for a mortgage through our broker. From beginning to end the service was impeccable. Communications were clear and very prompt. We are so delighted we chose Newbury BS. Full credit to the underwriter whose professionalism and customer service was above and beyond. Reviewed on: 13th December 2020
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Bell, thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback for us. We really appreciate it and will share your comments with our underwriting team, who will be so pleased to read this. Many thanks Response date: 14th December 2020
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Excellent service for our mortgage appplicatiom

5
Contacted Lisa at the Basingstoke branch, she was extremely helpful, friendly and efficient. Nothing was too much trouble and made our process go smoothly. Once application received at the mortgage centre, they were efficient and quickly resolved an incorrect item in the offer documents. The rest of the process went smoothly to completion. Very impressed Reviewed on: 7th December 2020
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Donna, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we really appreciate it and Lisa will be so pleased to hear your comments. Many thanks Response date: 8th December 2020
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Product Switch

5
Excellent advice on product options. Great friendly personal service throughout. Thank you Reviewed on: 7th December 2020

Exemplary service

5
As an existing customer we were delighted with the additional borrowing service that was provided. Everything went very smoothly and the money arrived exactly as promised. Reviewed on: 7th December 2020

Fast, efficient and friendly

5
From our broker sending us the illustration to completion in just under a month was amazing. Our application was handled really efficiently and communication was excellent. A dramatically different experience from our last 3 mortgages with different providers. Based on our experience I highly recommend Newbury Building Society. Reviewed on: 4th December 2020
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Graham, thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback and for your kind words - we really appreciate it. Response date: 4th December 2020
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easy to deal with

5
Katy Briggs was prompt and very easy to deal with. Reviewed on: 4th December 2020
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Ray, thank you for your kind words and taking the time to leave feedback, we will share your comments with Katy, who will be so pleased to hear this. Response date: 4th December 2020
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Excellent

5
From the first moment of seeking advise from Karen Smith at NBS, I felt like I was in the hands of experts and a team that cared about my transaction. I would have no hesitation in recommending NBS to anyone else who is seeking a mortgage. Reviewed on: 2nd December 2020
Reply from Newbury Building Society HI Marc, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we really appreciate it. Karen will be so pleased to hear this. Response date: 2nd December 2020
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Adequate

3
My experience was adequate and I am content with the final result of my service. Reviewed on: 1st December 2020
Reply from Newbury Building Society HI Paul, We are so sorry to read that you have experienced this situation - this is not our normal example of customer service and we would like to discuss this with you - please can you contact us with your full contact details so that our Direct Sales Manager can get in touch? enquiries @ newbury.co.uk Many thanks Response date: 1st December 2020
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