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Newbury Building Society: Mortgages reviews

4.80
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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About this product

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)

Mortgage Help

5
Really great communication. Made the whole experience easy and stress free. August 2023 Thanks so much to the team. Reviewed on: 14th August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we do appreciate it. Response date: 15th August 2023
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Friendly, efficient service

5
The teams in Newbury and Wokingham handled the completing of our mortgage very efficiently and handled my questions professionally Reviewed on: 10th August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking time to leave feedback - we appreciate it. Response date: 11th August 2023
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Great experience getting a mortgage through Newbury

4
Myself and my partner are first time buyers, and getting a mortgage with Newbury Building Society with the help of our Mortgage advisor has been a great experience and even when coming across minor bumps in the road they were very accommodating. Would highly recommend. Thank you. Reviewed on: 7th August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we do appreciate it. Response date: 8th August 2023
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Opening new savings account

4
I liked the sound of the new Existing Members account but didn’t realise initially that I had to open it by logging into My Accounts It would be good if this was made clear Reviewed on: 5th August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we appreciate it. There are options to opening accounts which are listed on the account details - we will review to see if we can make this clearer - thank you. Response date: 7th August 2023
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Very well managed with Megan Kimble and communication 100%.

5
We went with Newbury because the staff were very friendly and polite Reviewed on: 4th August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we appreciate it. We will be sure to share your comments with Megan, who will be so pleased to hear them. Response date: 7th August 2023
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New deal in tricky times

4
Needed to remortgage and Bewbury offered a competitive deal. A seamless transfer ...no problems at all. Reviewed on: 4th August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback and your kind words - we appreciate it. Response date: 7th August 2023
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Top rate Customer experience

5
So far, Every interaction either by email or telephone has been brilliant with helpful staff who take responsibility for the call and the task. Polite and personable. Reviewed on: 4th August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback and your kind words - we appreciate it. Response date: 7th August 2023
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Customer confidence in an ever changing financial landscape.

5
Clear, helpful communication from start to finish has made it easy to switch to a Newbury BS mortgage product. Feel confident in the Society’s overview of changing interest rates set against looking after customers. Reviewed on: 4th August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback and your kind words - we do appreciate it. Response date: 4th August 2023
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Excellent help and support

5
The underwriters team (Sezanne) brilliant at answering queries and helping me every step of the way. Managed to complete on my date by pulling out all the stops. Very grateful Reviewed on: 4th August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we do appreciate it. We will be sure to share your comments with Sezanne, who will be so pleased to hear them. Response date: 4th August 2023
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Easy to deal with

5
After being left in the lurch several times by the useless broker (Mojo mortgages) I started to call Newbury directly. Best thing I ever did as they were so helpful and ensured the last few items were completed. It all went through well. They even held back some of the Bank of England rises recently. Fabulous Reviewed on: 2nd August 2023
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback and for your kind words - we will share them with our colleagues in underwriting, who will be so pleased to read them. Response date: 3rd August 2023
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