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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)

Good but needed to double check everything.

3
Overall good, but original documents were for the wrong offer. Reviewed on: 31st August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi -thank you for providing feedback - and sorry to hear the documents provided were incorrect, we will review this to investigate what went wrong and apologise for the frustration caused. Response date: 1st September 2021
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Fast and Responsive

5
From the first contact with our broker to completion of the remortgage the staff at the Newbury BS were exemplary. They communicated clearly at all times, required reasonable information and evidence for our application and responded speedily on each occasion. An altogether pleasing experience. The product offered suited our needs perfectly. Thank you. Reviewed on: 30th August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi - thank you for taking time to provide feedback - we do appreciate it. Response date: 31st August 2021
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Excellent

5
I applied for my mortgage through an independent financial advisor, but the whole experience was very simple, straight forward Reviewed on: 28th August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society HI - thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we appreciate it. Response date: 31st August 2021
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Helpful, understanding the techniques needed to obtain a mortgage, patients for the elderly.

5
Being over 82 I was doubtful if I would get a mortgage especially as I had never had one before. I did own my own property of great value, but I needed £100.000.to complete change of use to the existing property. At my age I needed someone with patience to explain everything and give me advice. The person I had was brilliant at her job and so kind. Reviewed on: 27th August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi, thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback for us. We are so pleased that your first mortgage experience was positive, we will be sure to share your comments with your adviser, who will be so pleased to hear this. Response date: 31st August 2021
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A smooth, efficient customer experience!

5
In my recent mortgage application, everyone I contacted at Newbury Building Society was pleasant, helpful and unfailingly efficient. An impressive service which I shall not hesitate to recommend to others. Reviewed on: 27th August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi - thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we appreciate it! Response date: 31st August 2021
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Transferring to a new mortgage product

5
Our Mortgage Advisor was helpful, friendly and very knowledgeable. We felt completely comfortable throughout the discussion and believe we were given sound and good information to help us make a decision. Thank-you so much! Reviewed on: 25th August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Di, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we appreciate it. Response date: 26th August 2021
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i have always found the staff to be extremely helpful and proffessional , excellant customer service

5
The products on offer are competitive with very fair ( if any ) arrangement fees ) the process of switching was quick and easy , we have found all of our dealings with the Newbury over the last 8 years with savings accounts and mortgages to be very postive , we like this company and would recommend . Reviewed on: 23rd August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi -thank you for taking the time to leave feedback for us and for your kind words. We appreciate it. Response date: 24th August 2021
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Hannah Westlake , excellent through out

5
Excellent service would recommend 100% Reviewed on: 20th August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi, thank you for taking time to leave feedback - Hannah will be so pleased. Many thanks, we appreciate it. Response date: 23rd August 2021
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Great Service

5
I was in the happy position of being able to pay off my mortgage before it's term. The whole process was straight-forward and took the minimum of effort. No early repayment fee for me, just an admin fee. Will look to open a savings account with you now. Reviewed on: 20th August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi - thank you for taking time to leave feedback - we appreciate it. Response date: 20th August 2021
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Great Customer Service

5
Great customer service, they were vey helpful and knowledgable. They delivered everything they said and would highly recommend them to friends and family. Reviewed on: 20th August 2021
Reply from Newbury Building Society HI - thank you for your kind words and for taking time to leave feedback - we appreciate it. Response date: 20th August 2021
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