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Newbury Building Society: Mortgages reviews

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Based on 1,346 reviews, last reviewed 17th Jan 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

Interest only and fixed rate mortgage. Great product that suited are very specific needs. Arranged without any problems and very quickly. Excellent rates. Really good customer service. Reviewed on: 17th January 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 (1346)

Review of the Newbury Building Society, Mortgages:

A great small building society

5
NBS is a great small old fashioned building society with a flexible approach to lending. Our family have 3 mortgages -- personal and business loans. We have also found the service to be friendly and competent and the outcomes excellent. Would highly recommend Reviewed on: 4th January 2018

All good

5
All good really helpful building society Reviewed on: 21st February 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi, we really appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review, we're glad you had a positive experience with us. Response date: 12th March 2025
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On on completion day there were problems...

2
On completion day, additional documents were needed from our conveyancer although we received a welcome email the day before telling us everything was ready. Completion was delayed by 1.5 hours and it was a very stressful time. The sellers up the chain were threatening to charge us interest. Newbury need to make sure that everything is in place for the loan before completion day. This has knocked our confidence Reviewed on: 14th February 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Julie, we are sorry to hear that your experience was worrying - we understand and our Customer Service team will be in touch as they will look into what caused this. Response date: 4th March 2025
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Great mortgage journey with the team

5
From start to finish on the mortgage journey the team were very responsive and it was lovely to speak with the team on any questions we had. Reviewed on: 14th February 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback - we appreciate it. Response date: 17th February 2025
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Completion delay

4
Good up to completion. New compliance officer demanded additional paperwork delaying the completion. Very stressful and should not have happened. Reviewed on: 14th February 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback Andrew, we do appreciate it. Apologies for the delay and thanks for bringing it to our attention. Response date: 12th March 2025
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Great service

5
From start to end of process all staff were excellent with high customer service skills Thanks Reviewed on: 7th February 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Guy, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really do appreciate it. Response date: 13th February 2025
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Common sense approach to lending.

5
Common sense approach to lending. Helped me place a tricky case for a client, prompt review of all documents and issuing of the offer. Great service and excellenet outcome for the client. Really helpful BDM. Reviewed on: 6th February 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Sam, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really do appreciate it. Response date: 21st February 2025
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Great customer service!

4
Great customer service! Excellent rate for first time buyers, look forward to remortgaging in the future Reviewed on: 28th January 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking time to provide feedback Dean, we appreciate it! Response date: 31st January 2025
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Remortgaging to Newbury was a Great Choice

5
We were remortgaging to Newbury from another lender via a broker, but the interactions we had with Newbury BS staff was excellent throughout the process. We were always kept up to date with things and Newbury did things quickly, providing clear information all along the way. Reviewed on: 27th January 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback - we do appreciate it. Response date: 31st January 2025
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Remortgage

5
I received my telephone appointment with Angela Burton from your Newbury branch and she was extremely helpful and explained all products clearly. She even managed to find a better rate of interest after the appointment and called me back to inform me. Reviewed on: 24th January 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, we appreciate it. We will share your comments with Angela, who will be so pleased to read them. Response date: 31st January 2025
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We needed an advance to finish our renovation projec...

5
We needed an advance to finish our renovation project given unforeseen building issues. Reviewed on: 23rd January 2025
Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, we do appreciate it. Response date: 31st January 2025
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