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Newbury Building Society: Savings reviews

4.86
Based on 7,216 reviews, last reviewed 20th Feb 2025
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Latest highest rating:

5

Still true to the principles of mutuality. Still true to the principles of mutuality. Great customer service, and competitive savings products Reviewed on: 20th February 2025
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Latest lowest rating:

1

In branch service review Very unfriendly to disabled people. All the seating is too local and I hurt myself. Reviewed on: 31st December 2024
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Review of the Newbury Building Society, Savings:

Newbury Building Society are time wasters

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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
Reply from Newbury Building Society Hello Konstantinos, we are sorry to hear this. The terms and conditions (the document you mention) include full details of regional restriction information which outlines the post codes. To open the account we advise that these should be read and then you must then tick to agree that you have read them to complete the account opening process. We will certainly review how we can make it clearer that the terms and conditions include vital information and should be read on the site as a result of your feedback, so thank you for taking the time to provide it. If you would like someone to contact you to discuss this please do contact us at enquiries @ newbury.co.uk. Response date: 26th April 2021
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In branch service review

5
Nice and easy access to money. Staff provide excellent service. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

In branch service review

5
Always very efficient and helpful - I have recommended Newbury to my brother. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

In branch service review

5
All staff are friendly, polite and informative. It would be a great incentive if children got a welcome pack like they used to do with Barry Bear. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

In branch service review

5
Always greeted by friendly, helpful staff members. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

In branch service review

5
Staff pleasant and helpful. Opening ISAs no problem. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

In branch service review

5
Staff are very pleasant and helpful. Opened new ISAs and staff explained everything. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

In branch service review

5
Hard to suggest anything to improve - very good already. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

In branch service review

5
Efficient and pleasant to talk to. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

In branch service review

5
Very good local building society. Long may it continue to be open in Andover. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

In branch service review

5
They go out of their way to help. Reviewed on: 31st January 2025

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