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Rating: 4.87 (7217 reviews)

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4.86

Based on 7,217 reviews, last reviewed 21st Feb 2025

3% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

91%

Latest highest rating:

5

Went in three times before making a decision,staff a... Went in three times before making a decision,staff always friendly and informative.Listerned to what I wanted unlike the service I have been getting a... Read more Reviewed on: 21st February 2025

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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Newbury Building Society Savings reviews (7217)

Review of the Newbury Building Society, Savings:

Newbury Building Society are time wasters

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

Coustomer Service

The Staff are well trained and are helpfull if a problem occurs Reviewed on: 24th 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

Good rates and good service from Abingdon branch

Good rates and good service from Abingdon branch Reviewed on: 24th 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

I was very pleased with all the information that was...

I was very pleased with all the information that was given to me opening a new savings account. I was very happy with all the benefits and features of my new account. The experience was quick and received my book through the post when was expecting it. All the information with all the different accounts that I could choose from was very good and was able to pick the one right for me. I can’t praise the staff enough always friendly and helpful. Reviewed on: 24th January 2025

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Yasmin, Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, we do appreciate it. Response date: 31st January 2025

A complex isa transfer.

A complex isa transfer was made by the Basingstoke branch via an appointment. It was very well handled. Reviewed on: 22nd January 2025

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Richard, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really do appreciate it. We will be sure to share your comments with our Basingstoke branch, who will be so pleased to hear them. Response date: 23rd January 2025

Great staff - Newbury building Society

Staff were friendly and helpful - they were knowledge about their products and they were clearly explained. They treated you like an individual and the face to face contact in branch made everything so much quicker and simpler. Reviewed on: 20th January 2025

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Jane, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really do appreciate it. Response date: 21st January 2025

Staff are always polite and helpful.

Staff are always polite and helpful. I had no difficulty in changing my ISA account recently to a Senior Monthly Cash ISA, which offered me a better interest rate. However, it involved a lot of paperwork! Reviewed on: 20th January 2025

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Alexander, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really do appreciate your feedback. Response date: 21st January 2025

Interest rates are excellent!

Savings account and savings bond interest rates are excellent. I love the work the Society does to support local communities. They put customers first, with no shareholders to keep happy, their mission is to keep their customers happy and ensure branches stay open so people can get easy access to their money. Reviewed on: 17th January 2025

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Tracy. we appreciate the time taken to leave us a review, thank you. Response date: 21st January 2025

Dealing with real people and not dialing numbers.

Setting up the account easy, done in person and hassle free. The one occasion I had to phone them, I got straight through to a real person who then put me straight through the the person I needed to speak to. No dialing numbers or computer voices involved, this and how banking a building societies should be run. Reviewed on: 11th January 2025

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really do appreciate your feedback. Response date: 13th January 2025

Phone call to Alton Branch for help.

Initial phone call to Alton Branch, then able to complete transactions by post and online. Reviewed on: 10th January 2025

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really do appreciate it. Response date: 13th January 2025

Ken was really helpful and explained everything clea...

Ken was really helpful and explained everything clearly. Reviewed on: 7th January 2025

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Julia, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really do appreciate it. We will be sure to share your comments with Ken, who will be so pleased to hear them. Response date: 8th January 2025

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