Newcastle Building Society Reviews 

357
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Looking at 51 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently mention that branch staff are exceptionally friendly, welcoming, and always ready to help with everyday financial needs. People also appreciate the clear, professional advice and the smooth service provided during their visits. Some reviewers were not happy with payment procedures, noting unexpected deductions or frustrating delays during account transfers. Certain individuals also experienced difficulties with customer service and felt that staff communication could be improved when resolving account issues. A number of customers mentioned facing strict restrictions or confusing rules when attempting to move their funds or savings.

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Staff

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Service

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Customer service

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Payment

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Whitley Bay branch of Newcastle Building Society continues to give the most welcoming and pleasant start to whatever service you require. I cannot imagine going elsewhere. The help and advice I r... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Time and time again Newcastle mortgages have been supportive, understanding and going beyond duty. Its been a difficult time but thanks to Joanne at support shes really helped and cannot thank her Ma... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The staff at the Whickham branch are superb. They are always very friendly and nothing is too much trouble when dealing with customers. Newcastle Building Society is the best financial institution I... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Consistently find stokesley branch staff helpful, efficient and friendly. Good range of products, private rooms for longer meetings. Very good branch to visit.

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Newcastle Building Society. A North East Building Society offering a range of mortgages, investments and other financial services


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4.3

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

357 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful staff

Very helpful staff, offered advice about easy access to my money and kept me informed throughout. West Denton branch.

17 June 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great review, we'll be sure to share this with our West Denton team!

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A local building society that you can…

A local building society that you can deal with face to face and not the internet which All of us don't necessary understand.Any issue go into the office where the staff will help you

13 June 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. Our branch colleagues are always happy to help whenever you need.

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They have staff

They have staff, and for me this is important. There is always a friendly and efficient member of staff to assist.

5 June 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thanks for your review. We appreciate your feedback.

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very efficient

Very efficient, my account was available to login to in less than a day. No issues at all.

4 June 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review and sharing your feedback.

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As a new customer

As a new customer, the application process and accompanying explanations were straightforward from start to finish.

31 May 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review and share your experience.

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Impossible customer service

Impossible customer service. Wished to discuss my current mortgage product but endless calls to contact centre, get usual garbage "due to unprecedented call volumes, blah blah". Simply not good enough that I cannot get through to my mortgage lender on the phone. Oh, and the form to book an appointment on your website doesn't work...no " prove you are human" entry possible!

14 May 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hi John,

We've requested some information from you so that our advisers can contact you to resolve this.

Thank you,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Competent

Competent, knowledgeable, helpful and unhurried handling of our financial affairs. What more can you ask for?

29 April 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hi Peter

Thanks for leaving us such a positive review. We're so pleased you've had a great experience with us.

Thanks,

Alice

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful customer service

I was a customer with NBS for years. Found out the account that I had was no longer active as the building society stopped the product service years. Thanks to Clare, she was able to guide me through the process of closing my account and even explained the LISA account and how it worked. I will definitely be opening another account with NBS.

5 April 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review - we're so pleased you had a positive experience with us!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly helpful professional staff on…

Friendly helpful professional staff on my local high street of Whickham.

26 April 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we really appreciate your feedback.

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They went above and beyond

I remember going on a customer service course and being taught that you remember companies in how well they deal with things when they go wrong.
Without going into detail, they went above and beyond in dealing with a complaint I raised . I felt they cared, wanted to learn from the experience and dealt with my compliant in a way I’ve not experienced before. They were really outstanding in dealing with me afterwards and left me feeling very positive towards them .

22 April 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hi Paul

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so pleased you're happy with the service you received and how our team made you feel.

Thanks,

Alice

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Painless Transaction

Top class service. Professional and made the transaction painless. Other Societies / Banks should try to emulate this service level to customers as it is first class.

19 April 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello Barry,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great review. We really appreciate your feedback!

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great fantastic service

Great fantastic service, so easy I had forgotten this sort of service still happened.

15 April 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello Mandy,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us this great review. We're so pleased to hear you were happy with our service.

Thanks, Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was given time to explain my needs

I was given time to explain my needs. I was able to choose a product and complete the paperwork in a relaxed and supportive environment.

11 April 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're really please you had a great experience with us.

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Knowledgeable and helpful staff

Knowledgeable and helpful staff

8 April 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello Arthur,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great review, we really appreciate your feedback.

Thank you,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Staff

Knowledgeable friendly staff who give good advice on the products they have...

2 March 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. We really appreciate your feedback.

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They are keeping my money against my will

Avoid at ALL COSTS

So I created a LISA account several years back when I thought to myself I wanted a future in the UK, I now no longer see that future with the state that the country is heading in and so I requested to withdraw my money back on the 26th of March, I'm not capable to give them a call directly so I communicate with them via messages, pretty annoying that every time I sent a message I'd have to wait at least 2 days for a response, so they asked me to confirm that I'm willing to pay the 25% HMRC charge to which I said yes sure, fine, then they asked me to give my account details to which bank I want to withdraw to, so I give them my account details to which account I wanted to withdraw to, then they got back to me telling me that the details I provided with do not match with when I first created the account around half a decade ago... Like hold up a second, this is not what you asked me, you asked to which account I wanted to withdraw my account, so then I respond to them and telling them fine this is the account details of what I opened up with then I got no response, nothing, it is now the 9th of April and still no replies. I send them messages I get ghosted. No replies anymore, at this point they are holding my money against my will and its all because of their miscommunication, you did not ask me what account I used to open up my LISA, you did not ask the security question and now I'm frustrated, I needed that money before the new tax year and here I am, a week later chasing up these scumbags who won't bother to contact me

No I do not wish to communicate with your pathetic email service I want my money out of my account 3 weeks ago, prompto, so don't give me that "I'm sorry to hear that feel free to contact us via so-and-so @ unreliablebank.co.uk"

And if that's what you reply with then that's another reason why your costumer service sucks

Horrendous bank! AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Edit as of the 11th of April : So they have finally managed to sort out my money and withdraw it all, but why did it have to take for me to make a review on here before I finally got someone's attention?

8 April 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thank you for raising this with us and we're sorry for any inconvenience you have experienced. We have requested some more information from you so that we can look into this further.

Thank you,
Beth

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