Newcastle Building Society Reviews 336

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their exceptional helpfulness, friendliness, and efficiency, often highlighting their professional and welcoming demeanor. Many appreciate the ability to speak with real people in branches, finding the service professional, efficient, and tailored to their needs, with staff going above and beyond to assist. However, some customers were dissatisfied with the customer service, citing issues with account activation, unclear photocopies of documents, and administrative procedures. A few also mentioned feeling that their concerns were not adequately addressed, describing the technology as outdated and the overall experience as inefficient.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Resent remortgage with Newcastle Building Society, I dealt with Richard who was fantastic! I was traveling for 3 weeks with work and Richard adjusted his hours of work and we held the meeting on Teams... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just had one of the best online support experiences from an extraordinarily patient professional called Mary. I am awful at online anything and have been avoiding the rigamarole of purchasing a new I... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently had a fixed rate ISA here but wanted to transfer it to another provider. It was made confusing by the fact the new provider refused to respect my wishes to only transfer when that ISA matur... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The local branch was very convenient. It was very helpful to be able to actually speak to a real person. The staff were all very accommodating, friendly and helpful. There is a wide range of produc... See more

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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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4.2

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A Credit to the North-East

The Newcastle branch is well appointed and efficiently staffed by extremely courteous and efficient individuals.
All-in-all a pleasure to do business there.

August 13, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this great review, we're really pleased to hear you've had a great experience in our Newcastle branch.
Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Friendly but professional advice which meet all my needs and more

August 4, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave this great review. We're really pleased you had a great experience with us.
Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service

July 14, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this great review, we're really pleased your happy with the service you received!
Thanks, Abbie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Extremely Helpful

Very well run Branch with helpful and friendly staff.
Financial adviser service excellent and extremely helpful. Sorted out a concern of mine, and would certainly use again.

July 7, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're really pleased you had a great experience in our branch.
Thanks, Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Resent remortgage with Newcastle…

Resent remortgage with Newcastle Building Society, I dealt with Richard who was fantastic! I was traveling for 3 weeks with work and Richard adjusted his hours of work and we held the meeting on Teams. He really couldn’t have been more helpful.

June 24, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this great review, we're really pleased your happy with the service you received!
Thanks, Beth

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Time to move on I think...

Received an email on Monday inviting me to open a loyalty saver account. I click on the link to open the account, and receive the message..."We cannot direct you to the requested web page at this time. Please try again". Email Customer services and told to wait 24 hours for the IT Department to activate. NOTHING, same error. What a complete waste of my time. So in September, I'll be moving on to another Building Society who can be bothered and transfer my savings to them instead.

June 23, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for raising this with us, we've requested some more information from you so we can look into this.
Thanks,
Beth

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

One star is being generous

One star is being generous. Just want rid of this BS but their administrative procedures are terrible.

June 23, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

We're sorry to read your review, we've requested some more information from you so we can look into this.

Thanks, Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely atmosphere when you go in and…

Lovely atmosphere when you go in and staff so keen to help in a professional and friendly way . Also felt it part of local community with the info around the reception room.

June 10, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this great review! We're so pleased you had such a good experience visiting our branches.
Thanks,
Beth

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have wasted hours simply trying to…

I have wasted hours simply trying to revive an account they made dormant. Same names at same address - should be easy enough. The hoops they made me jump through are ridiculous. I took driving license into their Carlisle branch and they wrote to me saying they photocopy was unclear. THEIR OWN PHOTO COPY DONE BY THEIR OWN STAFF. Several other stupid mistakes. They are very hard work.

May 9, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hi David,
We've sent you a request for some more information so we can look into this for you, and hopefully get this sorted for you.
Thanks, Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First rate experience at the Consett branch

Have been with Newcastle Building Society for a number of years and cannot speak too highly of the staff at the Consett branch.
My business with them today was dealt with the usual friendliness and efficiency even though I had omitted to book an appointment.
In these days of bank closures it is reassuring to be able to have face to face discussions with friendly people who are genuinely interested in your financial needs.

June 3, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this great review. We're so pleased you had a great experience at our Consett branch and we'll be sure to pass your comments on to the team!
Thanks, Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly Recommended.

Always friendly, helpful and professional. Time is taken with each customer to provide the appropriate servive. Overall, an excellent service.

May 22, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hi Mark,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this great review! We're really pleased you had a great experience with us.
Thanks, Beth

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Patronising official

I received my first account information letter from Newcastle B/S; it contained an account number and a reference number. I became a bit confused about which was which and went to my local branch to enquire. I was greeted adequately, and when I asked if I could sit down, I received a curt yes. The official came over to me, standing above me like a praying mantis, and I explained the issue I was facing. I told her that the account number and the reference number were confusing for me. To cut a long story short, she spoke to me as if I were five years old; she was so patronising that the following day, I cancelled my account and returned the money to the original bank.

May 19, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

We've requested some more information from you so that we can look into this.

Thanks, Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a problem which was sorted out…

I had a problem which was sorted out without any fuss.

May 19, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, we're pleased to hear your problem was sorted promptly by our team.
Thanks, Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

staff welcome

staff welcome. Clear explanations and speedy service

May 9, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this review, we're really pleased you had a great experience.
Thanks, Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Respected my Wishes

I recently had a fixed rate ISA here but wanted to transfer it to another provider. It was made confusing by the fact the new provider refused to respect my wishes to only transfer when that ISA matured (like most do), so I got in touch with Newcastle to ask them to handle that and they did. This was really appreciated, and they transferred the ISA the day after it matured. Thank you

May 8, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, we're pleased our team provided you with great service.

Thanks,
Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mary - a brilliant professional.

Just had one of the best online support experiences from an extraordinarily patient professional called Mary.
I am awful at online anything and have been avoiding the rigamarole of purchasing a new ISA, having not properly set up my online account when instructed to do so by mail. Mary very patiently took me through the process, at all times being good humoured and supportive, and got my online account properly set up and helped me with the purchasing of my ISA. Faultless. Brilliant support. Thanks

May 7, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this review, we're really pleased Mary was able to help you get your ISA set up online!
Thanks, Beth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent efficient and friendly…

Excellent efficient and friendly service. Well run Branch and nice to have an alternative people business to online

April 24, 2025
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this great review. We're really pleased you had a great experience.
Thanks, Beth

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