Newcastle Building Society Reviews 336

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Review summary

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Considering 61 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their helpfulness, friendly demeanor, and professional attitude, often going above and beyond to assist. Many appreciate the personalized service and the ability to speak with real people in branches, finding the overall service to be efficient and of a high standard. However, some people were dissatisfied with the customer service, citing issues with online account setup, unclear communication regarding account details, and difficulties with administrative procedures. A few customers also experienced problems with transferring funds and felt that their concerns were not adequately addressed.

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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

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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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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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very dishonest and cost me thousands of pounds

Very dishonest. prevented me from renewing my mortgage so that they could charge me a higher interest rate which cost me thousands of pounds. Newcastle tried to remove my reviews. I am considering legal action against them as I'm very upset about about how they've treated me.

June 17, 2024
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Reply from Newcastle Building Society

Hi Nicky,

We've sent you a request for some more information so that we can look into this further.

Thanks,
Beth

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.

June 17, 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

June 13, 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.

June 5, 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.

June 4, 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.

May 31, 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!

May 14, 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?

April 29, 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.

April 5, 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.

April 26, 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 .

April 22, 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.

April 19, 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.

April 15, 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.

April 11, 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

April 8, 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...

March 2, 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

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