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#Sunshineguilt gets Brits booking hols and gardening in hottest March for over a century
- New data shows how #sunshineguilt spending shot up in warmest March in 115 years
- Nationwide data shows gardening spend in March up 95% compared to February, and up 26% year on year
- DIY spending was up 17% compared to February, and up 7% versus March last year
- March also ushered in an increase in holiday and airline spend - up 15 per cent compared to February and up 9% on March 2024
Nationwide becomes the first building society to achieve ‘Advanced’ mental health accessibility rating
- The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has awarded Nationwide an advanced rating through its Mental Health Accessible programme for essential services firms.
- Nationwide is the first building society to gain this rating - which is the second of three levels firms can achieve through the programme.
- This follows a comprehensive review by the charity assessing the accessibility of their services for customers with mental health problems.
- The award recognises the tangible steps Nationwide has taken to support its customers with mental health problems, and the progress it has made after working with Money and Mental Health to make their services more accessible.
1 in 4 snared by ticket scams as peak FOMO sets in due to imminent Glastonbury resale
- As Glastonbury festival ticket resale looms, high demand and low availability create perfect storm for scammers, warns Nationwide
- New research reveals 1 in 4 (25%) have fallen victim to ticket scams, losing £82 on average
- A staggering 51 per cent of Brits would consider buying tickets from questionable sources
- Nearly 1 in 5 (18%) young people (aged 25-34) are more likely to take risks as big events approach
- Two in five (40%) 25-34-year-olds are willing to knowingly buy fake tickets to secure a spot
Where Brits are spending their money five years after Covid
- Brits' social lives back on track as spend increases 49% from Feb 2021 to Feb 2025
- Holidays see biggest spend increase, followed by travel, leisure and childcare
- Spending dips recorded across dating, DIY, general retailers and discount stores
Nationwide and Mencap partner to create 'Easy Read' guides
- Guides support customers needing accessible communications, such as those with learning disabilities
- Aims to support day-to-day banking needs by making information easier to understand
- Forms part of Nationwide’s efforts to make banking more accessible for all and follows recent rollout of Speak Easy across branches
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08 May 2025
Nationwide cuts rates for new and existing customers looking for a new mortgage deal with rates starting from 3.84%
- Nationwide reducing rates for existing customers switching to a new deal or new customers remortgaging by up to 0.22 percentage points
- Nationwide offers 3.84% for new customers looking to remortgage, with a £1,499 fee
- Switcher rates for existing customers start from 3.84% but with a £999 fee
- All Nationwide’s tracker rates will see a reduction of 0.25 percentage points following the reduction to Bank Rate
- Follows rate cuts made across the mortgage range on Wednesday
06 May 2025
Nationwide cuts mortgage rates again including sub-4% for first-time buyers
- Nationwide cutting rates by up to 0.30 percentage points
- For new and existing customers looking to move home, rates start from 3.84%
- Nationwide offering sub-4% first-time buyer rates for first time since September 2024
06 May 2025
Nationwide confirms final agency line-up for social media pitch
Nationwide has confirmed the final line-up of agencies pitching to become its social media partner, as the UK’s largest mutual looks to build on strong momentum and further evolve its brand presence across social.
02 May 2025
Gen Z bring teapot back from brink and ditch energy drinks for a cuppa
- Over half of 16-28s have used a teapot in the last week and 74 per cent say tea is essential to their lives
- Gen Z also prefer tea over coffee, juice and energy drinks as the first drink of the day, poll from Nationwide shows
- Research marks specialist Dementia UK’s ‘Time for a Cuppa’ fundraising event - encouraging people to talk and connect over tea
- 77% say a cuppa could help with loneliness and 84% more likely to have a tea with older relatives if it would comfort them
- Interviews available with influencer Orla Phipps, who supported her late grandmother with Alzheimer’s and Hannah Gardner, Consultant Admiral Nurse for Children and Young people at specialist dementia nursing charity Dementia UK
