News
06 Feb 2020
Nationwide "pops-up" in Billingshurst and Bacup
- Society will open NEW Community Pop-ups in Billingshurst Community Centre and Bacup Library
- Billingshurst every Friday, 10am-1pm from Friday 7 February
- Bacup every Wednesday, 11am-2pm from 12 February
- Members can book appointments, get support on products and services and attend educational talks The Pop-up trial will initially run for six months
06 Feb 2020
Nationwide ready to build new community as land deal and main contractor are agreed
- Britain’s biggest building society prepares to commence work on 239 new homes
- Society has exercised the option to purchase the brownfield site in Swindon
- Mi-space, part of Midas Group, named as main contractor of £50m Oakfield project
30 Jan 2020
Tap the window to help the homeless
- Nationwide enables people to help the homeless via contactless window posters
- Innovative trial at Bath branch raises £100 a day through £3 contactless payments
- Move follows other charity forays into contactless tech as fewer people carry coins
17 Jan 2020
Product update - Triple access online saver
On 17 January, Nationwide Building Society will launch a new issue of its Triple Access Online Saver/ISA.
09 Jan 2020
'Sad' and 'Bleak' top sentiments associated with high streets as Brits yearn for better days
- 71% say high streets are vital to the community and shop there twice a week
- However, ‘sad’ and ‘bleak’ are the top words associated with high streets
- 72% judge an area based on its high streets and 62% say theirs has been neglected
- Poll calls for more butchers and bakers and fewer betting and vaping shops
- Nationwide reiterates pledge to not leave any town or city until at least May 2021
06 Jan 2020
Nationwide enhances support for members with hidden disabilities
23 branches across Sussex and Essex will pilot new approach to make people more comfortable
Nationwide Building Society is trialling a range of measures in branches to make the experience as comfortable and convenient as possible for members living with hidden disabilities.
06 Jan 2020
Brits spend £1,700 a year on office treats and meets
- British office workers spend £1,715, including on nights out, coffees, birthdays and charity
- Feelings of unhappiness and pressure occur when requests for money do the office rounds
- A third borrow money from colleagues with more than one in ten not paying the money back
- Eight in ten office workers socialise with colleagues; more than one in ten out 4-6 days a week
19 Dec 2019
Nationwide confirms participation in First-Time Buyer equity share scheme in Scotland
Nationwide Building Society will be accepting mortgage applications from those looking to participate in the Scottish Government’s first-time buyer equity share scheme, the First Home Fund, which launches today.
16 Dec 2019
New government must act on empty homes as 85,000 families will be homeless this Christmas
- Action on Empty Homes figures show there are 226,000 vacant properties in the UK
- Nationwide Building Society asks Government to create £185m Empty Homes Fund
- Incentives should include Council Tax holidays for first-time buyers and tax perks for local authorities
13 Dec 2019
Product update - Triple Access Online Saver
On 13 December, Nationwide Building Society will launch a new issue of its Triple Access Online Saver/ISA.
The new rates of interest are:
- Triple Access Online Saver – 1.10% AER/gross for 12 months
- Triple Access Online ISA – 1.10% AER/tax-free for 12 months
05 Dec 2019
Brits let the tills ring out for Christmas as average spend hits £727 for presents and festivities
- People spend an average of £725 at Xmas on presents, preparations and workplace festivities
- But more than a third don’t budget at all, while 81 per cent of those who do overspend
- Nearly one in five admitted to struggling last Christmas, with one in 20 left in significant debt
29 Nov 2019
Society updates on progress of Nationwide For Business
Assessment Period 1 (July 1st, 2019 – September 30th, 2019)