NatWest status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of NatWest reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by NatWest users through our website.

• Transactions (24%)
• Login (24%)
• Mobile App (19%)
• Website (16%)
• Withdrawals (11%)
• Transfer (5%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent NatWest outage reports came from the following cities: Whitefield, London, Birmingham, Salford, St Albans, Ludlow, Bristol, Maidstone, Plymouth, Telford, Burry Port, Westminster Abbey, Chard, Reading, and Bromley.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Whitefield	Website	7 days ago
London	Transfer	10 days ago
Birmingham	Website	16 days ago
Salford	Login	17 days ago
St Albans	Mobile App	17 days ago
Bristol	Website	18 days ago

Full Outage Map

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NatWest Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Alicia (@Aliciasdnud) reported 7 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help hi I placed a switch to HSBC from NatWest and I want to cancel. HSBC have been no help. Can you please reject the switch request please I don’t want to switch to them anymore

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  Prepared Remarks (@P_Remarks) reported 7 minutes ago

  @InterGo10 “We had a very large customer that we announced Barclays. They did 20,000 Ultimate seats and 20,000 Duo seats. We also announced a number of other customers such as Anthropic, CACI, NatWest and Amazon.”

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  re (@re500v) reported 11 minutes ago

  @NicholasGuyatt Was actually In at the time block rock owned ex NatWest towers which had an American dorm for foreign students. Had shops selling American candy. Our resto was in there. Cost approx 500£/wk in 05. We also worked with Hoxton urban lodge who had rooms starting at 29£

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  An Engineer (@deloreancars) reported 12 minutes ago

  @PaulReadGB @LifeThruSpecs Credit cards carry insurance by law. They don't like it, and might even claim it's not true. But squirrelled away in a dark corner of their website is a crappy little form to fill in so they can begrudgingly comply with their legal obligations (been there, done it with NatWest).

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  Rich (@rich_rdctd) reported 13 minutes ago

  Natwest Bank just dropped a banger. "Tomorrow begins today" they say. If you set up biometric approval in the mobile app or Voice ID for Telephone Banking, you gave them consent to use this data. As per their email: "From 20th May, Natwest will use ‘legitimate interests’ to process biometric data, instead of your consent. Legitimate interests is a term in Data Protection Law, which means we use your data only when necessary and where we have carefully balanced your rights in the public interest." Bear this in mind as you cannot update your details or send more than £750 without using their biometrics service. @freddienew @DecentraSuze

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  Anthony Williams (@bullsboy) reported 14 minutes ago

  @StephenMulhern You could come and see the duck outside the job centre in Heanor, or I could take you down the road to Ilkeston where the top rated thing on Trip Advisor is a hole in the wall next to NatWest

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  Sophia Clara (@purpleGenghis) reported 20 minutes ago

  @Loopify Natwest is terrible. They try telling you what to do with your money.. I closed account last year because of this S***t

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  mohbi (@mohbii) reported 23 minutes ago

  @WSJ NatWest expecting income at the top end of guidance after 9.5% growth is a strong signal that UK banking is in a surprisingly healthy position. higher interest rates have been painful for borrowers but banks are thriving on the margin between what they pay depositors and what they charge on loans. the structural hedge giving them protection means they keep earning even when rates eventually come down. UK banks havent looked this profitable in years

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  based.info (@Based_dot_Info) reported 25 minutes ago

  UK Mortgage Rates Surge as Middle East Conflict Sparks Inflation Fears UK mortgage rates have reversed weeks of decline as lenders respond to escalating conflict in the Middle East, with HSBC, Nationwide, Virgin Money, NatWest and Coventry Building Society announcing increases of up to 0.25% across fixed-rate products. The repricing marks an abrupt shift in a market that had been steadily improving since late 2025. According to Mortgage Solutions, the average two-year fixed rate residential mortgage has climbed from 4.32% to 4.82% as of 4 March, while the five-year fix rose from 4.94% to 4.96%. The catalyst: soaring oil and gas prices following US and Israeli strikes on Iran that sent energy markets into turmoil. The two-year swap rate rose from 3.33% on 27 February to 3.65% by 6 March, while the five-year swap rate climbed from 3.5% to 3.8%, according to Moneyfacts. Swap rates — the benchmarks lenders use to price fixed mortgages — move in tandem with market expectations for Bank of England policy. In late February, traders had fully priced in two Bank of England rate cuts by the end of 2026, but by 3 March, the chance of two rate cuts had been completely wiped out, according to the HomeOwners Alliance. The shift reflects a brutal recalculation of inflation risk. Since the first US strikes on Iran on Saturday, energy prices have soared, with the oil price increasing to 84$/barrel (Brent Crude) and UK gas prices to 139p/therm (up 15% and 78% respectively since the weekend), NIESR reported. Iran has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow waterway through which a fifth of all global oil flows, according to Al Jazeera. The UK remains heavily dependent on gas for heating and electricity generation. For UK households, wholesale gas prices matter because they are a key driver of domestic energy bills, meaning a prolonged spike could push up costs in the months ahead. UK inflation stood at 3.4% in December 2025, already above the Bank of England's 2% target.

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  N F B (@nfbnfbnfbnfb) reported 27 minutes ago

  @HSBC_UK Hello. I’m sending some money from my NatWest account to someone’s HSBC account. Will the HSBC customer be able to see the sort code and account number of my NatWest account?

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  MR C (@MR_C1979) reported 27 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help NatWest, your customer service is terrible. 40mins on the phone line then got cut off. Don’t you think if your customer will need to card reader to do bank transfer, you should just automatically send them one, not having to climb a ducking mountain just to get one?

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  Vermouth (@vermoutharc) reported 28 minutes ago

  UK summons emergency meeting with CEOs of 5 major banks (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest, Santander) on Wednesday. Meeting aims to address economic risks from Middle East tensions, support customers, and discuss banking sector reforms.

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  Nick Greenacre (@nicknet100) reported 29 minutes ago

  @SayNo2SizewellC What do you believe you know that the planning authorities, Natwest and Bpifrance Assurance Export (the insurers/underwriters) do not? And secondly, do you not see the irony of opposing a clean energy project, the success of which help prevent sea level rise?

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  Fiona Hurst (@fiffihunnybunny) reported 32 minutes ago

  @realdoll03 I did mine in the bank that you are having problems with .I don't suggests natwest my son got problem with them regarding his child trust fund .good luck

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  Tom (@TMur222) reported 33 minutes ago

  @MLorrM @NatWestGroup It seems Natwest only correct errors when it is in their favour.

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  Judith Cossins (@CossinsJudith) reported 35 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help NatWest is awful. My partner applied online 6 weeks ago for control over his mum's account (she has dementia). He has power of attorney. He waited a month. No joy. He phoned 3 times. No joy. He went to the branch. No joy. You WILL NOT help him. Utter rubbish. 😡

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  Julia Pring (@jpring44) reported 42 minutes ago

  @Natwest idea of progress is to close down helpful & people focussed branches particularly with the elderly & divert everyone to a busy automated focussed branch you have to travel to & which is always full of queues. First Catford closed diverting to lewisham now sydenham.

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  Di Beirne (@ScattyCat) reported 44 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help 2/2 problems. I've contacted HMRC, they said it's not a problem at their end, must be NatWest as I can log in, but then approval screen is blank. Is this a known issue? Please ask your I.T. to fix it. Been waiting for a reply in app customer service for over 10 hrs

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  Di Beirne (@ScattyCat) reported 44 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help Cont... the NatWest app lets me log in then I just get a blank screen. HMRC think the problem is with NatWest, as I can log in. I've been told it's not a known issue with you, but it's been happening to me for 2 weeks now. I've made several payments to HMRC this way before..cont.

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  AB🇮🇳🥇ST (@AB100JaiHind) reported 48 minutes ago

  Who cares what he says... His Sorry Team 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @nassercricket can barely win on 🇮🇳 Soil! Last series win dating back to 2012..He can support whosoever he wins! Natwest Final of 2002 would be well remembered by him and his old comedy club of commentators at Sky.. We in 🇮🇳 DONT CARE

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  Di Beirne (@ScattyCat) reported 48 minutes ago

  @HMRCcustomers Hi - is there a problem making payments on the app with NatWest? Been trying to pay for 3 days but keep getting blank screen on NatWest app after logging in to authorise payment. I do suspect it's a NatWest problem but I know how busy you are atm so maybe it's you

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  Martin Longley (@devymaster) reported 51 minutes ago

  @Woodywudpeck Maybe pinch a few NatWest for longer term as looks like they’re down 10%, or maybe will wait to see if they fall a bit more the next few trading days. #indecisive

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  NewbieTrader (@youwhobooxx) reported 54 minutes ago

  @reformexposed So in other words the DOGE data harvest has been completed and has been closed down, just like NatWest stuff where he got individuals details

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  Nathanial (@ForgetNr) reported 55 minutes ago

  @MrFamilyOffice It’s Natwest service with a fancy name on the door

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  Paul Lonergan (@miesque1) reported 56 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help Hi. I recently had a change of NatWest credit card but BT are still asking for monthly payment via the old card and this request is getting refused. Can you help, pls. Regards, Paul L.

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  🌓caleb🐁🧛🧛 MERCH STORE OPEN🧛🧛 (@m0mento_) reported 1 hour ago

  @satsumchi the banking hub in town has a natwest rep in on tuesdays that might be able to help figure out what the problem is if u cant get it sorted online xx

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  Car Autotrader (@autotrader80497) reported 1 hour ago

  @hullkrofficial Awful ticketing system just continuously redirects back to the initial basket page after approving in the NatWest app. Improve it.

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  Nde Ehugbo (@CaptEnai) reported 1 hour ago

  @Big_Mck I used to once use my NatWest, Lloyds card in Nigeria ATM. No issue. Problem started with Buhari

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  My personal space (@mymoaning6) reported 1 hour ago

  @_Customerlline I'm having issues with NATWEST app and unable to pay my bill can I phone you and pay over the phone ? Thank you

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  mannat (@cricemm) reported 1 hour ago

  who needs movies when you could just watch the natwest final ~ dadas shirtless celebration ~dada and sehwags partnership ~yuvi and kaif’s partnership ~ kaif’s “not bad for a bus driver” innings ~india chasing down 300+ also people need to quit underestimating the indian team