NatWest status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours in Smethwick, England

The chart below shows the number of NatWest reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Smethwick, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

Live Outage Map Near Smethwick, England

The most recent NatWest outage reports came from the following cities: Birmingham.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Birmingham	Website	2 days ago
Birmingham	Transactions	4 months ago
Oldbury	Website	5 months ago
Birmingham	Mobile App	11 months ago
Brierley Hill	Website	11 months ago
Birmingham	Mobile App	11 months ago

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NatWest Issues Reports Near Smethwick, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Smethwick and nearby locations:

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  Martyn2😀 (@Martyn210) reported 20 minutes ago from Dudley, England

  @grantfeller Yet a customer in natwest locally in 2019 was asked what she wanted £5000 for she had to fill in a form, it was for a new kitchen, I was in the queue waiting to be served, it was her money .

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  JesusJM (@hardhouse6) reported 45 minutes ago from Birmingham, England

  I will talk about failings by institutions like @Natwest not issuing him any investigation. He’s a vulnerable adult there must be a duty of care or support

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  Elliott Brown (@ellrbrown) reported 50 minutes ago from Birmingham, England

  Just remembered seeing that NatWest at St Philips Place and Temple Row is now closed down. Halifax on Colmore Row might be going too.

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  Mrs Spoon (@ChadwickCheri) reported 56 minutes ago from Swindon, England

  @TeresaTinsel @LloydsBank It’s really annoying when things like this happen. I often find it’s a branch problem. I had an issue with Natwest. One branch couldn’t do something for me, yet another could. So infuriating.

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  AJKearney (@aquaticsmum64) reported 59 minutes ago from Aldridge, England

  Really disappointing that @NatWest_Help use a web chat service for nok to report a bereavement. Totally impersonal at such a difficult time. So glad I don’t actually bank with you 🥲 #NatWest #Bereavement

NatWest Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  based.info (@Based_dot_Info) reported 3 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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  Math (@inlandtaipan1) reported 4 minutes ago

  @ThreshedThought Thanks Mike. The real issue is the 75% foreign ownership, which makes it much harder to influence change. It’s baffling how this model was ever allowed for our key services: 🇦🇺 50% Utilities Trust of Australia 🇬🇧 25% NatWest Pension Trustee Ltd 🇨🇦 25% Desjardins (linked to CDPQ)

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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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  Looney (@looneyluke93) reported 8 minutes ago

  NatWest app.. Not working great

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  ALAW (@Yeboah_21) reported 8 minutes ago

  @robertmdaws Early 80s NatWest Leeds Sunday League team wore the yellow away kit. Awful scratchy polyester thing.

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  Bradderz (@bradmorgan90) reported 10 minutes ago

  @HJB_News__ She hasn’t done **** all she needs to get back in her NatWest queue telling people to get in the queue that’s all she ******* qualifies for

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  DJM Comments (@DjmComments) reported 12 minutes ago

  @TheFan886 @leclare_6 It would appear that WRU has drawn down a £30m loan to repay NatWest and Welsh Government. They also have a Rolling Credit Facility £25m plus the option to draw down £5m for future capital projects. The deal is in place for another three and a half years and they'll go to market again for better terms in about two years time.

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  NatWest (@NatWest_Help) reported 16 minutes ago

  @weyland76 Hmmm, this doesn't sound great Matt 😕 but let's see how we can help- can you tell me a bit more about what's happened so we can see where to go from there? Do you have reason to believe that someone has made a loan or credit card application in your name with NatWest? ~Louise

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  Car Autotrader (@autotrader80497) reported 19 minutes 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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  🏳️‍⚧️ Esther :3 (@ArchiveEsthers_) reported 20 minutes ago

  £40 refund? Not processed Nationwide app? Not loading NatWest? Not allowing money transfers My patience? Lost a while ago RSD? Wants me to kms Tesco self checkout? A ***** My 2 hour lab? Started 6 mins ago Might just steal potatoes, burn down Tesco, then kms tbh