NatWest status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours in Chelmsford, England

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

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NatWest Issues Reports

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  Magic hat 🎩 (@themagic_tophat) reported 6 minutes ago

  𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟭𝟭𝟱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? I know a certain commentator on the case (who claims insider knowledge) asserts there’s been no decision as of 2 weeks ago. But I very much doubt an initial decision is still pending - I believe it’s been issued to parties. There’s no reason why we would hear if it had. Initial decisions have never been published or leaked prior to the Final Award before. Why do I think it’s been issued? Because it’s been more than 19 months since the hearing concluded. A delay as long as 19 months for an initial decision on liability would put the integrity of the decision at risk and would raise questions over the arbitrators’ intentions (did they delay on purpose to damage it). I just can’t see them having done that. For context, NatWest Markets plc v Bilta (UK) Ltd [2021] was ordered a retrial when its decision was still waiting after 19 months at the High Court. The Master of Rolls at the Court of Appeal absolutely blasted the delay. He said decisions like these should need a good reason to take over 3 months in the courts and if they do, they get closely monitored. For it to take this long in private arbitration when there’s a requirement in the rules for a decision as soon as practicable… and the arbitrators have been working on other cases… totally inexcusable if it weren’t already out. Career enders for the arbitrators. A hearing on sanctions and final award should be quick too. So no excuses. Only 3 possibilities I see: 1) Initial decision was already issued to parties and a Final Award is coming imminently. Before the season starts. 2) They have the Final Award already but they’re waiting for the end of the World Cup before publishing it (they shouldn’t do this and it could even open themselves up to damages if this were the case) 3) City launched an appeal after the decision on liability was issued but before the hearing on sanctions, thereby delaying a Final Award Number 3) would be novel (i.e., never done before) but the rules do not explicitly prohibit it. I’ve hypothesised it as a possibility for a while. If so, we might not hear anything until 2027. The longer it goes without a Final Award, the more likely I believe that’s what’s happened.

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  Le Ref (@LeRef5) reported 12 minutes ago

  @Feargal_Sharkey @NatWestGroup It was the public authorities that delayed it that long you halfwit. The plans were formed in 1940s (public control) The land was bought in 1975 (public control) Plans were dropped in 1976 after a Public Inquiry on the back of NIMBYism (public ownership) Plans were revised in the mid 90s and not pursued as there was not sufficient identified demand. Mid West water only merged with SE water in 2007 so the history has nothing to do with them. Nat West's Pension Fund owns a 25% stake, not NatWest. Plans were revised in 2013 and hit the usual barrier - locals, NIMBYs and organised groups have been campaigning against it for decades. So sure, it's all down to the evil privatised companies

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  Teds (@Tedtalks13) reported 13 minutes ago

  So NatWest when you go to put on that about £83 interest on the 17:17 of that; did she think I hadnt picked that up on top of the £110 ipo renewal ah yes that as well that puts a depression on not going to be paid again. Ha ha ha. Hu Hu Hu the same as the £244 M&S grrrrrrr ugh we thought we as HSBC shifty as **** moving Helen’s name from plc to uk… though we had screwed her … um how? It wasnt me on that experian hearing it was the **** that tried an asb to not have its name mentioned : car perks morons blind as **** . While pre arranged lawyers won’t be able to enact for them on that nda framework that connects to the fraud of Coller ip and maths squires and leopard print scraggy “something like that” of those don’t forget ice box. That’s been in my suitcase and file on “days away “ did you know I see my doctor every month and the same issues is the illnesses physical over a parrot of remember need medicals we thing we ****** your on the medical point so you can’t find out about what we paid her and the other her and the other her on it’s what’s app… to do Joe davies doesn’t sound like a vaping hag either on court hearings … re the house steve .. who bought it “totally is the landlords fraud”

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  Fred (@fred6279) reported 14 minutes ago

  @JustADayZPlayer @mountpleasants1 @NatWest_Help That message you saw was probably from either an off the shelf fingerprinting script in the Natwest website or you fell for a scam website.

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  Ali@Makely (@MakelyStudio) reported 17 minutes ago

  I've designed products used by 50M+ people across Sky, Virgin Media, NatWest and Citibank. AI didn't make that experience less valuable. it made the gap between good judgment and no judgment impossible to ignore. here's what's actually changed in 2026...

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  Lucy Dorrington (@TheParentGame) reported 18 minutes ago

  @santanderuk @TSB Why have you blocked access to online banking unless various ID demands and proof of earnings are met? You say it's the law, but I bank with Barclays and NatWest and haven't had to do this? I don't see how it's only necessary for you?

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  Linda Pennock🙂 (@LindaPennock1) reported 23 minutes ago

  @bsd_junkie @DamianLow3 She stepped down after admitting she was the source who discussed Farage’s relationship with Coutts with a BBC journalist. NatWest said the disclosure of confidential customer information was unacceptable.

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  IKR~ÓluKayòde (@ray_kay9) reported 24 minutes ago

  @Omojuwa My wife with a Natwest customer and called him by name, a Brit said pls refer to me with respect,not by name! First he's old enough to be her father, he's not just a random customer and for the fact my Mrs is an Nigerian, he knows there's lot of respect from where we came from!

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  MarketNewsFeed (@MarketNews_Feed) reported 24 minutes ago

  NATWEST H1 2026 EARNINGS - Q2 PRETAX OPER PROFIT GBP 2.29B (EST 2.01B) - H1 IMPAIRMENT CHARGE OF £280 M, PREV Y/Y £226 M - KEEPS ORDINARY *** AROUND 50% ATTRIBUTABLE PROFIT - SEES 2026 ROTE +19% - STILL SEES 2028 ROTE ABOVE +18% - STILL SEES 2028 CUSTOMER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES RISING +4% FROM END 2025 ...

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  Jessica Simpson 😺🐶🐾 (@Jess_Simpson645) reported 26 minutes ago

  @santanderukhelp I would have gone to my bank with the information required, but it’s one of many that has been closed. With mobility problems and poor health, I cannot travel farther to another branch. Think I will be moving my finances to Natwest.