NatWest status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours in Blackwood, Wales

The chart below shows the number of NatWest reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Blackwood, Wales 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

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Looney (@looneyluke93) reported 3 minutes ago

  NatWest app.. Not working great

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  Steph Niciu (@StephNiciu) reported 10 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help When I click on DM shows the screen for a second and then not. Yes, I do have access to the Natwest app.

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  based.info (@Based_dot_Info) reported 19 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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  DandyDanFan (@DanFanshawe) reported 20 minutes ago

  @OmniSteve @LloydsBank @NatWest_Help They waited for the official final switch day - when NatWest closed my account - to then cancel. If there was an issue with my application it should have been dealt with much sooner.

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  philip spensley (@33_pr) reported 21 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help So because the NatWest app now effectively doesn’t support paying in cheques I paid in a cheque at the post office. I didn’t realise that all this means in practice is putting it in an envelope and praying. Of course it hasn’t arrived in my account

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  Rich (@rich_rdctd) reported 22 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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  #tracetheace (@TraceycCampbell) reported 24 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help Why am I still unable to make overpayments to my NatWest mortgage using your online banking app? This is so frustrating when I was advised on 15 Dec it would be fixed within 2-3 working days! So much for banking being via self service. Very poor customer experience

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  Ebenezer Don 🐘 (@ebenezerDN) reported 29 minutes ago

  @Loopify Natwest has terrible customer service. Closed my account last month

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  mind your own business (@Ankit20035) reported 30 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help the service at Natwest is utter garbage and dreadful

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  Joe Easton (@marketsjoe) reported 30 minutes ago

  Biggest market value losses on FTSE 100 this year: Unilever down £13.9 billion Reckitt Benckiser down £10.3 billion Barclays down £6.2 billion RELX down £6.0 billion Experian down £5.0 billion Compass down £4.6 billion NatWest down £4.2 billion Imperial Brands down £3.6 billion 3i down £3.4 billion British American Tobacco down £3.1 billion