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NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which are both part of the NatWest Group, will shut at least 56 of their bank branches in 2025 and beyond, after the Group announced a further 53 NatWest closures.
24 January 2025
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NatWest is the latest major lender to reduce the amount of time its mortgage customers have to lock in a new rate ahead of their current deal ending, joining five other high street banks. The changes mean you've less time to insure yourself against rates rising before your existing mortgage comes to an end.
25 November 2024
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If you have a credit card, loan or savings with Sainsbury's Bank, you could be moved to NatWest next year as part of a deal between the two banks – but it's still early days and there's NO change right now.
20 June 2024
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NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Ulster Bank, which are all part of the NatWest Group, will shut at least 100 of their bank branches in 2024/25, after the Group announced a further 18 RBS closures.
23 April 2024
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NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Ulster Bank, which are all part of the NatWest Group, will now shut at least 172 of their bank branches in 2023 and 2024, following the Group's latest announcements.
24 November 2023
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High street banks including Lloyds and NatWest will close at least 81 more branches this year. We've rounded up the planned closures for each bank and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking. 
30 March 2023
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NatWest has announced it will close a further 23 bank branches between April and June this year, on top of the 43 branches that have either already closed or are set to close between January and March. Below we list the branches disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.
26 January 2023
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Flat-owners impacted by the cladding crisis in England may now be able to sell or remortgage their homes, with six major lenders agreeing to offer mortgages under new industry guidance. But the measures only cover properties in buildings of 11m and over and so not everyone affected will benefit – and we're yet to see how it will work in practice. Here's what we know so far.
10 January 2023
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High street banks including HSBC, NatWest and Lloyds are set to close at least 193 more branches next year – we've rounded up the planned closures for each bank and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.
22 December 2022
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NatWest Banking Group has announced another round of bank branch closures, with 43 more NatWest-branded outlets set to shut between January and March next year. The move is on top of the announced closure of 32 branches earlier this year. Below we list the branches disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.
14 October 2022

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