News

• Nationwide’s research supports The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity’s Walk 50k challenge
• Poll reveals average date costs £56.76 vs average of £12 on a walking date – a fifth of the price
• Women pick Tom Hardy as their ideal celebrity walking date while men opt for Emma Watson
• Choice of footwear for a walking date includes trainers, walking boots, Crocs and even high heels
• UK’s top 20 romantic walks include Chesil Beach, Snowdon Summit and Edinburgh’s Arthur’s Seat

Nationwide is today pleased to announce the appointment of Damian Thompson as its new Director of Mortgage Intermediaries and Partnerships – effective from Wednesday, 1 October.

• Rate reductions of up to 0.18 percentage points on selected products for new and existing customers
• First-time buyers and those looking to buy a new home will particularly benefit from these latest cuts
• Nationwide's lowest rate now stands at 3.80%

• Demand for clinics in branches surge since Dementia UK partnership launched in September 2024
• Over 30,000 people supported in first year of partnership through branch clinics, Helpline and Dementia at Work support
• Top themes from appointments focus on – accessing support, understanding dementia, and psychological and emotional support.
• Almost a million people in UK living with dementia, with 1 in 2 expected to be impacted in their lifetime
• Case study available for interview: Neil Ouldridge cares for wife Marie, who has young onset dementia

• £175 paid to customers switching through the Current Account Switch Service 

• Nationwide’s current accounts include FlexDirect, offering 1% cashback and 5% AER interest  

• Comes on top of other benefits customers have received, including leading service and £100 Fairer Share Payment1 

The Mortgage Works is tomorrow (Thursday 18 September) cutting rates on selected two and five-year fixed rate products across its mortgage range for new and existing customers.

● As students gear up for Freshers’ Week, new research from Nationwide reveals 42% struggle to budget when it comes to food

● Over half admit to only being able to cook up to five meals – from instant noodles to pesto pasta

● Nationwide is teaming up with Olivia Attwood and Joe Baggs to dish up sizzling fry-ups and sage advice for students

● The launch celebrates Nationwide’s FlexStudent account* benefits, which include tasty perks such as £100 free cash and £120 of Just Eat vouchers

• New research from Nationwide reveals that parents are expecting to spend £329 per child* on back-to-school items, up £137 (70%) compared to last year 

•  Over a third of parents (36%) claim that social media is to blame for influencing the list of ‘must-haves’ for schoolchildren, such as designer bags and insulated water bottles 

• To help parents ease the financial pressure of back-to-school shopping, money-saving expert Sue Hayward, shares her money-saving tips 

The Mortgage Works will be reducing rates by up to 0.25 percentage points across selected limited company buy-to-let and HMO products for existing customers. The new rates will be effective from tomorrow, Friday 15 August.

From today, Tuesday 12 August, homeowners who are looking for a new mortgage deal may benefit from enhanced affordability when applying to remortgage to Nationwide. That means that Nationwide will apply a different affordability calculation when eligible applicants take out a five or 10-year fixed rate product, which may enable them to borrow more.