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Darlington Building Society: Mortgages reviews

4.83
Based on 941 reviews, last reviewed 28th Feb 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

Mortgage Just got a mortgage from you I find it took a long time for mortgage to go through different people Reviewed on: 28th February 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Not thorough, waste of my time I waited 3+ weeks for my application to process, with them gathering info piece by tiny piece, only to be told that they couldn't ever have processed ... Read more Reviewed on: 4th February 2026
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About this product

Darlington Building Society have a range of mortgage products.

Mortgages are available from Darlington Building Society whether you’re looking for a mortgage as a first-time buyer, mortgages for new builds, or a new mortgage deal when yours runs out.

Darlington Building Society mortgage reviews help you find out what it’s really like to be a customer. If you’ve used Darlington Building Society before, you can also leave a review and share your experience.

Darlington Building Society Mortgages reviews (941)

Review of the Darlington Building Society, Mortgages:

Darlington BS excellent service by far

5
Darlington Building Society have come as a boon to us at the right time. We got our 1st house mortgage approved by them when none of banks were ready to pitch in! Always been a great service working with representatives of DBS. Cheers to team. Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

Easy application and excellent service.

5
Easy application and excellent service. Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Good value mortgage, and good customer service

4
Good value mortgage, and good customer service Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Such a helpful Building Society.

5
We were refused a mortgage at many other banks Darlington Building Society were the only ones who would take us on because of our age, they have been so helpful and we renewed our fixed rate again with them this year so easy to do online. Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Excellent mortgage advisor

5
Excellent mortgage advisor, very knowledgeable and helpful. Phoned back on time and took care of everything. Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Staff always helpful and knowledgable.

5
Staff always helpful and knowledgable. Enquiries are always promptly sorted out. Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Very nice and good The Tim was very good

5
Very nice and good The Tim was very good Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Dissatisfied

2
I always rated darlington high but I've never missed one payment and when I ask for a small amount to generate my kitchen because of my age I was denied as you don't take my wages into account, this is find strange because if I passed you would still get your money, very dissapointed Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Great Mortgage

5
We have not had any issues at all to date, very happy Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Excellent service and products

5
Darlington building society has always provided excellent customer service. You always speak with someone if you have a query and they make an effort to resolve and issues. I particularly appreciated how easy the renewal process was and the quality of the deals offered Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Straightforward and easy to work with - friendly tea...

4
Straightforward and easy to work with - friendly team and efficient process from start to finish Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

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