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Darlington Building Society: Mortgages reviews

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Based on 908 reviews, last reviewed 14th Jan 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

I was very pleased with the help we got with process... I was very pleased with the help we got with processing the forms and documents. Reviewed on: 14th January 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Great experience with Darlington Building Society! Great experience with Darlington Building Society! The process was smooth, staff were helpful, and everything was handled professionally. Highly recom... Read more Reviewed on: 17th April 2025
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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 (908)

Review of the Darlington Building Society, Mortgages:

Great building society for first time buyers!!

5
We were first time buyers and got our mortgage the DBS and they sent everything across and all communication was clear and really helpful to us as first time buyers. Plus the product fee wasn’t as ridiculous as some of those bigger banks! Reviewed on: 7th April 2025

Very efficient without any hassle.

5
Very efficient without any hassle. Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

Excellent customer service.

5
Excellent customer service. Always very helpful and polite. Competitive products. Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

Easy, smooth & reliable

5
An easy, smooth & reliable service, I am so impressed. I had unusual circumstances and am thankful Darlington worked with me for my mortgage. Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

Very helpful in all aspects.

5
Very helpful in all aspects. Quick and easy to deal with. Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

Great experience with Darlington Building Society!

1
Great experience with Darlington Building Society! The process was smooth, staff were helpful, and everything was handled professionally. Highly recommend for a stress-free mortgage! Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

Mortgage Review

5
It was all done on line or telephone - easy process Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

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

1st time buyer and Darlington have made it all very...

5
1st time buyer and Darlington have made it all very simple, Easy to get hold of when I needed them from start to finish and offered me the best deal. Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

Seamless to deal with.

5
Seamless to deal with. Always a person to speak to, and always great service. So much better than the endless automated robots at other banks. Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

No issues

5
I never had issues and when I contacted the customer service team they were polite and helpful. I would just say to improve the email communication as before I called a sent several emails and never had a response but once I called every thing was sorted Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

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