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Ecology Building Society: Mortgages reviews

Name: Mortgages
Rating: 4.93 (99 reviews)

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4.81

Based on 99 reviews, last reviewed 16th Apr 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

I am very happy. I am very happy. Good job and good luck Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Time wasters Misleading application process, lack of updates, unprofessional customer service. Waste of time. Reviewed on: 6th December 2023

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About this product

Ecology Building Society was established in 1981 and offers a range of mortgage products. It’s important to always be confident that you understand the terms, conditions and interest rates of a mortgage. Consult the lender or an independent advisor if you’re unsure.

Finding the right mortgage lender to help you buy your new home can be difficult. We collect Ecology Building Society mortgage reviews to help you decide if it’s the right lender for you.

Find out what mortgage deals existing members have and how satisfied they’ve been so far. Read about the different benefits you can expect from being an Ecology Building Society member. Learn more about the application process and the Society’s customer service. All of this and more can be found in our Ecology Building Society mortgage reviews.

Perhaps you’re already a customer with Ecology Building Society? If so, why not share your experience with others like you? Tell us which mortgage deal you have, and whether the Society helped you understand all of the available options. Does the lender keep you up-to-date with any important mortgage news and changes? Don’t forget to include whether you would recommend the lender and mortgage deal to your family and friends. Write an honest Ecology Building Society mortgage review today.

Ecology Building Society Mortgages reviews (99)

Review of the Ecology Building Society, Mortgages:

Renovation mortgage

Helped us get our redevelopment project underway after years of planning and not finding a way forward till we spoke to Ecology Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

Ethically and sustainably sound

We financed our old brick barn re-build in North Yorkshire through Ecology. One of the few if not only finance companies that actively encourage sustainable builds and renovations, If only all finance was as clean as Ecology! Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

Top Equal Opportunities Bank

With my partner being disabled and us having children recently, we were forced to close our company and claim benefits, hopefully temporarily. Ecology, we're the only bank we could turn to when considering a mortgage and treated us with discrimination. Brillian service all round, TOP BANK! Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

One day all lenders will be like this

We built our own house and spent the best part of 9 months jumping through the hoops laid out by anither building society. In the end they left us high and dry so we turned to Wcology, expecting our build to be delayed while we negotiated a new set of hoops. Incredibly we spoke to a real person who asked relevant questions and who actually understood the answers. Suddenly our home was within reach and exchanged tears of frustration and worry for tears of joy. There was more to come and when our build costs rocketed and we were heading for doom, Ecology stepped in, calmed us down and lent us more money. Weeks of worry sorted with one phone call. One day all lenders will be like this. Listening, understanding, guiding and problem solving. All with a smile and great humour. Real people. Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

Renovation of 17th century thatched cottage

30 years ago the EBS were the only mortgage providers in the whole country that would lend on a property that had no bathroom. We are still living here (with a bathroom !) and had second thatch on roof with financial help from EBS. Thanks EBS. Reviewed on: 7th April 2021

Interest rate went down, mortgage went down, good stuff

No issues so far, was the only company at the time who would do the Shared Ownership I needed Reviewed on: 22nd March 2021

Ecology made it Possible

Ecology's mortgage enabled us to complete our straw bale house which no other financial provider we approached would touch! Thank you for not being afraid of something non-mainstream. We now live comfortably in our lovely warm house. Reviewed on: 18th March 2021

Friendly, approachable Society

From initial contact through to mortgage release Ecology have been more than just a building society with friendly and helpful employees, I'd definitely recommend Reviewed on: 17th March 2021

Excellent service - customer-focused and friendly

Gaining any mortgage can be a fraught experience, and this can be particularly true for a self-build house. Throughout the application and since, Ecology have focused on the outcomes I was trying to achieve, not simply on ticking their own boxes (though, of course, that still needed to be done!). They were extremely helpful in shaping their offer to best meet my needs and were always very prompt in responding to my queries. I believe I could not have done better in choosing Ecology to supply my mortgage needs. Reviewed on: 17th March 2021

super-efficient friendly clear customer service

Ecology were fantastic during my self-build project. It was easy to get through to a human being on the phone and I always got a very clear answer to any query. When I needed action (e.g. a retention release) it always happened within 24 hours of requesting it. Reviewed on: 16th March 2021

my eco friendly home made possible

I almost gave up on building my dream self build environmentally friendly home as I could not afford self build industry interest rates. Then I found Ecology building society and my dream became a reality. Excellent friendly customer service, the most competitive interest rates by far, a strategy not based on greed snd high fees but helping people build efficient homes. After watching grand designs for years I have build my home and enjoy it every day thanks to ecology building society. For me they were a lighthouse in a dark storm of despair. Reviewed on: 16th March 2021

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