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Hanley Economic Building Society: Mortgages reviews

Name: Mortgages
Rating: 4.83 (335 reviews)

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4.83

Based on 335 reviews, last reviewed 26th Feb 2026

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Complicated mortgage products made understandable. As a first time self-builder the task before you can be daunting, particularly when purchase finance against existing property is involved even before... Read more Reviewed on: 26th February 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

SVR not come down after 3 interest rate cuts. SVR not come down after 3 interest rate cuts. Savings rates have come down. SVR goes up immediately interest rates go up. Gross profiteering imo. Reviewed on: 25th March 2025

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Hanley Economic Building Society offer a range of mortgages.

Renters with an ST postcode can get a 100% (no deposit) mortgage with Hanley Economic Building Society. They can also help with a range of scenarios including first time buying, buy to let, shared ownership and self-build.

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Hanley Economic Building Society Mortgages reviews (335)

Review of the Hanley Economic Building Society, Mortgages:

Avoid these chancers

In short I run a BTL business which obviously has a mortgage liability but runs at a consistently high profit. Hanley rejected my application for a personal mortgage (so completely separate to my Ltd) because of the liability attached to my Ltd, but refused to consider the cash flow that the Ltd generates. They took so long to come to a decision that I am now unable to find an alternative lender and will have to stick with my current provider at a higher rate. This is really basic stuff - if they are getting it so wrong at this level I can only imagine how poorly run the rest of the business is. Avoid at all costs. Reviewed on: 21st June 2024

This review is purely dedicated to Lana..

The Hanley and everything they have done for me and my partners first house has been incredible. I felt like I had a close connection with everyone involved all the way to underwriting.. however, this was down to the work of Lana Beech. There’s no over-exaggeration here when I say Lana literally has made our house purchase work. From her years of experience, her advice allowed us to communicate with solicitors to change their demands to make our mortgage work. Despite all this, she’s genuinely one of the most professional but lovely people I have ever spoken to. We spoke nearly every day for 2/3 weeks - and you won’t ever have to chase ANYTHING if you go with the Hanley/Lana. They are on the ball from 9am onwards. I had Lana calling me later on the day some days as she knew I had a late night the night before! Little considerations make the whole experience 100x better. Buying your first house is daunting. No matter what research you do, you can never know everything you need to know. In this day and age, there are too many formalities, and too much jargon. Sometimes, you need someone to talk to you as an adult and just explain everything you need to know. This is one of the best things Lana did for us. Incredible work. Have no doubts about the Hanley. They will be one of the most pleasant companies you have spoken to. Please show this review to Lana but also the hierarchy above Lana. It’s important to me that powers-that-be are aware of the work she has done, and the influence she made. I just wish she was a solicitor too!!! Oh, worth mentioning that the Hanleys products are brilliant too! It’s easy to forget this as you are sold straight away with the products that come back on offer! Reviewed on: 26th July 2019

excellent service

great service across the whole process. Very easy to deal with. Would certainly recommend. Reviewed on: 19th July 2019

outstanding

Mortgage application adviser Jane Longmore. From start to finish Jane was polite professional and courteous I think people find house buying and mortgage application a stressful time, we were privileged to have Jane appointed for our adviser the advice and service she provided was exemplary. If this sort of professionalism and knowledge was delivered as standard in everyday life we would all be a lot richer for the experience. Thank you Jane. Mark and Isabelle Reviewed on: 4th July 2019

So helpful!

Our experience mainly surrounds Lana Beech at The Hanley and her handling of our mortgage application. We want to thank Lana for all her assistance in this matter. The process was made all the simpler for your involvement. I think that sometimes people forget - in this age of faceless online application processes - that it’s often the people that make these experiences better, supported by good IT; not the other way around. I’m sure that the bosses already know it, but you’re an absolute credit to the company. Thank you. Lee & Jen Reviewed on: 2nd July 2019

Reply from Hanley Economic Building Society Hi Lee, thank you so much for your glowing review, it's wonderful to hear and has been passed onto Lana. Response date: 13th February 2020

DO NOT REMOVE AGAIN! THANKS!

Note to the website administrator. My review below was left on 23rd May 2019 at around 7pm and is a true and accurate account of a recent experience. Today I have found that you have removed my review without any given reason? If you have any doubts over the authenticity of my review or if it breaches any of your review policy’s then please contact me by email and I will provide you with the telephone recordings to support what I have said or I can amend the review for full compliance. For those who are interested, here is my original review: I had spoken to Kathrine on 21st May 2019, she had arranged a telephone appointment between Mark Watson who is said to be a mortgage advisor and myself for 23rd May 2019 at 9:30am. At 9:40am on 23rd May 2019 I phoned the Hanley and spoke to Sherrie, she advised that she had spoken to Mark and that I should put the ‘phone down’ as he was there ready and willing to call me ‘straight away’. It is now, at the time of writing this, over 9 hours from the mutually agreed telephone appointment and the promise of a call ‘straight away’ as advised by Sherrie, both of which, have not occurred! I would advise anyone considering using the Hanley for a mortgage to think again. It is of my opinion, that if they cannot honour a telephone appointment then what are the chances of them dealing with all other elements of the mortgage application and completion process in a timely and efficient manner? I personally cannot think of anything worse than having an offer to purchase, accepted on a property, only for it to fall through, due to the incompetence of the staff who represent the Hanley Economic Building Society. BE WARNED! * Updated 25/05/2019 18:15 * Your comments below are a clear indication that you have learnt nothing from our conversation about the poor experience caused. In your comments you have made further assurances that are factually incorrect! Allow me to ‘assure you’ as a matter of ‘fact’ that I did post my review above on 23rd May 2019 and it WAS removed as described in my opening paragraph! I can prove this fact with screen shots that were taken at the time of posting the review. The review was online and live before subsequently being removed. So by trying to imply that I could be mistaken, that I have got myself ‘confused’ all because I left a Google review ‘as well’ bears no relevance to the removal of my original review. Reviewed on: 24th May 2019

Reply from Hanley Economic Building Society Thank you for your review. I can assure you that no review was removed from Smart Money People. You actually posted your review on Google Reviews. A response was made to your review yesterday on Google Reviews after we contacted you over the telephone to discuss your issue. You can see your review by on Google by following this link and selecting reviews https://g.co/kgs/dx9LFe. I trust this response answers you query. Response date: 25th May 2019

Professional

Anna was helpful throughout, the whole process Reviewed on: 11th May 2019

Excellent Customer Service for a first time buyer

My son applied for a mortgage with the Hanley as a first time buyer. Jane Longmore was his Mortgage Advisor. From my observations Jane explained the requirements and responsibilities of buying a home and guided my son through the various stages from application to approval. Buying a house is not straight forward but with the help of Jane and the obvious teamwork at the Hanley the various obstacles were overcome. My son has recently completed the purchase of his house and is delighted with the help that he received from the Hanley. Thank you very much. Reviewed on: 9th May 2019

Perfect if you like poor customer service and snail like responses (text edited by Smart Money People)

Where to start? Began mortgage application 6 weeks ago with requests for various bits of paperwork. Every time we expected a valuation date before a formal mortgage offer was given more paperwork was chased even though much of it contained the same information they had already been provided with. After 5 weeks, I rang through to speak to the underwriter dealing with our application as was told she had gone off on sick and not sent through the paperwork to my place of employment after stating she would do it imminently. The case was passed on to a new underwriter who hadn’t updated herself with the case notes so didn’t have a clue what they were waiting for (ironic considering we didn’t either!) the following week it was assigned to yet another case worker who evidently only worked part time and wanted yet again, more paperwork. This was sent through and she stated she would review this within 24 hours. Not sure which clock she was going by but 5 days later she left us on hold for almost an hour and the office kept telling us she was on lunch (for almost 2 hours) and still wouldn’t return our call. In the end she declared she couldn’t help us even though our solicitors were waiting to complete pending formal mortgage offer! In the midst of this we were awaiting a date with 2 small children needing to move out of rented accommodation within the next 2 weeks. The amount of stress and anxiety caused by this absolute joke of a company is endless! Would never recommend, (text edited by Smart Money People). Reviewed on: 8th April 2019

Reply from Hanley Economic Building Society Thank you for your feedback. We have reviewed your mortgage application and the service provided and our aim is always to provide a first customer class service. If you wish to discuss this matter in more detail then please contact the Society on 01782 255122 or email [email protected]. Kind regards. Response date: 12th April 2019

Lana from the Hanley - Fantastic!

I'm happy to say that I have received first class service from Lana at The Hanley. Nothing was ever too much trouble and she went above and beyond in ensuring that I got the right product for my budget. I used The Hanley based on family and friends recommendation, look no further get yourself booked in! Reviewed on: 8th April 2019

Reply from Hanley Economic Building Society Thank you for your wonderful feedback, we have also passed this onto your mortgage adviser :) Response date: 12th April 2019

A great help at a stressful time

I dealt with Lana. Initially I was concerned as it took a while to get a phone appointment, but once I did everything moved very quickly. I struggled finding a mortgage due to a high LTV with a new build property, but Lana and the Hanley came to my rescue. Lana was thorough, efficient and very friendly. Nothing was too much trouble and she answered any and all of my questions very quickly (usually within a couple of hours of asking them!) Lana was also super helpful at completion as my solicitor was dragging his feet and she made sure the Hanley sent over requested details super quickly allowing me to complete when needed. All in all, it was a pleasure to deal with Lana and the Hanley and I would recommend them. Reviewed on: 8th April 2019

Reply from Hanley Economic Building Society Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, we have also passed this onto your mortgage adviser :) Response date: 12th April 2019

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