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Hinckley & Rugby Building Society: Mortgages reviews

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Based on 428 reviews, last reviewed 2nd Apr 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

Friendly staff. Friendly staff. attentive and helpful Reviewed on: 2nd April 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Avoid if you can I hate leaving bad reviews but honestly they have been dreadful in every way, not least putting us on a higher interest rate than agreed and dragging ... Read more Reviewed on: 24th March 2026
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Hinckley & Rugby Building Society only provide new mortgages that are arranged through a mortgage broker.

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Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Mortgages reviews (428)

Hassle free, all good

5
Great Comms, seemed like an auto process! Reviewed on: 28th February 2021
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback which we have shared with the teams in our branches and head office. We are delighted to hear that you are so happy with the service you have received. Response date: 1st March 2021
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Friendly, helpful and considerate

5
Throughout the process HRBS have helpful, responsive and prepared to ‘go the extra mile’ to make sure that everything has been as stress free as possible. We would like to express our thanks to all the team. Reviewed on: 25th February 2021
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback which we have shared with the teams in our branches and head office. We are delighted to hear that you are so happy with the service you have received. Response date: 26th February 2021
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Long winded and frustrating

2
3 to 4 underwriters all asking for the same info time after time Reviewed on: 22nd February 2021
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry that you were unhappy with this aspect of your application. We’ve tried to call you twice to discuss the complexities bespoke to your circumstances which necessitated the involvement of several of our underwriters at a late stage but haven’t been able to get through to you. If you’d like to email [email protected] then we’d be happy to talk you through our processes and timelines. Response date: 1st March 2021
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Poor service

2
This company were so inefficient. They came back again and again with questions. And just at the last minute before completing, they came back with more questions. They are overly particular. Would not choose again Reviewed on: 12th February 2021
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Thanks for your feedback. We’re really sorry you feel this way. We’d love to investigate the circumstances and provide you with a personalised response – please can you email the Head of Underwriting - [email protected] with your name and account number? Response date: 15th February 2021
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Absolutely useless

1
We are doing a selfbuidl and applied via Buildbase in August last year, full application went in in October, after two months of not hearing anything we changed, seems you your systems 'lost it' so resubmitted at start of December, after some week so questions, we replied in two days, another wait. More question (which you had already has answers to). Warned we would lose the builder (due to start on site on 15th March) if you didn't give us an answer. More waiting. Warned last possible deadline was today. Get email at 4:30 saying 'underwriter still has a couple of questions but I;m on holiday nest week so I'll tell you what they are when I get back. Call with our builder and he confirmed he cannot wait any longer. What is your official complaints procedure. Reviewed on: 5th February 2021
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society We’re very sorry that your experience was so poor. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to turn this around, we understand that you’re back on track now, and all is well. We look forward to hopefully keeping you as customers for a very long time! Response date: 12th February 2021
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Never Again!

2
After months of what felt like going around in circles and being asked for the same info multiple times, we finally got there. Sarah was great, but I’ve never experienced such scrutiny for such a small unregulated mortgage where affordability, experience as a landlord and excellent credit rating were applicable. It felt like every other day another document was required instead of simply requesting what was needed in one request. We ended up sending over 70 individual documents in the end. I was even asked to confirm via email that I understood the contents of a document I had already signed to say I understood the contents! As the title says - never and I mean never again. Steer well clear if you want to keep your sanity and blood pressure down. Reviewed on: 25th January 2021
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Thanks for your feedback. We’re really sorry you feel this way. We’d love to investigate the circumstances and provide you with a personalised response – please can you email the Head of Underwriting - [email protected] with your name and account number? Response date: 27th January 2021
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excellent service provided by staff at Castle Street office.

5
Good service and very efficient. Reviewed on: 20th January 2021
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback which we have shared with the teams in our branches and head office. We are delighted to hear that you are so happy with the service you have received. Response date: 21st January 2021
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Excellent !!

5
Simple brilliant , can’t express words very prompt response.. nothing less than 5 star.. would highly recommend.. Reviewed on: 18th January 2021
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback which we have shared with the teams in our branches and head office. We are delighted to hear that you are so happy with the service you have received. Response date: 19th January 2021
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Self Build Mortgage - More Straightforward than expected

4
I had heard a few horror stories when researching self-build mortgages so have been pleasantly surprised with the ease of arranging and completing such a mortgage with HRBS. Reviewed on: 24th December 2020
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback which we have shared with the teams in our branches and head office. We are delighted to hear that you are so happy with the service you have received. Response date: 4th January 2021
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Working with you.

5
A very difficult episode in my life in my later years was made a little more secure with the professional services of HRBS. Reviewed on: 23rd December 2020
Reply from Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback which we have shared with the teams in our branches and head office. We are delighted to hear that you are so happy with the service you have received. Response date: 4th January 2021
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