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Saffron Building Society: Mortgages reviews

4.68
Based on 1,032 reviews, last reviewed 12th May 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

I am very appreciative of Kim Willett's time and her... I am very appreciative of Kim Willett's time and her patience while explaining my mortgage changes and rates to me. Thank you Kim. Reviewed on: 12th May 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

terrible experience. terrible experience. The valuer was awful, we have a developers mortgage and it is near impossible to get funds released. I will never use your compan... Read more Reviewed on: 14th January 2025
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Saffron Building Society have a range of mortgage products.

Mortgages are available from Saffron Building Society whether you’re looking for a standard mortgage or buy to let. There are also options for the self-employed and self-builders.

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Saffron Building Society Mortgages reviews (1033)

Great Service from the Mortgage Team

5
The Mortgage team at SBS are really helpful and proactive - thank you. I am very happy with the service I receive. Reviewed on: 6th September 2024

Never had any issues with Saffron Building Society,...

5
Never had any issues with Saffron Building Society, always able to get through to someone who can answer query or assist. I have accounts across various other institutions and they could all do with taking a leaf out of Saffrons' book Reviewed on: 5th September 2024

Lisa was super helpful with my query and very friend...

5
Lisa was super helpful with my query and very friendly throughout. Lovely helpful phone manner. Reviewed on: 5th September 2024

Unsatisfactory

1
For the first 5 years my mortgage was fixed at a competitive rate , it has now shot up dramatically. I’m looking for a new mortgage provider right now and will pay this off as soon as I’ve signed the new mortgage . If Saffron cared about their clients they should have contacted me to possibly offer me a market related interest rate on my current mortgage and kept me on as a customer. The only contact I’ve had is this email asking me to rate their services! Reviewed on: 4th September 2024

Not great as First Time Buyers!

1
In all honesty, we had an awful experience with Saffron Building Society as first time buyers. We found that they asked for the strangest documentation in order to finalise our mortgage - including my partners CV???? Once we had satisfied their requests, they then came back with further ridiculous queries, some of which was not relevant to our purchase whatsoever. I have worked in estate agency for 10 years and have never come across a lender with such awkward requests, which ultimately delayed our completion. Purchasing a property for the first time should be an exciting experience but all we endured was stress. I will however say that the customer service representative I spoke to on the online chat service (after we had completed) was helpful and polite - but unfortunately this isn’t enough to have altered our decision not to use them again in the future. Reviewed on: 4th September 2024

Very friendly staff member who went out of her way t...

5
Very friendly staff member who went out of her way to be helpful. Reviewed on: 21st August 2024

new Mortgage

5
Pleasant and efficient with good products to renew our mortgage Reviewed on: 20th August 2024

great service and mortgages products fantastic choic...

5
great service and mortgages products fantastic choice easy to deal with Reviewed on: 19th August 2024

People who know what they are doing

5
Out of every bank/ building society that I deal with Saffron actually help the best they can. Whether it is answering questions or putting you along the right path. You don't get lost in a giant computer system as you can talk to people who know what they are doing. Reviewed on: 17th August 2024

Rewarding experience

5
Lisa Holden was very knowledgeable and dealt with all my queries without hesitation. She made it a very rewarding experience. Reviewed on: 14th August 2024

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