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Saffron Building Society: Mortgages reviews

4.66
Based on 971 reviews, last reviewed 16th Mar 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

My options were clearly explained to me. My options were clearly explained to me. When I first called the retention dept. Was busy but they phoned me back as promised. Reviewed on: 16th March 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 (971)

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2
Upgrade your system to to 21st century level Reviewed on: 20th September 2022

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5
Came direct without using a broker. Was so much easier and straightforward no middle people . Thank you Rosanna for going above and beyond Reviewed on: 16th September 2022

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5
ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT SERVICE, QUICK RESPONSE AND VERY HELPFUL. Reviewed on: 12th September 2022

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5
Experience: Every time I had a question I received the answer. Improvement: I would like to receive a breakdown of the rest of the debt. Reviewed on: 5th September 2022

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3
There is no option to check the account status on-line. This would be a big improvement and often negate the need to call. The time to answer the phone is quite long Reviewed on: 5th September 2022

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5
Pleased with saffron over the years. Reviewed on: 30th August 2022

Mortgages review

5
Straightforward with the desired outcome Reviewed on: 22nd August 2022

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4
Everything Rosanna did was great, my only comment would be that it is a very long process. The time customers have to wait for the underwriter to review an application is far too long, nevermind the week extra delay. Reviewed on: 17th August 2022

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5
One thing I didn’t really want to hear at this particular time was “it could affect your credit rating” At the time I was quite ‘down’ and it seemed, to me personally like an underlying ‘threat’ (not nastily). Reviewed on: 16th August 2022

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5
No new products available at the time and it is very frustrating that they did not contact me a full 3 months before my deal ran out to see if I wanted a new product. Now I have to wait AND the new deal will be worse. Customer loyalty??? Reviewed on: 16th August 2022

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