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Santander: Mortgages reviews

Name: Mortgages
Rating: 3.41 (194 reviews)

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3.41

Based on 194 reviews, last reviewed 20th Aug 2026

25% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

400% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

37%

11%

46%

Latest highest rating:

5

The mortgage process was simple enough to sort, howe... The mortgage process was simple enough to sort, however the part I like most is the app that comes with it. I can immediately see the monthly cost, ho... Read more Reviewed on: 20th August 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

Got a remortgage agreed on april 26, house valuation... Got a remortgage agreed on april 26, house valuation also done april 26 , completion for 1st august 26; they send the mortgage paperwork to my address... Read more Reviewed on: 18th August 2026

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Santander is an award-winning mortgage lender.

Santander offer a range of mortgages for different situations including moving home and remortgages. There’s also a low deposit mortgage where you could get on the property ladder with a £10,000 deposit.

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Santander Mortgages reviews (194)

Avoid! Avoid!! Avoid!!!

I don't know where to begin from, this bank broke me. Run away from them, do not apply for a mortgage with this bank. Their attitude and professionalism is scandalous! FCA should investigate this bank for not treating customers fairly. Reviewed on: 8th June 2021

Mortgage with the shittest service

If you want free stress which leads to depression that feels like death then sure go ahead with this bank. If there is an international appeal i can make against this bank then please let me know. They took 11 weeks to open my mortgage case. Every 2 weeks they would come back asking for additional document which i immediately provided however after another 8 weeks they rejected my case without a valid reason or should i say something that they should have told me before applying with them. The bank was so slow and wouldnt answer to my broker. The property that i was purchasing its owner was sp generous that they were willing to wait for my mortgage to pass. I felt so bad when i told them that the bank rejected me. I wish it was in my hands and i could do something. I wad helpless. My daughter had her eye surgery recently and the bank wanted translations of every single 6 months statements which was from around 7 different people and she spent 3 full days translating each thing from the statement. Still her hard work didnt pay off. I recommend do not make the biggest mistake of your life by going to this bank if you are planning to start a mortgage application. Terrible service. Reviewed on: 19th May 2021

Total time wasters!!

All information was submitted and deemed complete. Then they asked for one piece of information after another - they obviously have no competent processed in place or they would ask for everything in one go! They have come back 4 times for more information with a 5 day gap each time! We are close to losing our dream house due this poor service. Even my solicitor has said they are the absolute worst bank to deal with and she advises people to avoid them if possible!! Wish I had spoken to her first . Santander have been the only point of stress in our process. Go anywhere else!! Reviewed on: 13th May 2021

DO NOT OPEN an account

DO NOT OPEN an account with Santander. This is the worst bank ever. I have Barclays from three years and I never had any problem since I opened the account. I just wanted a backup account and I thought Santander was a good bank as they have all those nice looking branches but I guess the say “never judge a book by its cover” it’s true. I opened the account online and it wasn’t easy at all. I had to post them the copies of the documents required as the “Upload” option on the website was not working. After waited almost a week for a response, for the account to be opened and for all the letters that I received (4 in total) I tried to login into my account and it was basically blocked. I dealt with three different people in the Customer Service to understand what was going on as I just opened the account but the answer was the same “We don’t know what happened. There is a block in your account for security purpose. The security team will sort it out”. Well, I waited almost a month for this problem to be fixed and in the end I just opened an account (very easy, 5 minutes in total) with Lloyds and I called Santander to close my account which will be impossible for sure as I saw online that a lot of people are trying to close an account with them unsuccessfully. Reviewed on: 17th April 2021

From bad to worse

Utterly incompetent from start to finish Reviewed on: 16th April 2021

Friendly and helpful

I have two bank accounts and a mortgage with Santander - I chose them initially because of geographic location in relation to the village I was moving to - I soon learned how friendly and efficient the staff in my local branch are . Nothing is too much trouble and they helpfully suggest other ways the bank can help with different solutions and products to suit my needs - but without being the pushy all about sales type - the personal touch makes a real difference to my banking experience Reviewed on: 16th April 2021

Long waits

Long waits on phonelines. Limited functions on app. Overpayments in lump sum had to be done over the phone. A lot harder to manage mortgage balance than other providers Reviewed on: 8th April 2021

Terrible service

Absolutely shocking service. Handling of our mortgage was handed to a third party who messed up a lot of things and eventually led Santander to extend our completion date otherwise it wouldn't have gone through. But they did little to help the situation or get back to our complaints. It's clear all their products are geared towards high earners Reviewed on: 30th March 2021

How to lose a Customer

I'd give no stars, if possible. Stay away from this bank, if you're self-employed. My husband and I had a mortgage with Santander for over 2 years, until we decided to move to a bigger property in the middle of the pandemic. We only asked to port our existing mortgage, as we were going to pay an additional deposit, which meant the loan to value would significantly reduce. With a chain of 5 people waiting for Santander to give a decision, it was a very stressful time. As my husband is self-employed, they kept asking for further information. First, they offered 20% less than expected and then, for a shorter lending period (by 2 months!). Both times, we agreed within 1 hour, but every time they advised the underwriting team would take another 10 working days to assess. Please note my husband continued to work throughout the pandemic. After 3 months and a third request to reassess the case, we were so concerned about losing the property and missing the stamp duty holiday, that our broker suggested we tried another lender. We contacted Halifax and within 4 working days we had an agreement in place! Santander had the most appalling service. I never write reviews, but I had to do this one. Whatever you do, stay away from them! Reviewed on: 18th March 2021

Worst bank terrible

Abysmal company, will be transferring my business elsewhere Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

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