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Santander: Mortgage reviews

Name: Mortgage
Rating: 2.85 (175 reviews)

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2.62

Based on 175 reviews, last reviewed 16th May 2025

100% increase in 5 star reviews

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67% decrease in 1 star reviews

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Latest highest rating:

5

Abdul Khan in mortgage sales I just wanted to sa... Abdul (Khan) in mortgage sales I just wanted to say thank you again for your professionalism, patience, guidance and help with changing my mortgage ... Read more Reviewed on: 12th May 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Don't use Santander. Don't use Santander. My re-mortgage application took 5 months (and still ongoing). Santander is basically a thief, they put me on high variable intere... Read more Reviewed on: 16th May 2025

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Santander is a bank that offers a range of financial services, including savings, credit cards, insurance and mortgages. Santander has a variety of mortgage products to suit your needs and preferences. Make sure you’re confident with the terms, conditions and interest rate of a mortgage deal before applying. If you’re unsure, consult the lender or an independent advisor.

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Santander Mortgage reviews (175)

Rubbish

Had a mortgage with Santander for years, no problems. Went to get another one when buying another property and got strung along for 8 weeks after getting a MIP while asking for bits of information then got rejected on the stupidest of reasons. Consulted a mortgage broker and he said they are awful to deal with and is now securing me with another mortgage. The sellers of the property we are buying are now understandably anxious as we are at the bottom of a chain. All in all I'd avoid like the plague. Reviewed on: 14th April 2022

SLAS that they simply cant meet!

Renegotiated on cost of property, sent back to Santander for amendment over 2 weeks ago (which was supposed to take at most 5 working days) now risk losing our propeety because of their delays. Sort out your SLAS Santander as this is peoples lives you are ruining here! AvOID if you can! Reviewed on: 7th April 2022

Very Difficult to Deal With

Don't even THINK about using this company for your mortgage!! We sold our house in Feb. & the loan was paid off the same day the next payment was due. They drafted the payment anyway & refused to reverse it. It's now over 30 days since the closing & we're still waiting for that refund. They sent a letter last week which had to be signed & returned verifying our new address... this was covered at the closing! We finally received the escrow refund just yesterday. Why didn't they issue 1 check for both items? Because they'll make money off OUR money (which is over $4,000). When we initially refied this loan to remodel, they were horrible to deal with & it took forever to get the loan approved which delayed construction over a month. Since we already had a mortgage with them & always made payments on time, there was no reason for such a hassle. I wish I could leave less than a 1 star rating because they're the worst lender ever!! Reviewed on: 29th March 2022

Poor communication, huge delays.

My application is stuck at mortgage center for 2 weeks due to poor communication. I was supposed to complete a week ago. DO not recommend. Reviewed on: 17th March 2022

Avoid like the plague

Buyers lender uses santander we got to exchange and completion date, told money had been received we were all good to go. Packed up my entire house went to new property etc, only to be told there was a delay with exchange and that the mortgage application had been sent to the valuer, 45 mins later we are told santander have requested a return of funds and wernt prepared to lend. Absolute nightmare and costly... we lost our sale and purchase. We will never ever accept a offer from anyone who uses santander as their lender in the future. Be warned! Reviewed on: 23rd January 2022

Easy and straightforward

For a first time buyer of a property the whole process was straightforward and simple. Good service and staff were always helpful. Reviewed on: 13th January 2022

Zero Rating! Avoid at all cost!

Possibly the worst experience ever. They have a service level agreement on their website which they set themselves yet fail to deliver on. We have lost our dream home because of the time they had taken to approve a mortgage following a valuation, it should not take more than 4 weeks to make a decision following a valuation it's absolutely ridiculous! I would avoid this lender at all cost unless you have all the time in the world to wait for a decision!! Absolutely ZERO Rating Reviewed on: 2nd December 2021

Joke of a bank

7 weeks into our application for a relatively small loan on our mortgage (with a good proportion of equity) and we are still being asked stupid questions and being sent back and forth between the underwriters and info gathering team. We have been to the underwriters 4 times now, every time we need to provide more information we go to the back of the que and have to wait 9 days just for them to review the new information!!!! Cannot escalate a complaint apparently as online applications have no way of doing this. Rude unhelpful staff who sound peeved you dare to call. Sorted our loan out with Nationwide within a couple of days and told santander where to stick it. Certainly wont be remortgaging with them when the time comes and i will be switching my other accounts!!! Reviewed on: 14th November 2021

Wrong evaluation

After having my mortgage amended to another property and approved. Santander after 6 weeks evaluated the previous property instead of the current one im buying. The stress and delays is affecting my mental health. I get pushed from one advisor to another. Nobody takes any ownership. You might think you are getting a good rate trust me it isnt worth it. They are con merchants Reviewed on: 12th November 2021

They dont care about you

They do not care about you They do not care about you! Avoid at all costs. I'm being made homeless on Friday due to the amount of time being taken by Santander. I started my house move process in May. Got my final bit to sign from the solicitors in August. Told my landlord i would be out on 22/10/2021. He now has tenants moving in on that date. I have no family or friends to stay with and any money i do have now will now need to be spent on a hotel while all my possessions sit in my van outside. I just called and explained my situation again and got hung up on. I've gone to write this review and did not realise how bad the reviews are for Santander. They are shocking! I feel sick from the worry of being out on the streets. And seeing these reviews scare the life out of me. Sort it out Santander either get more staff or only take on more work when you have enough people to work it. Reviewed on: 20th October 2021

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