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Name: Savings
Rating: 4.85 (2056 reviews)

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4.83

Based on 2,056 reviews, last reviewed 2nd Apr 2025

65% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

87%

11%

Latest highest rating:

5

Friendly approachable staff. Friendly approachable staff. Having access to able to visit the office to discuss matters is great. Great deals on savings. Reviewed on: 2nd April 2025

Latest lowest rating:

2

Just opened up a Cash ISA. Just opened up a Cash ISA. My wife and I have quite a few ISAs and opening this account was the hardest of them all, by far! Took a week from opening ... Read more Reviewed on: 6th November 2024

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Scottish Building Society savings accounts include products with fixed or variable rates, limited or instant access and some can be opened with just £1.

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Scottish Building Society Savings reviews (2056)

Review of the Scottish Building Society, Savings:

Just opened up a Cash ISA.

Just opened up a Cash ISA. My wife and I have quite a few ISAs and opening this account was the hardest of them all, by far! Took a week from opening the account to receiving my login information so that I can move funds in. You only have 14 days in which to do so and I've already wasted a week. The service desk promised to email me the account details and never did. To transfer an existing ISA into this account you need to manually download and complete a Transfer Form and post it to them - others do this online and all completed within 24 hours! No confirmation that they received the form so I don't know if it will move across - time will tell! Another call tomorrow I think. When it did finally arrive, their account information letter is not very clear. To transfer funds in from your bank they detail 2 account numbers are required, one for the company and a unique one for your actual account. They don't make it clear which the second account number is for as it just says "Your account number". Obvious when you know the answer, but the letter could simply say "Your unique SBS account number found at the top of page 1". So their business practices seem to be as they were in the 1980s! Not impressed and wont be using them again. One positive, their interest rate is competitive. Reviewed on: 6th November 2024

Excellent service

Staff member was very helpful and friendly. Reviewed on: 28th March 2025

Excellent service always

Scottish Building Society great for savings, very efficient and helpful staff. Will always use SBS. Reviewed on: 28th March 2025

Very highly recommendable

I arrived here looking for information, I was informed re. everything I asked. Also managed to bring dealings up-to-date for next financial year, which was much more that I expected to do. Excellent service. Reviewed on: 28th March 2025

Friendly, convenient, helpful

Great to have somewhere you can go and talk to a person face-to-face. Could get a slightly better rate elsewhere but would not deal with anyone else. Staff in Troon are all professional and friendly. Reviewed on: 28th March 2025

Helpful, knowledgeable, friendly

Like the face-to-face service. Can ask questions we struggle to find information online. Reviewed on: 28th March 2025

Perfect, friendly, support

I was given all the help I required to transfer ISA from Virgin Money to Scottish BS and then some to another BS. Reviewed on: 27th March 2025

Approachable, friendly, interested

My wife is already a customer. Very nice people in the Galashiels office. Great to talk to a person face-to-face. Reviewed on: 25th March 2025

In branch service review

Visited Aberdeen branch on Friday 14/03 - closed all day. Went back 17/03 - closed for lunch. Then closed at 3pm on Thurs, ended up doing it all by post. Opening hours not customer-friendly. Also not much prviacy when discussing financial details when others are waiting to be served. Reviewed on: 25th March 2025

Friendly, helpful, efficient

Prompt friendly service. When asked to post information it is done immediately. Don't hurry elderly people!. Reviewed on: 25th March 2025

Efficient, helpful, clear

Always answer phone promptly and offer clear and concise information. Reviewed on: 25th March 2025

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