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Scottish Building Society: Savings reviews

4.89
Based on 3,045 reviews, last reviewed 5th Jan 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

Really great range of savings products with attracti... Really great range of savings products with attractive interest rates. Customer service team members are always very helpful and knowledgeable. Nothin... Read more Reviewed on: 5th January 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

2

Archaic, Useful Why no online opening, you made me write the first cheque in offer 10 years and POST IT. Reviewed on: 24th November 2025
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About this product

Scottish Building Society have a wide range of savings accounts to choose from.

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 (3045)

Review of the Scottish Building Society, Savings:

Glasgow branch review

4
1) Someone answered phone! 2) Very helpful / friendly 3) Paper not online Reviewed on: 20th July 2020

Best building society

5
Great staff always very helpful, give good advise, always clean and tidy in branch with a comfy seat, warm and inviting all round good experience and excellent service. Reviewed on: 31st December 2025

Competitive and fair

5
Staff very helpful in the Inverness branch, and to have branches near us, wish we had known of it sooner. Reviewed on: 31st December 2025

A positive experience

5
Personal service, courteous and helpful. Reviewed on: 31st December 2025

Helpful, friendly, easy

5
Natalie was very helpful and the service was very good. Reviewed on: 31st December 2025

Good

4
Would have been useful to have the sort code and generic account number in the passbook or letter to pay in by bank transfer, rather than just in the book 'important information about your savings'. Reviewed on: 31st December 2025

In branch service review

5
The application was quick and easy to understand. The ID check was easy to get all the required documentation. I understood all the instruction on your website. The response was timely. Reviewed on: 31st December 2025

Helpful, polite, friendly

5
I like the face-to-face aspect with friendly staff. Reviewed on: 31st December 2025

Not handy as the branch office was.

5
Always very helpful . I like the one in Kelso, very much but visited the Galashiels which was also helpful. Reviewed on: 22nd December 2025

Friendly, Knowledgeable and accessible.

5
I like speaking to a human being in a friendly small office and not having to do everything online. Reviewed on: 22nd December 2025

Accessible, Friendly, Efficient

5
Local branches, Friendly, efficient staff, good products. Reviewed on: 22nd December 2025

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