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Suffolk Building Society, formerly Ipswich Building Society reviews

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Rated Excellent 4.90/5

Suffolk Building Society, formerly Ipswich Building Society reviews

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Last reviewed within 7 days

Review summary

People rate this company as Excellent based on 1,261 product reviews

Average score of 4.90/5
5 star
92%
4 star
5%
3 star
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2 star
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1 star
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Reviews for Suffolk Building Society, formerly Ipswich Building Society have trended positively over the past 90 days

Latest positive rating

5/5

Stephen Lye and his team really supported me through...

Stephen Lye and his team really supported me throughout my mortgage. He was professional, helpful and communicative. I would recommend him and the building society... Stephen Lye and his team really supported me throughout my mortgage. He was professional, helpful and communicative. I would recommend him and the building society for being supportive, knowledgeable and helping me to buy my first home. Read more Read less

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Mortgages
Alicia 20th November 2024

Latest negative rating

1/5

Beware false promises from this lender!

We were pre-approved for a loan, which was a 35% loan to value purchase. With our large down payment and small loan we felt comfortable... We were pre-approved for a loan, which was a 35% loan to value purchase. With our large down payment and small loan we felt comfortable making an offer on a home we liked and expected a fairly simple closing process. Then we were told the parameters of our loan had changed despite already being pre-approved. We agreed to the change, though it put a bit of strain on us. Now, we believed we could proceed, but after foot dragging by the lender, once again they changed the terms, and once again we reluctantly found a way to make it work. And then, after all our capitulations, we found out that our loan was denied on a technicality we had never been made aware of. So we have a contract with no lending secured after weeks thinking that approval was already somewhat assured. We feel deceived and cheated out of precious time which might result in us losing our contract on our purchase and out the fees we incurred from this lender and our solicitors. Read more Read less

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Mortgages
Valerie R 12th August 2024

About Suffolk Building Society, formerly Ipswich Building Society

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Suffolk Building Society, formerly Ipswich Building Society at a glance

Reviews for Suffolk Building Society, formerly Ipswich Building Society

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Stephen Lye and his team really supported me through...

Mortgages 20th November 2024

Stephen Lye and his team really supported me throughout my mortgage. He was professional, helpful and communicative. I would recommend him and the building society... Stephen Lye and his team really supported me throughout my mortgage. He was professional, helpful and communicative. I would recommend him and the building society for being supportive, knowledgeable and helping me to buy my first home. Read more Read less

Rated Excellent 5/5
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Reply from Suffolk Building Society, formerly Ipswich Building Society
Hi. That’s very kind of you! We’ve shared your feedback with Stephen and he's so pleased you've got in touch.
21st November 2024
Suffolk Building Society, formerly Ipswich Building Society

Very professional and polite

Savings 1st November 2024

Amanda was very knowledgeable and professional. Many thanks for your time Amanda.

Rated Excellent 5/5
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  • 5/5

    Friendly, helpful, efficient

    Rachael was very helpful in explaining everything and helping us choose the right accounts for us.

    Savings
    Verified source 31st October 2024
  • 5/5

    Very good, helpful

    Very helpful. Nice coffee, maybe a bacon roll would be nice :).

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    Savings
    Verified Member 31st October 2024
  • 5/5

    Seems OK.

    Very helpful staff. Reece explained everything very well.

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    Savings
    Verified Member 31st October 2024
  • 5/5

    Convenient, efficient, helpful

    So far, very positive and efficient handling of my requirements.

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    Savings
    Verified Member 31st October 2024
  • 5/5

    Helpful, fair, friendly

    Very friendly and helpful atmosphere in branch.

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    Savings
    Verified Member 30th October 2024
  • 4/5

    In branch service review

    Face-to-face, very positive and helpful - able to make financial decisions easily. You can talk to someone in branch and open an account straightaway with very knowledgeable/helpful staff.

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    Savings
    Verified Member 30th October 2024
  • 5/5

    Savings appointment Face to Face

    My wife and pre-booked an appointment with branch manager Vicky at the Halesworth branch with regard to ISA's. What is so lovely about Suffolk Building... My wife and pre-booked an appointment with branch manager Vicky at the Halesworth branch with regard to ISA's. What is so lovely about Suffolk Building Society is the personal face to face old school service and one of the reasons we took out two ISA's with them. Vicky was professional, attentive and efficient, and all paperwork arrived in the post one day later. A great experience, so please, please Suffolk Building Society do not loose that face to face personal service, it's rare in the financial services business. Read more Read less

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    Savings
    George R 26th October 2024
  • 5/5

    For the community

    Local branch, easy to complete desired things with everything explained clearly and with a smile.

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    Savings
    Verified Member 25th October 2024
  • 5/5

    The best

    Branch staff were very, very helpful in explaining every aspect of our accounts.

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    Savings
    Verified Member 24th October 2024

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