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Family Building Society: Mortgages reviews

Name: Mortgages
Rating: 4.86 (372 reviews)

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4.91

Based on 372 reviews, last reviewed 10th Feb 2025

10% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

92%

Latest highest rating:

5

Making a call to the society Only had two telephone calls to make but the service was prompt and the advice clear and helpful. Reviewed on: 10th February 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Dissapointed Here’s a reworded version of your feedback: **"The experience with Family was disappointing. There was a significant delay in reviewing the documen... Read more Reviewed on: 23rd January 2025

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About this product

Are you hoping to purchase your dream home? Finding the right mortgage product is a huge step in your homeownership journey. We collect Family Building Society mortgage reviews to help you make an informed decision when choosing your lender.

Family Building Society is a trading name of National Counties Building Society, offering a range of mortgage products. Always be confident that you understand the terms, conditions and interest rates of a mortgage product. Consult the lender or an independent advisor if you’re unsure or have any questions.

If you’re considering a Family Building Society mortgage, read our reviews to learn more about the lender. Find out how satisfied borrowers have been with the service they’ve received from the Society. Learn about the application process and whether customers have found it easy to understand. All of this and more can be found in our Family Building Society mortgage reviews.

Have you got a mortgage with Family Building Society? What mortgage product do you have and have you been satisfied with it so far? How did you find the application process: did you feel supported throughout? What has your experience been like with the customer service team? Highlight any pros and cons you’ve found so far. Write an honest Family Building Society mortgage review today. Together, we can help people like you make better financial decisions.

Family Building Society Mortgages reviews (372)

Review of the Family Building Society, Mortgages:

Highly recommended

My call was answered within minutes. I was very pleased with the representative I spoke to, who had good product knowledge and was able to answer all my questions. Reviewed on: 16th November 2024

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, it's great to hear your positive feedback! Response date: 19th November 2024

Mortgages for older borrowers

Getting a mortgage in later life for whatever reason, can be a nightmare. It is worrying and can be very stressful. The Family Building Society understands that life is not always simple and is sympathetic to older people.It listens is always polite and considerate. Reviewed on: 14th December 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're so pleased to hear your positive feedback regarding our later life lending! Response date: 19th December 2023

Mia was so helpful

I just phoned to talk about my mortgage and Mia was so helpful and answered all my questions so easily. Reviewed on: 12th December 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're so pleased to hear you found Mia was helpful for you! Response date: 19th December 2023

Just what's needed!

We've found FBS to be very helpful and supportive in a very stressful and crucial situation. The information is always clear and the product we were offered originally was exactly what was needed.. Reviewed on: 10th December 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're pleased to hear you found us very helpful and supportive! Response date: 12th December 2023

Mortgage Title Changes

Just in the process of changing names on mortgage, wasn't sure where to start with it but Serena got the ball rolling with the process and required information needed, very friendly and chatty and informative, I know what to do going forward, I highly recommend, when my current deal is up I'll be remortgaging. Reviewed on: 30th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're so pleased to hear that you would highly recommend us! Response date: 5th December 2023

Mortgage renewal

nothing was to much trouble. Very helpful. Thanks Reviewed on: 29th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased you have positive feedback from your mortgage renewal! Response date: 5th December 2023

Intrim Statement Request

Very helpful and polite person. It was agreed to email me the document to save a administration charge. Reviewed on: 29th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear you found us helpful and polite! Response date: 5th December 2023

Good service

Really good products for elderly people unable to secure mortgages Reviewed on: 24th November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear your positive feedback! Response date: 5th December 2023

Very good for older people

FBS is one of the few Building Societies prepared to offer older folks a mortgage and their service is very good too. Reviewed on: 23rd November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, it's great to hear your positive feedback! Response date: 5th December 2023

Very happy with the Customer service which is second to none

We came back from Europe where we had been living for 12 years and The Family Building society was the only bank considering us as potential customers. Thank you for trusting us Reviewed on: 23rd November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, it's great to hear that you were very happy with the customer service received! Response date: 5th December 2023

Excellent for older borrowers

As older borrowers on pension income most lenders wouldn’t even consider us. Family we’re happy to lend at a reasonable rate. We are staying with them when our current fix ends. Reviewed on: 23rd November 2023

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're so pleased to hear you find us excellent for older borrowers! Response date: 5th December 2023

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