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Family Building Society: Mortgages reviews

4.90
Based on 390 reviews, last reviewed 5th Mar 2025
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Latest highest rating:

5

Excellent Briefing Rescues Client With my mortgage product coming to its end in March, i selected another product in January but then failed to provide written confirmation. On phoning... Read more Reviewed on: 5th March 2025
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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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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 (390)

Review of the Family Building Society, Mortgages:

I sometime struggle with the way Family BS underwrit...

4
I sometime struggle with the way Family BS underwrite a mortgage. However on this occasion my experience was what I would deem to be "normal" and no strange requests for items were made and once docs were received the case progressed nicely Reviewed on: 19th February 2025

Congratulations over your telephone answering service

5
Unlike nearly every other financial organisation I use The Family does not keep me waiting for approx 30 mins or more on the telephone, while I wait twiddling my thumbs, for any contact whatsoever. Keep it up "Family", as it is a reminder to everyone of what good service used to be like. Reviewed on: 20th February 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, it's great to hear that you're happy with the speed of our telephone wait times! Response date: 28th February 2024
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FBS simply the best customer service

5
I contacted FBS to advise them I was thinking of Equity Release. Louise took the call & without being overbearing she offered up other products that she thought might be beneficial to me. Her professionalism & knowledge was excellent & enabled me to find a product that fulfilled my requirements. Louise proceeded to talk me through the process fully explaining all aspects. A completely positive experience from a top professional. Reviewed on: 15th February 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, it's great to hear that Louise provided you with excellent customer service! Response date: 22nd February 2024
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The call was to establish how much our new mortgage...

5
The call was to establish how much our new mortgage might be Reviewed on: 13th February 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear you rated us highly! Response date: 22nd February 2024
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Great customer service

5
We’ve been with the Family Building Society for over 3 years. We have a fixed rate mortgage which we’re very happy with. Reviewed on: 13th February 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear you found our customer service was great! Response date: 22nd February 2024
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Louise handled my query very well

5
Louise handled my query concerning a mortgage switch very efficiently and with good humour. Reviewed on: 7th February 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear you found Louise handled your query very well! Response date: 22nd February 2024
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New mortgage product

5
Simone was very helpful and efficient in providing the information I needed to select and action a new the mortgage product when my current mortgage rate was coming to an end. Thank you! Reviewed on: 29th January 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, it's great to hear you found Simone was very helpful! Response date: 7th February 2024
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Mia was very polite and efficient and helped me with...

5
Mia was very polite and efficient and helped me with everything I needed to know Reviewed on: 25th January 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, it's great to hear you found Mia was polite and efficient! Response date: 7th February 2024
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Mortgage

5
Spoke to Serena very friendly great communication very clear thank you Reviewed on: 24th January 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, it's great to hear you found Serena was friendly with great communication! Response date: 7th February 2024
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I wanted to know if I could make a one off overpayme...

5
I wanted to know if I could make a one off overpayment on my mortgage, how to do it and how my monthly repayments would be affected. I spoke with Aaron who was really pleasant and answered all of my questions without any fuss. Also, I didn’t have to wait in the phone for half an hour before something me answered, or do any “select 1 for…..” stuff. I rang the number and the phone was answered after a short message. Reviewed on: 23rd January 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're so pleased to hear you found Aaron was really pleasant in solving your query! Response date: 7th February 2024
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Customer service is superb.

5
Staff are really helpful and do their professional best for the customer. The Family Building Society should be used as an excellent role model for other similar institutions and its personal service is the best. Reviewed on: 23rd January 2024
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're pleased to hear that you found our customer service superb! Response date: 7th February 2024
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