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Family Building Society: Mortgages reviews

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Based on 560 reviews, last reviewed 3rd Oct 2025
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Latest highest rating:

5

Staff are so helpful and patient Staff are so helpful and patient Reviewed on: 3rd October 2025
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Gillian Collard was very very helpful thank you. Gillian Collard was very very helpful thank you. very patient Reviewed on: 6th June 2025
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Family Building Society mortgages are available with fixed or variable interest rates.

Family Building Society use tailored credit checks rather than credit scoring to assess affordability and have specialist mortgages for first time buyers. There’s a range of mortgages for landlords and self-employed too.

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Family Building Society Mortgages reviews (560)

Great customer service - poor website

5
Guy was extremely helpful and patient explaining capital and overpayments - but the process of leaving a review is overly complicated - especially if you are trying to use a phone. Reviewed on: 5th February 2025
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, it's great to hear your feedback! Response date: 1st April 2025
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Aaron Nichols was extremely helpful in liaising with...

5
Aaron Nichols was extremely helpful in liaising with the underwriter to get the case agreed and then progressed to offer so was delighted with the outcome. Reviewed on: 4th February 2025
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, it's great to hear of your positive experience with us! Response date: 1st April 2025
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Excellent customer service

5
Excellent customer service and great that you can actually speak to a person ! Reviewed on: 28th January 2025
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My call was answered quickly, good customer service.

5
My call was answered quickly, no painful ‘press X for Y’ nonsense, by a pleasant and helpful human who gave me the information and guidance he could. Reviewed on: 25th January 2025
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, it's great to hear of your positive experience with us! Response date: 1st April 2025
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Lisa was most helpful and our questions were well an...

5
Lisa was most helpful and our questions were well answered in details Reviewed on: 24th January 2025
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Mortgage questions

5
Telephone call today to ask information about my mortgage rate and remaining term. Katherine was very helpful and answered all my queries. Reviewed on: 24th January 2025
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I telephoned this morning spoke to a call handler ca...

5
I telephoned this morning spoke to a call handler called Catherine she was polite and extremely helpful and dealt with my query efficiently Reviewed on: 24th January 2025
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Dissapointed

1
Here’s a reworded version of your feedback: **"The experience with Family was disappointing. There was a significant delay in reviewing the documents, which added unnecessary frustration to the process. The case was initially referred to them for consideration before the valuation was booked, so it was surprising to receive a decline without prior discussion. It would have been far more constructive to have a conversation about why the case didn’t meet their lending appetite, rather than simply receiving an email with the decision."** Reviewed on: 23rd January 2025
Reply from Family Building Society Dear Daren, Thank you for your feedback. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by a delay in responding. To discuss this further please call us on 03330 140146 or request a call back via: familybuildingsociety.co.uk/contact-us/request-a-callback Kind regards, Family Building Society Response date: 5th February 2025
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The young lady was very professional put my mind at...

5
The young lady was very professional put my mind at rest as I hadn’t received any communication back from them and also said she would send me a new letter and email which she did, very knowledgeable young lady Reviewed on: 22nd January 2025
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Quick and efficient service and quick response with...

5
Quick and efficient service and quick response with receipt of payment Reviewed on: 21st January 2025
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