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Family Building Society: Mortgages reviews

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Based on 613 reviews, last reviewed 20th Jan 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

extremely helpful and very pleasant,... The advisor was extremely helpful and very pleasant, I would definitely recommend Family Building Society Reviewed on: 20th January 2026
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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 (613)

Answer to a question on capital repayment

5
Mia was very helpful in giving me a full answer to the questions I had about the ability to make added capital repayments Reviewed on: 19th September 2023
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're pleased to hear that your query was resolved! Response date: 25th September 2023
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Pleasant Help but restricted by the system

3
All questions were answered by Mia well and explained what my options were but unfortunately they are not competitive in the market Reviewed on: 15th September 2023
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're pleased you found our service was helpful. We appreciate your feedback. Response date: 25th September 2023
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Excellent service

5
Very helpful telephone team, thank you Reviewed on: 12th September 2023
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear you found our service excellent! Response date: 12th September 2023
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Great staff

5
I spoke to Aaron today and he is a credit to the Building Society. Friendly and knowledgeable throughout my inquiries. Reviewed on: 7th September 2023
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're pleased to hear you found our service was great! Response date: 11th September 2023
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Above and Beyond Mortgage Company

5
They take a bit more time to adapt to less usual requests and situations yet still offer a very competitive rate Reviewed on: 31st August 2023
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: 7th September 2023
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Excellent

5
Aron was most helpful. He answer all my questions fully, and was very pleasant. He couldn't have been better. Reviewed on: 31st August 2023
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you very much for leaving us this review, we're pleased to hear you found our service excellent and helpful! Response date: 31st August 2023
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Helpful and responsive

5
Ed was very easy to talk with on the phone and responded promptly to our emails to pass on our initial enquiry to their in-house advisory team. Reviewed on: 21st August 2023
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for your feedback, it's great to hear you found our service helpful! Response date: 23rd August 2023
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The name says it all

5
My experience in firstly gaining a mortgage with Family Building Society and now working hopefully towards an additional loan has beena very pleasant and rewarding journey. Everyone who I have had dealings with at FBS has been extremely pleasant, sympathetic and helpful Reviewed on: 15th August 2023
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us this review, it's great to hear that you found us pleasant and helpful! Response date: 16th August 2023
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Helpful and Efficient.

5
Very impressed with the service provided. Would certainly use again. Reviewed on: 3rd August 2023
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're pleased to hear you were very impressed with our service! Response date: 4th August 2023
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5
Excellent service from Mandy Bell who has been very efficient at explaining all the application criteria and the taking of our details. Mandy has been clear and concise and it has been a pleasure to initialise our mortgage application . Reviewed on: 6th July 2023
Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, we're so pleased you found our service excellent and very efficient. Response date: 10th July 2023
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