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Name: Mortgages
Rating: 4.71 (717 reviews)

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4.71

Based on 717 reviews, last reviewed 1st Oct 2026

10% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

400% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

92%

Latest highest rating:

5

Eric Dodd was clear and concise , and yet empathetic... Eric Dodd was clear and concise , and yet empathetic with a gentle sens of humour. An exellent explanation of what was on offer .A credit to your orga... Read more Reviewed on: 1st October 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

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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 (717)

Top company

A first rate company whose customer services department is second to none Reviewed on: 14th October 2021

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're really pleased we were able to help! Response date: 19th October 2021

Incredible support for landlords

Dealing with Family Building Society, and especially Linda originating our buy to let, could not have been easier. Very profession and efficient. Highly recommend to all landlords. Reviewed on: 30th September 2021

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for your recommendation and for taking the time to leave us a review. We're really pleased Linda was able to help with your Buy to Let application. Response date: 4th October 2021

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I have spoken to Charlie a couple of times and he has always been patient, polite, clear and very helpful Reviewed on: 27th September 2021

Mortgage product assessment

We needed to discuss the options coming up as our current mortgage product is about to end and we need to decide what to do next. Extremely helpful person guided us through the options in a way that made perfect sense. Reviewed on: 23rd September 2021

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It's great to hear we were able to help! Response date: 4th October 2021

Recent Mortgage Application

We recently submitted a mortgage application and wanted to take the time to say thank you - the people we dealt with were incredible (Blaine, the UW and Michelle, the BDM). So quick to respond and willing to assist with any questions. They both made a slightly tricky application straight forward. Thank you so much, it really is appreciated by ourselves and our client. Reviewed on: 23rd September 2021

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review Ian. We're really glad Blaine and Michelle were able to help with your client's application. Response date: 4th October 2021

Initial mortgage discussion

I spoke at length to Brenda Williams about porting our existing mortgage and some additional borrowing. She was very helpful and now I feel certain that we can proceed to the next stage in the near future. Reviewed on: 10th September 2021

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. It's great to know Brenda was able to assist you and we hope we can continue to help with porting your mortgage. Response date: 4th October 2021

Later Life Mortgage

Richard of the new business team couldn’t have been more helpful. He took me through the whole process clearly and in detail. As an existing customer he confirmed to me what a good company this is Reviewed on: 9th September 2021

Reply from Family Building Society Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. It's really good to know you had such a great experience with us. Response date: 10th September 2021

Later Life Mortgage

Richard from the mortgage team couldn’t have been more helpful. He took me through the whole process very clearly and as an existing client he confirmed to me what an excellent organisation this is Reviewed on: 9th September 2021

Reply from Family Building Society Thank for taking the time to lave a review. We're really glad Richard was able to help you! Response date: 10th September 2021

Further mortgage enquiry 27.8.21

Spoke with Linda Franklin. Previously spoke with Tom and Aaroumina. All extremely helpful indeed. Linda yesterday was fantastic. Really caring and understanding. A perfect representative for the company. Reviewed on: 28th August 2021

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're really pleased Linda, Tom and Arounima were able to help you! Response date: 31st August 2021

Total professionalism and competence.

Dealing with FBS is a very satisfying experience. The company is a truly professional and customer oriented operation, which is so rare in today's world where there is so much promise and so little delivery. Reviewed on: 27th August 2021

Reply from Family Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. It's great to hear you had such a great experience with us. Response date: 31st August 2021

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Family Building Society: Mortgages reviews

10% increase in 5 star reviews

400% increase in 1 star reviews

Latest highest rating:

5

Latest lowest rating:

1

About this product

Review Family Building Society: Mortgages now

Family Building Society Mortgages reviews (717)

Top company

Incredible support for landlords

Family Building Society Review

Mortgage product assessment

Recent Mortgage Application

Initial mortgage discussion

Later Life Mortgage

Later Life Mortgage

Further mortgage enquiry 27.8.21

Total professionalism and competence.

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