Yorkshire Building Society Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Looking at 2,100 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the extremely friendly and highly knowledgeable staff for making branch visits and face-to-face interactions exceptionally smooth and welcoming. Consumers deeply appreciate the helpful customer service and note that opening new savings accounts or managing daily finances remains very straightforward overall. However, some customers also noted significant difficulties with online systems and account transfers. Reviewers encountered frustrating roadblocks when trying to manage accounts digitally, such as automated rejections or persistent problems accessing online portals. A few people also experienced lengthy delays and unhelpful support when dealing with specific complex service requests.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A lovely branch in Wetherby. The staff member was very friendly, and quickly processed the opening of my savings account. She discussed all the relevant points and emailed me the information for... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went with YBS as wanted an offset mortgage. Good customer service, easy to get hold of team via email or phone. Mortgage process involved gifted deposit but was still straightforward.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I visited the Kingston upon Thames branch to open a new account. Both counter staff and the lovely lady I saw to open my account where friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. It made me think how much we... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wanted to deposit some money to offer me a monthly interest payment to top up my part time wage. I tried several high street banks and building societies, all seemed un interested. I picked up... See more

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Company details

  1. Building Society
  2. Bank
  3. Financial Institution
  4. Mortgage Lender
  5. Savings Bank

Written by the company

As a mutual, Yorkshire Building Society is owned by our members, who are customers of our Society. We were founded more than 150 years ago for the benefit of our members, to provide real help with their real lives, enabling more people to buy their own home and save for what’s important to them. Our ambition is to be market-leading for financial inclusion and deliver tailored outcomes for all customers.


Contact info

  • Yorkshire House, Yorkshire Drive, BD5 8LJ, Bradford, United Kingdom

  • www.ybs.co.uk

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Person to person transaction

Brilliant to walk into the YBS and open ISAs with no problem at all. The lady dealing with our transaction was very professional and friendly. Such a relief after attempts at online deals with other places led to nowhere but total frustration.

September 19, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Each and everyone I spoke to were well…

Each and everyone I spoke to were well informed and explained everything clearly and showed great patience. I highly commend your staff training and will recommend your service to all my friends.well done to all.

September 19, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

YBS keep introducing accounts with higher rate interest

YBS have good interest rates compared to other providers and I have been with them since 1996. My complaint is that they keep introducing new accounts with higher interest rates, especially for ISAs. I have Fixed Rate ISAs with them and cannot tranfer to the higher rate accounts as I would lose 90 days' interest. Very annoying! Otherwise they are excellent.

September 23, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Transferred my low interest rate ISA to…

Transferred my low interest rate ISA to YBS. The actual transfer was easy to do online and only took a few days
A follow up phone call from YBS was made too to make sure I was satisfied
We are now going to move another to them

September 10, 2026
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Waste of time

Tried to overpay a mortgage in Norwich branch. Given wrong information more than once. Wasted my time. Very amateur.

September 24, 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Yorkshire Building Society

Hi there,
We’re really sorry to hear about your recent experience. Social media isn’t secure, so we can’t help with your query or complaint here. However, you can get in touch with us in a few other ways:
Give us a call on 0345 120 0100.
Visit one of our branches or agencies https://www.ybs.co.uk/contact-us/branch-finder
Fill out our online complaint form https://www.ybs.co.uk/contact-us/help-us-improve#make-a-complaint
Send us a secure message through your account (if you’re registered online with us).
We’re here to help and look forward to resolving this for you soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Yorkshire Building Society

Hello David,

Thank you for your feedback - much appreciated. Could you let us know which branch or agency you visited? I would love to pass on your comments!

Kind regards.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful and efficient

Helpful and efficient

September 16, 2026
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Reply from Yorkshire Building Society

Hello!

Thank you for your feedback, which is much appreciated.

Kind regards.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly Staff Member

We went into the local agency in Barnstaple, 47, Boutport Street Devon and opened two Savings Accounts. A lady called Sandra dealt with us and she was very efficient and friendly.

September 13, 2026
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Reply from Yorkshire Building Society

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback, which is much appreciated - I have forwarded this to my colleagues at Barnstaple - they will be delighted to read it!

Kind regards.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Castleford branch excellence

We went to our nearest branch and the Staff at Castleford West Yorkshire were so helpful and couldn't do enough....they were professional, understanding,caring, patient and extremely Knowledgeable about everything we needed to know.
We need to Keep branches like this open because customers who need help rather than telephone or internet get a better service and fills us with more confidence that we are making the right choices

September 8, 2026
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Reply from Yorkshire Building Society

Hello Stuart,

Thank you for your feedback for my colleagues at Castleford - I have passed this on, and I am sure they will be delighted to read it!

Kind regards.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

All they want is your money

My wife of 30 years passed away last month after a 10 month battle against cancer. I've made multiple attempts to get hold of someone at Yorkshire Building Society to notify them of her passing so that they can amend their records regarding our jointly held mortgage.

Can I reach anyone?
No.
The closest I got was speaking to someone before the line got cut off. Then I couldn't get through at all.

I've tried messaging and emailing them. No one from Yorkshire Building Society has bothered getting back to me.

Pretty abysmal if you ask me. Especially at a time like this. Do they really think I have nothing better to do?
Does anyone even care?

I can bet a pound to a piece of sh!t I would hear back from them pretty soon if I were to cancel the direct debit.

What does that prove about what these leeches on society are really like???

September 16, 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Yorkshire Building Society

Hello KB,
I am very sorry to hear the sad news about your wife. On behalf of the Society, please accept my condolences. I am also sorry to hear that you have had issues contacting us. You can speak directly to the Bereavement Team on 0345 166 9229 between 9am and 5pm (Monday to Friday) and they will take all the details from you and discuss the concessions available to you in this situation. We will need sight of the death certificate when it is available - this can be posted to us with a covering letter, or taken to a local branch or agency: www.ybs.co.uk/contact-us/branch-finder

The address is: The Bereavement Team, Yorkshire Building Society, Yorkshire House, Yorkshire Drive, Bradford, BD5 8LJ

Kind regards

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