Market Harborough Building Society Reviews 

875
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Looking at 477 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the friendly staff for being exceptionally helpful, polite, and efficient when guiding them through new account setups, savings plans, and various financial transactions. Many consumers deeply appreciate the prompt, knowledgeable, and professional support delivered by advisors either over the phone or directly inside the local branches. Some reviewers were not happy with occasional long wait times in the office or cumbersome online access requirements that made certain administrative tasks far more difficult. Despite these specific difficulties, visitors generally found the overall user experience remarkably smooth, reassuring, and pleasant.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Appointment had been made via Head office but this communication hadn't come through to the local branch. The team swiftly responded, found a room, made a coffee and provided space to talk over our ne... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wanted to close my account as there are no branches near me anymore. I spoke to Rachel at customer services and she was extremely helpful, patient and very efficient. She helped me go through the re... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wanting to set up an account, going in expecting not to get a result, despite their system having gone down, I had an account open within 30 minutes. Thank you Claire Reedman. It has given me alot mor... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went in to open a savings account,i knew which one i wanted to open. Did the tranaction quick and thorough, explained everything and gave me some information about the account l opened. Gave me in... See more


Company details

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

About Market Harborough Building Society

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Since 1870, we have been owned by our members and have continued to evolve, innovate and, importantly, continue to always put our members first. That’s why we’ve remained a trusted provider of mortgages and savings for over 150 years. You can find out more on our website, clicking on the below links: Savings Mortgages Thrive Agenda Our branches Contact us

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4.8

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

875 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I don't usually submit feedback but…

I don't usually submit feedback but feel compelled to do so in this instance. As a new customer I've been extremely impressed with the level of service provided by the customer service advisors. Very knowledgeable, friendly and efficient.

5 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Changing mobile number

I needed to change my mobile number in order to get access. When I phoned Emma was everything I'd hoped for. She was friendly and took me through all the steps involved very patiently, so it all went very smoothly. I was most impressed.

5 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Went along to the Market Harborough building society to open a new account and was greeted by a warm friendly welcome from the staff. I was then directed to Jen who was able to assist me with all that was required to open the account ,no pressure and left feeling I’d made the right choice.

30 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A/C CLOSURE PROCEDURE

Wanted to close my long dormant account. I didn't even remember that it was an on-line account. The operative, via phone, talked me thru the logging on procedure , including PW creation and successfully closed my account and auto transferred the account balance to my bank account within about three minutes over the phone. All this was accomplished with the minimum of fuss.

28 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Excellent customer service. The call handler was so patient and talked me through what to do. She also knew what was needed to solve my problem. This was above and beyond. Really impressed.

28 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Restricting account opening to Branch ONLY.

Having recently completed an excellent online Regular Saver account, I am disappointed not to be allowed to open a second Regular Saver account, due to your restriction to Branch opening only.
Most Building Societies and Banks do NOT put obstacles in the way of arranging recurring Regular savings accounts.

25 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Customer service

Visited Rothwell branch today. The adviser we spoke to, Jenni Robson, was incredibly helpful, friendly and professional. She sorted out what we needed to do and also made some great recommendations. Have never had a problem with MHBC. A great experience.

24 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional care and customer service

The customer service and care at the Kettering branch is always exceptional. I took my 89 year old Mum to make some account changes and Laura was fabulous - incredibly patient, thoughtful and professional. Their saving products have always been excellent, but it is the service that makes the difference and is why my Mum has always been a customer.

17 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service.

Your employee Alicia was excellent today.Without her being there through the proccess I would have been totally lost and would never have completed the transactions thankyou.

23 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Four ladies on the counter

Four ladies on the counter. I was dealt with by Jay, she listened to what type of account I was looking for, explaining it very well. I didn’t feel under any pressure from her to open the account. I felt totally at ease with Jay dealing with me.

20 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Tax Statement needed

I needed a Tax Statement for 2024-25. Although the account was closed Emma had no trouble accessing and sending me a copy by post, which I received a week later. I had a good interest rate on the account and would be happy to invest with them again.

10 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A First Class Service

Called in with my wife who wanted to draw out some money from her account (she has mobilty problems and cannot stand for long). As soon as this was known by the Teller (Claire Reedman) she pointed out seats where we could sit and then did all the necessary and brought the money to us. She also suggested we may wish to look at a third party mandate in case my wife is unable to get to the MHBS. Gave us an explanation and all the necessary forms and information so we could consider and follow up if we wished. A really good customer experience that you don't often get these days - full marks!

17 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Incompetent and very Poor Customer Service

Application to open a fixed rate Bond online was never processed
Made 6 phone to MHBS H/O
Sent several emails, enailed the Chief Executive
Never got a Response
After all this I then get an email informing me that my application was not being processed anymore
Incompetent organisation with Appalling Customer Service
I applied online with another Savings Company and the account was opened in 3 days

7 April 2026
Unprompted review

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