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Broker · United Kingdom

Last checked: 23.09.2026
REGULATIONOfficial record verified

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USER FEEDBACKRecurring topics

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Darlington Building Society

Bank · United Kingdom

About the company

Legal company nameDarlington Building Society
Year founded1856
Headquarters / registered countryDarlington, United Kingdom
Websitewww.darlington.co.uk
Last checked08.10.2026

According to its official website, Darlington Building Society was founded in 1856 as the Darlington Working Men's Permanent Building Society to help local people own homes, was incorporated as Darlington Equitable Building Society in 1876 and is today a mutual dedicated to supporting its members and local communities. Its head office is Sentinel House in Darlington and it serves customers through a branch network. Savings include easy access and double access accounts, notice accounts, regular savers, fixed rate bonds and ISAs, Cash ISA, Junior Cash ISA and children's accounts; lending covers first-time buyer, home mover and remortgage loans as well as buy-to-let, holiday let, self-build, expat buy-to-let and shared ownership mortgages. The Easy Access Saver can be opened with GBP 1. Savings and mortgage accounts are managed through the Darlingtonline online service on smartphones and computers. According to the Bank of England list and the FCA register, it is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESSavings account · Cash ISA · Junior Cash ISA · Children's account · Mortgage
MIN. DEPOSITGBP 1 (Easy Access Saver)
PLATFORMSDarlingtonline online service
PRODUCTSSavings accounts · Fixed rate bonds · Cash ISA · Mortgages · Buy-to-let, holiday let and self-build mortgages

Licences and regulation

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 205895
Licence holderDarlington Building Society
ScopeBuilding society authorised by the PRA according to the Bank of England building societies list of 1 Oct 2026; listed in the FCA register under Darlington Building Society (FRN 205895), regulated by the FCA and the PRA.
StatusVerified

User complaints

User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.

Period reviewed: June 2021 – October 2026

  • Account / trading conditions: 8
  • Withdrawal / payment: 2
  • Customer support: 2
  • Identity verification: 1

No. 226 for most complaints among 520 institutions.

RANK BY TOPIC — Account / trading conditions: 200. · Withdrawal / payment: 250. · Customer support: 179. · Identity verification: 165.

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on the Darlington Building Society Trustpilot page (13) as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Darlington Building Society name are left out. Across the complaints, mortgage processes delayed by long turnaround times and changing document requests, difficulties paying money into accounts and poor complaint handling stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcesdarlington.co.uk — homepage, 170 Years of Key Milestones, All savings accounts, Other mortgage types, Darlingtonline pages, footer
Regulator recordsBank of England PRA list of building societies (1 Oct 2026) · FCA — Darlington Building Society, FRN 205895 (register.fca.org.uk)
Company registerCompany registry details not stated on the site
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified08.10.2026

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