Complaints Publication Report
See how many complaints Yorkshire Building Society received and dealt over the six month period of 1st January 2026 to 30th June 2026
Read how these relate to the number of accounts in each grouping, to allow comparisons to be made with other financial organisations on a consistent basis.
01/01/26 to 30/06/26
| First Name | Yorkshire Building Society |
|---|---|
| Other firms included in this report | Chelsea Building Society |
| Period covered | 01/01/26 to 30/06/26 |
We publish our complaints data every six months in accordance with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requirements. The figures below show complaint volumes relative to the size of our business and provide additional context when reviewing our complaints performance.
The complaints Yorkshire Building Society received and dealt with from 01/01/26 to 30/06/26 are shown in the table below.
Providing excellent service to our customers is important to us. While we always aim to get things right first time, we recognise that sometimes things can go wrong. We use the insight gained from complaints to help us understand what’s important to our customers and to continuously improve our products services and customer experience.
Archived Complaints Reports
Complaints Data
| Number of complaints opened by Volume of business | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product/Service Grouping | Provision at reporting period end date - Complaints per 1,000 accounts/policies in force | Intermediation within the reporting period - Complaints per 1,000 sales during the period | Number of complaints opened | Number of complaints closed | Percentage closed within 3 days | Percentage closed after 3 days but within 8 weeks | Percentage upheld | Main cause of complaints opened |
| Banking and credit cards | 0.66 | N/A | 2,336 | 2,072 | 27.6% | 72.1% | 76.6% | Errors / not following instructions |
| Home Finance | 9.78 | 0 | 602 | 590 | 12.4% | 85.9% | 74.1% | Other general admin / customer service |
| Insurance & Pure protection | 0.24 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11.1% | 77.8% | 77.8% | Other general admin / customer service |
| Decumulation and Pensions | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Investments | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Credit Related | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Claims management | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |