My previous lawyer has given a fee calculation of £1400 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Carlisle. I’m selling a Georgian property for £250,000. This appears overpriced. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Carlisle?

The costs illustration is fractionally on the expensive side. If you shop around you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by as much as £100 plus VAT. That being said, you maycome to rue opting for an an untested solicitor. If is important to check that the solicitor can also act for your lender. You can make use of our comparison tool to find a Carlisle conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Carlisle.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Carlisle. My lender is Chelsea Building Society

Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 9/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Carlisle?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Carlisle. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Carlisle. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Carlisle

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please supply a car parking plan.

Given that I am about to spend 450k on a terraced house in Carlisle I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor regarding thehome move before giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor due to be conducting your property ownership legalities in Carlisle.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique individual, not a case number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Carlisle should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.