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Bendles LLP

SRA number 625949 · Authorised since 1 January 2016

Head office Portland building, Cooper Way, Kingstown, Carlisle, CA3 0JG

Website bendlessolicitors.co.uk · Phone 01228 522215 · Publishes prices: yes, read 16 October 2026

Published prices

Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Bendles LLP publishes these 37 prices on its own website. The figures below are copied as the firm prints them. For your own matter, ask the firm for a written quote that includes disbursements.

What the firm offers:ChildrenCohabitationContract disputesDispute resolutionDivorce and separationEmployment lawPersonal injuryPower of attorneyResidential propertyWills, estates and probateCommercial and agriculturalBuying and selling businessesBusiness disputesDebt recoveryTraining servicesAs listed on the firm's own website, read 16 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.

ServicePriceVAT
Hourly rates by grade, all services[1]£90 to £290 per hour+ VAT
Probate - application for Grant of Probate[1]£950+ VAT
Probate - administration of the estate, minimum[1]from £1,250+ VAT
Probate - administration of the estate (average), fee as a share of the gross estate[1]
ItemAverage feeVAT
Administration of the Estate (average)1%-2% of the Gross Estate+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - standard sale or purchase fees by property price band[1]
BandFeeVAT
0 – 125,000£950.00 to £1,100.00+ VAT
125,001 – 200,000£1,100.00 to £1,300.00+ VAT
200,001 – 300,000£1,300.00 to £1,400.00+ VAT
300,001 – 400,000£1,400.00 to £1,550.00+ VAT
400,001 – 500,000£1,550.00 to £1,700.00+ VAT
500,001 – 600,000£1,700.00 to £1,900.00+ VAT
600,001 – 700,000£1,900.00 to £2,500.00+ VAT
700,001 – 850,000£2,500.00 to £2,850.00+ VAT
850,001 – 1,000,000£2,850.00 to £3,350.00+ VAT
ServicePriceVAT
Residential conveyancing - transfer of equity[1]£650VAT not stated
Residential conveyancing - remortgage fees by property value[1]
BandFeeVAT
Up to £200,000.00£650.00+ VAT
Up to £300,000.00£750.00+ VAT
Over £300,000.00£850.00+ VAT
ServicePriceVAT
Residential conveyancing - Right to Buy[1]£600.00+ VAT
Leases - lease renewal[1]£750.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - first registration, depending on complexity[1]£850+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - additional fee: new build[1]£250+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - additional fee: unregistered[1]£150.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - additional fee: leasehold[1]£250.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - additional fee: shared ownership[1]£250.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Help to Buy ISA or LISA[1]£50.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - additional fee: CHAPS[1]£30+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - additional fee: review of auction pack[1]£500.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - additional fee: bridging loan[1]£1,000.00+ VAT
Debt recovery - initial work: taking instructions, considering paperwork and writing up to two solicitor's letters, fee charged if money is recovered[1]£100+ VAT
Debt recovery - obtaining default judgment if no defence is filed, fee charged if money is recovered[1]£200+ VAT
Debt recovery - warrant of control by the County Court Bailiff, fee charged[1]£100+ VAT
Debt recovery - writ of control by a High Court Enforcement Officer, fee charged[1]£100+ VAT
Debt recovery - charging order if a hearing is not necessary, fee charged[1]£200+ VAT
Debt recovery - charging order if a hearing is necessary, fee charged[1]£400+ VAT
Debt recovery - attachment of earnings order, fee charged[1]£200+ VAT
Debt recovery - third party debt order including attendance at the hearing, fee charged[1]£300+ VAT
Debt recovery - Statutory Demand, fee charged[1]£50+ VAT
Debt recovery - application for the debtor to attend court to provide information, fee charged[1]£50+ VAT
Debt recovery - application for the debtor to attend court to provide information, with attendance at court if required, fee charged[1]£150+ VAT
Debt recovery - use of an enquiry agent to trace the debtor or obtain information, fee charged[1]£50+ VAT
Employment - hourly rates for unfair or wrongful dismissal work depending on the fee earner[1]£130 to £275 per hour+ VAT
Employment - range of costs for an unfair or wrongful dismissal claim[1]£3,000 to £18,000+ VAT
Wills - single will[2]£150+ VAT
Wills - couple[2]£250+ VAT
Lasting power of attorney - one LPA[2]£350+ VAT
Lasting power of attorney - two LPAs[2]£450VAT not stated
Lasting power of attorney - couple requiring two each (Property and Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare)[2]£600+ VAT

From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 16 October 2026:

  1. [1]bendlessolicitors.co.uk/our-pricing
  2. [2]bendlessolicitors.co.uk/residential-property-3

Key facts

Authorisation
Recognised body
Organisation type
Recognised body, authorised
Constitution
Limited liability partnership
Practising offices
8 (7 branches)
Branch towns
Wigton, Whitehaven, Kirkby Stephen,, Appleby,, Penrith,, Carlisle
Areas of law reported to the SRA
12: Wills and trusts, Children, Employment, Family, Residential property, Personal Injury, Corporate (non-listed), Non-litigation, Probate, Landlord and tenant, Litigation, Commercial property
Companies House status
Active (OC402126, file 1 May 2026)
Incorporated
5 October 2015
Company type
Limited Liability Partnership
Trading names
Bendles Solicitors; Bleasdale & Co Solicitors; Atkinson Ritson; Gaynham King & Mellor Solicitors
SRA firms in Cumberland
24 (14 residential property)

Offices on the SRA record

OfficeAddressDistrictPhone
Head officePortland building, Cooper Way, Kingstown, Carlisle, CA3 0JGDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsCumberland01228 522215
Branch1 Victoria Place, High Street, Wigton, CA7 9PJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsCumberland01697 342121
Branch20 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7ALDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsCumberland01946 692165
BranchT/A Gaynham King & Mellor,, Unit 22 Cumberland House,, St Lukes Road, Kirkby Stephen,, CA17 4HTDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsWestmorland and Furness01768 347788
BranchT/A Gaynham King & Mellor,, 29 Boroughgate,, Appleby,, CA16 6XGDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsWestmorland and Furness01768 351422
BranchT/A Gaynham King & Mellor Solicitors,, 2 Mason Court,, Penrith,, CA11 9GRDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsWestmorland and Furness01768 864651
Branch15 Fisher Street, Carlisle, CA3 8RWDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsCumberland01228 525221
Branch39 High Street, Wigton, CA7 9PEDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsCumberland01228 525221

Areas of law reported to the SRA

Wills and trustsChildrenEmploymentFamilyResidential propertyPersonal InjuryCorporate (non-listed)Non-litigationProbateLandlord and tenantLitigationCommercial property

Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.

Conveyancing prices: published by the firm under SRA Transparency Rule 1

Because Bendles LLP reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. This firm's published conveyancing prices are shown above, read 16 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at bendlessolicitors.co.uk for any update before instructing it. Compare against the national average of £1,575 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.

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Companies House record

BENDLES LLP, company number OC402126, limited liability partnership, incorporated 5 October 2015. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: CARLISLE. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.

Where the offices are
Locator map showing Bendles LLP at Portland building, Cooper Way, Kingstown, Carlisle, CA3 0JG and 12 nearby SRA-regulated officesBendles LLP (Wigton office)Bendles LLP (Whitehaven office)Bendles LLP (Kirkby Stephen, office)Bendles LLP (Appleby, office)Bendles LLP (Penrith, office)Bendles LLP (Carlisle office)Bendles LLP (Wigton office)Bell Park Kerridge Limited, CarlisleAnthony D. Wilson LTD, CarlisleL T Law, CarlisleWragg Mark-Bell Solicitors Limited, CarlisleBendles LLP, Carlisle

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