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Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

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21 Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8SY

01228 510077

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21 Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8SY

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4.9
Excellent
208 Reviews
95%+
Value for
Money
95%+
Success
Rate
95%+
Would
Recommend
Communication 4.9/5
Initial Impressions 4.8/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited are accredited by

Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited
Lexcel - excellence in legal practice management and client care accreditation awarded to Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

Description

Wragg Mark-Bell Solicitors is a modern local firm offering a personal and friendly level of service and legal expertise. Established in 2006, we have grown steadily, and continue to do so, offering our clients a professional legal service from an easily accessible office in the centre of Carlisle.

Rankings by area of expertise

Local 2 / 11
National 491 / 11,165
4.8
Excellent
237 Reviews
95%
Value for
Money
12% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
15% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
15% above
national average
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.7/5
Approachability 4.8/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.8/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited are accredited by

Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited
Lexcel - excellence in legal practice management and client care accreditation awarded to Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

Description

Wragg Mark-Bell Solicitors is a modern local firm offering a personal and friendly level of service and legal expertise. Established in 2006, we have grown steadily, and continue to do so, offering our clients a professional legal service from an easily accessible office in the centre of Carlisle.

Rankings by area of expertise

Meet the team of Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

Laura Urquhart

Laura Urquhart

Director

5.0 20
Wednesday Jones

Wednesday Jones

Licensed Conveyancer

5.0 24
Gemma Duncan

Gemma Duncan

Conveyancer

4.7 20
Isil Cowan

Isil Cowan

Associate

4.9 30
Anna Bertram

Anna Bertram

Trainee Solicitor

0.0 0
Nick Kennon

Nick Kennon

Director

5.0 1
Lauren Goad

Lauren Goad

Solicitor

5.0 1
Rosie Negus

Rosie Negus

Conveyancer

4.9 26
Keith White

Keith White

Private Client Solicitor

1.0 1
Gill Dubyk

Gill Dubyk

Conveyancer

0.0 0
Nicole Nicholson

Nicole Nicholson

Trainee Legal Executive

5.0 3
Rebecca Saunders

Rebecca Saunders

Conveyancer

4.9 16
Christa Copland

Christa Copland

Trainee Conveyancer

5.0 7

Meet the team of Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

Isil Cowan

Isil Cowan

Associate

4.9 30
Rosie Negus

Rosie Negus

Conveyancer

4.9 26
Wednesday Jones

Wednesday Jones

Licensed Conveyancer

5.0 24
Gemma Duncan

Gemma Duncan

Conveyancer

4.7 20
Laura Urquhart

Laura Urquhart

Director

5.0 20
Rebecca Saunders

Rebecca Saunders

Conveyancer

4.9 16
Christa Copland

Christa Copland

Trainee Conveyancer

5.0 7
Nicole Nicholson

Nicole Nicholson

Trainee Legal Executive

5.0 3
Lauren Goad

Lauren Goad

Solicitor

5.0 1
Keith White

Keith White

Private Client Solicitor

1.0 1
Nick Kennon

Nick Kennon

Director

5.0 1
Gill Dubyk

Gill Dubyk

Conveyancer

0.0 0
Anna Bertram

Anna Bertram

Trainee Solicitor

0.0 0

Contact details

01228 510077
theoffice@wraggmarkbell.co.uk
www.wraggmarkbell.co.uk

Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:00
Tuesday 09:00–17:00
Wednesday 09:00–17:00
Thursday 09:00–17:00
Friday 09:00–17:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

21 Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8SY

Reviews

4.9 /5 208 Reviews
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    Specialisms include conveyancing, property sales/purchases, mortgage transfers and firearms law, with clients praising swift, knowledgeable and effective legal work. The firm is described as professional, efficient and competitively priced. Valued soft skills: clear communication, responsiveness, patience, compassion and calm handling of stressful or sensitive situations. Clients highlight friendly, approachable service, thoroughness, regular updates and a proactive, problem‑solving approach that makes difficult transactions much less stressful.

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    Janet H

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    Housing & Property

    House sale and purchase

    Isil was clear in her instructions, understanding and listened to our requests acting on them on our behalf promptly. She explained all of the process and kept correspondence at every step. a stressful experience made easier by a friendly, professional solicitor.

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    legal expert Isil Cowan Isil Cowan

    from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

    Dear Janet. Thank you for your kind feedback. We are delighted to hear that Isil provided clear, responsive, and professional support throughout your matter, and that her communication helped make a stressful process easier. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.

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    Lauren Oleary

    Housing & Property

    First house purchase

    I have recently used wragg mark bell for buying my first house. Wednesday made the process very easy with quick and regular updates for me and everything was done with no issues making it all very stress free for me! I would recommend using wragg mark bell and will go to them again in the future

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    legal expert Wednesday Jones Wednesday Jones

    from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

    Thank you for your recommendation! We are thrilled that Wednesday made your first house purchase stress-free with such quick and regular updates. We look forward to working with you again in the future!

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    Neil Palmer

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    Excellent Communication Throughout

    Rosie was brilliant throughout - clear communication, quick responses and always helpful. Made a stressful process much easier. Highly recommend!

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    legal expert Rosie Negus Rosie Negus

    from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

    Thank you for the high recommendation! We are so pleased that Rosie’s clear communication and quick responses helped make a stressful process much easier for you. We will be sure to share your kind words with her!

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    Property Sale

    Thank you for your patience and professionalism in dealing with the sale of the property in a timely way , your compassion and kindness were very much appreciated

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    legal expert Wednesday Jones Wednesday Jones

    from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

    Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to hear that Wednesday provided patient and compassionate support throughout the sale of your property.

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    An Excellent and professional service during

    Fast, transparent and professional during a difficult house purchase, and always available to talk

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    legal expert Laura Urquhart Laura Urquhart

    from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

    Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased that our team provided fast, transparent, and professional support during what was a difficult house purchase. Staying available to talk and providing clarity during complex transactions is a priority for us, and we will ensure your kind comments are shared with the team.

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    lauren

    Housing & Property

    lauren

    Codie and Tom have supported us through our sale and purchase - they have been nothing short of amazing and we genuinely feel if it wasn’t for them being so informative and proactive we would never of got to completion with our sale! Our chain was complex and they both managed this from the outset so efficiently and really kept things moving for us. Today was completion and we just want to say THANKYOU! we would highly recommend you both

    Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

    Dear Lauren, Thank you for your wonderful review. We're thrilled to hear that Codie and Tom provided amazing support throughout your sale and purchase, especially with your complex chain. Your recommendation means a lot to us. Best regards, Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

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    Rebecca

    Housing & Property

    Rebecca

    Me and my partner bought our first home last year with the help of Wednesday and the team. Couldn’t fault them at all! So helpful and made the process less stressful for us, will always recommend these and will definitely be using them again!

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    legal expert Wednesday Jones Wednesday Jones

    Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

    Dear Rebecca, Thank you for your feedback! We're thrilled to hear that Wednesday and our team helped make your first home purchase less stressful. We appreciate your recommendation and look forward to assisting you again in the future. Best regards, Wragg Mark-Bell Solicitors Limited

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    Maia

    Maia

    I got into my house in a timely fashion, but had *I* been less organised, I doubt it would have been the case. I found my conveyancer quite detached from proceedings, difficult to communicate with and at times errors were made over silly little things (misreading paperwork, misspelling of my name) that caused me a huge amount of stress unnecessarily. I can only imagine that the conveyancer must have too high of a case load for this to happen. Otherwise, it does not seem that they were qualified for the task. Despite knowledge of my completion date over 2 weeks before, exchange wasn't attempted until 2 days before and was delayed to the point that it had to happen on completion day, and I was told the day before that completion may not occur. This was 2 days before my eviction date at my previous property. I found Laura, the solicitor, communicative and I found Carla, the paralegal, helpful on the phone. My conveyancer would not elicit the same praise. I would be cautious in using this company.

    A representative from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited responded to this review

    Hi Maia, thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention. We set a high standard for ourselves, and we’re so sorry to hear you felt this was not met in your interaction with our business. With regard to exchange dates, both sides of the transaction will set a date that they will work towards for exchange. This date is changeable depending on how the transaction proceeds. In your case we were ready to exchange on the agreed date however the firm of solicitors who were acting on the other side were not, they were still awaiting information from their mortgage lender, until this had been received, they were not in a position to finalise an exchange and completion date. With regard to your other comments as a firm this is something we are looking into promptly to ensure this doesn’t happen again.

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    Isabela

    Housing & Property

    Isabela

    We instructed Wragg Mark-Bell for sale and purchase of our new home, they were absolutely amazing I couldn’t fault it. Extremely professional and responsive, a delight to deal with. Thank you Laura and team for making the sale/purchase process run so smoothly! Wishing you all the best x

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    legal expert Laura Urquhart Laura Urquhart

    Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

    Dear Isabela, Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear that your experience with Laura and the team, was amazing. We appreciate your acknowledgment of our professionalism and responsiveness. It was our pleasure to make your sale and purchase process run smoothly. Best regards, Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

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    Rebecca

    Housing & Property

    Rebecca

    Codie has just conveyed our house purchase and was brilliant all the way through, Tom works alongside him, he also is great. They regularly kept us updated and answered any questions we had promptly. As newbies to the area they very much put as at ease. Also, I must add that the ladies on reception were very accomadating and helpful whenever we went in to sign paperwork. Wragg Mark-Bell will be our solicitors of choice.

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    legal expert Codie Slessor Codie Slessor

    Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

    Hi Rebecca. Thank you for your positive feedback! We're delighted to hear that Codie and Tom were excellent in conveying your house purchase, keeping you informed, and making you feel at ease. We appreciate your trust in Wragg Mark-Bell, and if you need assistance in the future, we're here for you. Thanks for choosing us!

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    4.8 /5 237 Reviews
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      Specialisms include conveyancing, property sales/purchases, mortgage transfers and firearms law, with clients praising swift, knowledgeable and effective legal work. The firm is described as professional, efficient and competitively priced. Valued soft skills: clear communication, responsiveness, patience, compassion and calm handling of stressful or sensitive situations. Clients highlight friendly, approachable service, thoroughness, regular updates and a proactive, problem‑solving approach that makes difficult transactions much less stressful.

      clear communication
      quick responses
      professional service
      friendly staff
      kept updated
      compassionate support
      knowledgeable advice
      stress reduction
      competitive pricing
      thorough handling

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      Janet H

      Verified
      Housing & Property

      House sale and purchase

      Isil was clear in her instructions, understanding and listened to our requests acting on them on our behalf promptly. She explained all of the process and kept correspondence at every step. a stressful experience made easier by a friendly, professional solicitor.

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      legal expert Isil Cowan Isil Cowan

      from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

      Dear Janet. Thank you for your kind feedback. We are delighted to hear that Isil provided clear, responsive, and professional support throughout your matter, and that her communication helped make a stressful process easier. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.

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      Lauren Oleary

      Housing & Property

      First house purchase

      I have recently used wragg mark bell for buying my first house. Wednesday made the process very easy with quick and regular updates for me and everything was done with no issues making it all very stress free for me! I would recommend using wragg mark bell and will go to them again in the future

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      legal expert Wednesday Jones Wednesday Jones

      from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

      Thank you for your recommendation! We are thrilled that Wednesday made your first house purchase stress-free with such quick and regular updates. We look forward to working with you again in the future!

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      Neil Palmer

      Verified
      Housing & Property

      Excellent Communication Throughout

      Rosie was brilliant throughout - clear communication, quick responses and always helpful. Made a stressful process much easier. Highly recommend!

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      legal expert Rosie Negus Rosie Negus

      from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

      Thank you for the high recommendation! We are so pleased that Rosie’s clear communication and quick responses helped make a stressful process much easier for you. We will be sure to share your kind words with her!

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      Anonymous

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      Housing & Property

      Property Sale

      Thank you for your patience and professionalism in dealing with the sale of the property in a timely way , your compassion and kindness were very much appreciated

      Legal experts tagged in
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      legal expert Wednesday Jones Wednesday Jones

      from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

      Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to hear that Wednesday provided patient and compassionate support throughout the sale of your property.

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      Anonymous

      Verified
      Housing & Property

      An Excellent and professional service during

      Fast, transparent and professional during a difficult house purchase, and always available to talk

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      legal expert Laura Urquhart Laura Urquhart

      from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

      Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased that our team provided fast, transparent, and professional support during what was a difficult house purchase. Staying available to talk and providing clarity during complex transactions is a priority for us, and we will ensure your kind comments are shared with the team.

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      lauren

      Housing & Property

      lauren

      Codie and Tom have supported us through our sale and purchase - they have been nothing short of amazing and we genuinely feel if it wasn’t for them being so informative and proactive we would never of got to completion with our sale! Our chain was complex and they both managed this from the outset so efficiently and really kept things moving for us. Today was completion and we just want to say THANKYOU! we would highly recommend you both

      Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

      Dear Lauren, Thank you for your wonderful review. We're thrilled to hear that Codie and Tom provided amazing support throughout your sale and purchase, especially with your complex chain. Your recommendation means a lot to us. Best regards, Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

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      Rebecca

      Housing & Property

      Rebecca

      Me and my partner bought our first home last year with the help of Wednesday and the team. Couldn’t fault them at all! So helpful and made the process less stressful for us, will always recommend these and will definitely be using them again!

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      legal expert Wednesday Jones Wednesday Jones

      Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

      Dear Rebecca, Thank you for your feedback! We're thrilled to hear that Wednesday and our team helped make your first home purchase less stressful. We appreciate your recommendation and look forward to assisting you again in the future. Best regards, Wragg Mark-Bell Solicitors Limited

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      Maia

      Maia

      I got into my house in a timely fashion, but had *I* been less organised, I doubt it would have been the case. I found my conveyancer quite detached from proceedings, difficult to communicate with and at times errors were made over silly little things (misreading paperwork, misspelling of my name) that caused me a huge amount of stress unnecessarily. I can only imagine that the conveyancer must have too high of a case load for this to happen. Otherwise, it does not seem that they were qualified for the task. Despite knowledge of my completion date over 2 weeks before, exchange wasn't attempted until 2 days before and was delayed to the point that it had to happen on completion day, and I was told the day before that completion may not occur. This was 2 days before my eviction date at my previous property. I found Laura, the solicitor, communicative and I found Carla, the paralegal, helpful on the phone. My conveyancer would not elicit the same praise. I would be cautious in using this company.

      A representative from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited responded to this review

      Hi Maia, thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention. We set a high standard for ourselves, and we’re so sorry to hear you felt this was not met in your interaction with our business. With regard to exchange dates, both sides of the transaction will set a date that they will work towards for exchange. This date is changeable depending on how the transaction proceeds. In your case we were ready to exchange on the agreed date however the firm of solicitors who were acting on the other side were not, they were still awaiting information from their mortgage lender, until this had been received, they were not in a position to finalise an exchange and completion date. With regard to your other comments as a firm this is something we are looking into promptly to ensure this doesn’t happen again.

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      Mohamedelmobarak

      Mohamedelmobarak

      Welcoming receptionist, skilled and knowledgeable solicitors, quick and accurate processing. I am pleased by my visit, highly recommended.

      Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

      Thank you for your positive feedback! We're delighted to hear that you had a pleasant experience with our team. Your recommendation means a lot to us. If you ever need assistance in the future, feel free to reach out. Best regards, Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited

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      Kat

      Kat

      So this company completed my work quickly no doubt on their efficiency. The customer service I recieved from my solicitor was poor. I completed all paperwork and sent it back immediately (the same day) per my solicitors request and then 3 days later I recieved an email basically telling me off for not sending back the forms so I took a screenshot of the email I had actually sent with the documents attached and all I got was "I haven't received it because there are too many attachments in the email and I need to send the attachments in a few emails" I got no apology nothing for their error, I was told to send paperwork via email but they failed to say they had a limit on how many attachments per email their server could cope with. Both me and my husband have a young family, full time jobs and work shifts so we weren't able to do all the jobs at the exact time the solicitor asked and we constantly got snotty emails back. Just not professional in my opinion and even when we asked a question it just seemed too much of an effort for her to answer and reply

      A representative from Wragg Mark-bell Solicitors Limited responded to this review

      Hi Kat, thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention. We set a high standard for ourselves, and we’re so sorry to hear this was not met in your interaction with our business. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly to ensure this doesn’t happen again.

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