1. A recently constructed luxury retirement apartment is for sale in a sought-after development close to a range of local amenities and facilities.

It is a fully independent property which benefits from a house manager for support with any issues from internal maintenance to looking after the gardens.

Through an entrance hallway is an open-plan living/dining room with French doors opening on to a Juliet balcony, a kitchen which includes a touch control hob, eye-level oven and integrated fridge-freezer, a double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a wet room fitted with a three piece suite.

Parking is available onsite.

Waverley Court, Waverley Gardens, Carlisle, is for sale at £145,000 from H&H King.

2. A well-presented semi-detached house, with pleasant views over the mature allotments to the rear, is situated in a popular family area close to local shops and amenities including schools.

The accommodation comprises a living room with a wall-mounted fire, a downstairs toilet, a dining kitchen with integrated gas hob and oven, and French doors to a rear decked area, two bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, and a three-piece family bathroom which includes a shower over the bath.

There are low-maintenance gardens to the front and rear, and a driveway providing off-street parking for three vehicles.

The house in Tramside Way, Carlisle, is for sale at £119,950 from BPK Estate Agents. For more details, see here .

3. Qualifying purchasers of a low-cost housing property in Cargo, on the outskirts of Carlisle, must have a local connection to the parishes of Kingmoor, Rockcliffe, Westlinton, Stanwix Rural or Carlisle district.

Inside the semi-detached property is an entrance hall, a cloakroom, a front-facing living room, a dining kitchen which includes an understairs cupboard and patio doors leading to the rear.

Upstairs are two double bedrooms, one with built-in shelving providing an office area, and a four-piece bathroom.

To the front is a driveway with ample parking, and a generous enclosed lawned garden with timber shed to the rear.

Edenside, Cargo, Carlisle, is for sale at £106,500 from Cumberland Estate Agents. For more details see here .