Lettings: Rooms to appeal in village or city... (From York Press)

Lettings: Rooms to appeal in village or city...

2:43pm Thursday 29th September 2011

Flats… apartments? who cares what they are called.

Here’s a nice selection to view, says Brian Page.

WHEN is a flat not a flat? When it is an apartment! In recent years the Americanism of a perfectly serviceable word has crept into our lexicon (which for you and me means vocabulary).

Hey ho, it matters not. Here is a selection of flats/apartments to let in the York area… Starting with what we think is a lovely-looking village property, Swallows in Dauby Lane in Kexby.

Offered unfurnished, this is a super, modern self-contained apartment with an open-style living area, new kitchen (with built-in appliances), utility room and double bedroom (with fitted wardrobes) plus an ensuite shower room. Set in private and secluded surroundings with views of open countryside, less than five miles from the centre of York; close to The Vale of York and Yorkshire Wolds, this is a unique property, ideal for those who like to get away from it all but still be close to commuter routes.

Complete with parking and an outside sitting area, it is offered by Quantum at a rental of £595pcm.

The same agent also has another pretty village property, this time in the shape of an annexe to Appledale House at Appleton Roebuck. Set in the grounds of a larger house, it is a detached flat located above garages. The flat is spacious and well-presented throughout, with a large open-style lounge and kitchen (with electric hob, oven, fridge, utility with dishwasher and washer-dryer), a large double bedroom and bathroom with walk-in shower cubicle. The property is ideally situated halfway between Leeds and York and comes with water rates included in the rental price of £595pcm.

Moving closer to York, Martin and Co. have a spacious new-build apartment at what is proving a popular spot, the Birch Park development at Huntington. It is a second- floor apartment, nicely situated on a good bus route within one mile of York city centre and close to the hospital. It offers an openplan lounge/fully fitted kitchen with integrated appliances, a modern bathroom and two bedrooms with fitted wardrobes.

Heating is provided by electric panel radiators, there’s cosy double glazing, secure door entry system and one allocated parking space.

The rental is £695pcm.

Linley and Simpson, meanwhile, can offer a city centre – though very contrasting – pair of properties.

The first is in John Walker House, Dixons Yard, Walmgate (right in the heart of the city centre). This is a modern, high-spec apartment which offers an entrance hall with storage cupboard, open-plan living room and dining kitchen with integrated appliances and balcony, a double bedroom with balcony and en-suite shower room and a smaller double bedroom and bathroom. The rental here is £950pcm.

Next from L&S comes a superb apartment in a period property in St Marys, off Bootham (easy walking distance of city centre and the railway station).

Offered unfurnished, it is a ground-floor flat which has a kitchen with integrated appliances, a very large (and characterful) sitting/ dining room, a bathroom with bath and separate shower, a double bedroom with en-suite shower room and a further double bedroom.

The property has on-street permit parking available. The rental is £795pcm.

Another first-floor apartment can be found on the books of Letters Ltd, this one in Martins Court, Leeman Road, again within walking distance of the city centre. It offers an open-plan living area and kitchen with electric oven and hob, fridge-freezer, dishwasher and washer-dryer, a large double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a second double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a bathroom. An allocated parking space and bike store is included in the rental of £695pcm.

And in our last but far from least spot, we return to Quantum, who have an unfurnished first-floor apartment in Burton Stone Lane “ideal for a single person or young couple” which offers a living room, kitchen, double bedroom – and a study area/dressing room – and bathroom. The rental is £475pcm.