A terrace or a townhouse?

10:05am Thursday 24th July 2008

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TERRACES and townhouses are all the rage on the lettings market in and around York.

This week, Quantum has a fully-furnished two-bedroom terrace in Newborough Street, Bootham.

It boasts two reception rooms with modern furniture, a modern kitchen with a tiled floor, a gas cooker and a fridge, a double bedroom, a single bedroom, double glazing, central heating and an alarm system.

Rent is £600 per calendar month and it is available from August 8.

Meanwhile, Linley & Simpson has a new Georgian-style townhouse in The Square, Tadcaster Road.

Set over four floors, this home is luxurious, spacious and boasts five double bedrooms, a sitting room/dining room with a balcony to the front and a family room which is open plan to a luxury fitted kitchen with a balcony to the rear.

There is also a garden room, a utility room, a house bathroom and two en-suite bathrooms, as well as a Bose sound system, an integral double garage and a small rear garden.

Rent is £2,750 per calendar month and it is available from September.

Next, Arena Letting has a city town house in Marygate, York.

With three good-sized bedrooms and views of St Mary’s Abbey and the walls, this home is packed with historic detail and has been renovated to a high standard.

It has stone flagged floors, original wood floors, a modern free-standing kitchen, an entrance hall, a sitting room with shutters and a fireplace, a sunroom overlooking the rear courtyard and a large bathroom with a black and white floor, a white suite and original beams. Rent is £850 per calendar month.

Arena Letting also has two two-bedroom homes – one in Leeman Road and one in Acomb.

The first, in Garfield Terrace, is a smart terrace with a sitting/dining room, a modern fitted kitchen, a bathroom with a shower, a rear courtyard and gas central heating, and rent is £650 per calendar month.

The second is a town house in Brierley Place and is light and airy with neutral décor and carpets throughout.

It includes a sitting room with French doors to the rear garden and patio area, a fully equipped dining kitchen with a dishwasher, a washer/dryer, a fridge freezer, an oven and a hob and a downstairs cloaks/WC. There is also a parking space, gas central heating, double glazing and a burglar alarm.

Rent is £650 per calendar month.