WHATEVER your budget, there are plenty of apartments to suit your needs in York, North and East Yorkshire. CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL investigates.

WHETHER you want a pad overlooking the river, an apartment in the heart of the city centre or somewhere with views of York Minster, there is bound to be an apartment in York for you.

This week, Quantum has a modern two bedroom apartment in Fulford Place, Fulford Road.

Available now, it includes a good sized lounge, a fully fitted kitchen with top-of-the-range appliances, a bathroom and an en-suite.

Both bedrooms are doubles and there is off-street parking and a secure entrance too.

Rent is £725 per calendar month.

Quantum also has an unfurnished two bedroom apartment in Riverside Lodge, Bishopthorpe Road, York.

Situated in pleasant green surroundings, it includes a large living room with a balcony, two double bedrooms, a family bathroom and an en-suite, a modern fitted kitchen with appliances and a dining area.

Rent is £825 per calendar month and it is available from early October.

Meanwhile, Linley & Simpson has a three- bedroom penthouse in Merchant Exchange, York.

Set within an exclusive waterfront development in a converted listed warehouse, it is fully furnished and includes an entrance hallway, an open plan living area with a balcony and fantastic views over the city. It also boasts a fully fitted kitchen with appliances such as an American-style fridge freezer, an electric hob an oven, a dishwasher and a washer dryer.

There is a second reception room/snug, an en-suite shower room, a family bathroom, allocated parking spaces and a communal courtyard.

Rent is £2,400 per calendar month.

Meanwhile in the same building, Coalters has a two bedroom apartment in Merchant Exchange that is fully furnished and includes a lounge with a balcony and views over the River Ouse, a kitchen and a wet room. Rent is £1,500 per calendar month.

Linely & Simpson also has a one bedroom ground floor apartment in Middleton House, Lady Anne Court, Skeldergate. Set within the city walls, it is fully furnished and within only a five minute walk of the train station and city centre.

Inside, there is an entrance hallway, an open plan lounge with patio doors, a large fully fitted kitchen with a fridge, a washer/dryer, an electric hob, an oven and a microwave, a bathroom with a three-piece white suite and a double bedroom with fitted wardrobes.

Outside, there is secure allocated parking.

Rent is £595 per calendar month.

Meanwhile, Arena Letting has an apartment within a period townhouse in 72 Bootham.

Laid out over two floors, it is furnished and boasts plenty of original features, including fireplaces and high ceilings.

There is a spacious sitting room, a dining room which could be used as a second bedroom, a kitchen with a fridge/freezer and a washer, a landing area suitable for office use and a large double bedroom with a large walk-in wardrobe and a bathroom.

Outside, there is permit parking and use of a rear lawned garden.

Rent is £650 per calendar month. No sharers.

Arena Letting also has a newly-converted ground floor flat in Sycamore Place, Bootham.

It is being completely refurbished and includes a new kitchen and bathroom, new carpets and décor, an entrance hall, a living room, a double bedroom and a bathroom with a shower. There is also an allocated parking space.

Rent is £595 per calendar month.

Finally, Linley & Simpson has a one bedroom flat in Lindsay Avenue, Acomb.

Fully furnished, this apartment to the west of York boasts an entrance hall, a lounge, a kitchen with a washer dryer, an oven, a gas hob, a fridge, a microwave, a double bedroom and a bathroom with a shower.

There is also gas central heating, communal gardens and on-street parking.

Rent is £450 per calendar month.