FOR a quick move before Christmas, try a property with no forward chain.

First up, Ashtons is offering a working farm in York.

Woodlands Farm lies just of Strensall common amid a vibrant farming community.

It comprises of a four-bedroom detached farm house, an extensive range of outbuilding and 33 acres of agricultural land.

Inside the farmhouse, there are three reception rooms and two bathrooms.

The living room has an open fireplace and is open plan to the sun room. There is a sitting room, a dining room with a brick-built chimney breast and a dining kitchen fitted with a range of units and an oil-fired red Aga. There are four windows and two stable doors to the rear and side elevations.

The master bedroom is en-suite and has a dressing room, and bedroom two also boasts an en-suite bathroom.

Outside, there is a front garden with hedged perimeters and trees. To the rear, there is an attractive garden with fruit trees and a summer house.

Offers are invited in the region of £695,000.

Next, Hunters has a three-bedroom cottage in Bilborough.

Honeysuckle Cottage is on the market for £249,950 and has gas-fired central heating and a recently-fitted kitchen and bathroom.

There is a feature fireplace with mantelpiece in the lounge, a kitchen/breakfast room with wall and base units and an integrated dishwasher, three double bedrooms and a bathroom with a white fitted suite and a Jacuzzi bath.

There is also a conservatory.

Perhaps you'd like a former Barratt showhouse.

Sovereign Park, York, is a three-storey house with four bedrooms.

It has never been lived in and perks include fitted Whirlpool appliances, fitted bedroom furniture and a conservatory. Stamp duty has been paid too.

There is a kitchen, reception room with an electric flame effect fire, a cloakroom and a house bathroom.

The garden is mainly laid to lawn, with a patio area, shrubs, side access gate, external tap and rear access to parking and the single garage.

Sovereign Park is priced at £260,000. Contact Winkworth.

Alternatively, have a look at Chalfonts, York.

This four-bedroom semi-detached is on the market for £239,950.

It has a lounge and dining room, kitchen and utility room, cloakroom and a bathroom.

There is a rear garden which is mainly paved with flower, tree and shrub borders and a garage.

Contact Rentons Countrywide.

Meanwhile, Your Move Anscombs has a newly-built four-bedroom family home.

Tucked away down a private road and backing on to fields, Garth View, Hull Road, Dunnington, is priced at £450,000.

There is a double aspect lounge, a dining room with French doors leading to the conservatory and a double aspect solid oak fitted kitchen/breakfast room with integral appliances.

The master bedroom has an en-suite dressing room and a four-piece en-suite bathroom with his and her double ended bath. There are three more bedrooms and a modern white bathroom/WC.

Outside, there is a gravelled front driveway, a double garage and a lawned rear garden with Indian fossil stone patio.

Next, Stephensons has a Victorian property in York Street, Dunnington.

The Poplars, priced at £425,000, has an entrance hall, dining room with white marble and tiled fireplace, a lounge with a Victorian painted slate fireplace, a kitchen with an Aga cooker and a conservatory.

To the first floor, there are four bedrooms, a box room/office and a bathroom.

Outside, there is a large well-screened garden.

Meanwhile, Hudson Moody has a spacious period property in The Green, Acomb.

This four-bedroom property has been extended and modernised over the years.

There are two good-sized reception rooms, a dining kitchen, utility room and a house bathroom.

The property has gas-fired central heating and overlooks the green.

Outside, there is a lawned front garden with mature and established tree and shrub borders and an enclosed rear garden with plants, shrubs and a crazy paved patio area.

It is priced at £299,950.

Finally, Naish has a spacious family house in Main Street, Great Ouseburn.

This four-bedroom detached has three reception rooms and a kitchen/breakfast room with a range of fitments.

There is a hall, cloakroom and utility room and a family bathroom.

The property boasts a detached garage and a garden on all sides of the house which has been beautifully landscaped and includes paths with patios, flower beds, rose borders, herbaceous beds, lawn, an ornamental pond, summerhouse and a greenhouse.

It is priced at £499,950.