A year ago, the housing market was closed for business. Few would have predicted then the current state of play. Mortgage lending and property sales hit record highs in March, as too the average price of a newly marketed property. That record was broken again in April, with the asking price just over £333,500. The time taken to secure a buyer has fallen to just 45 days, the quickest Rightmove has ever recorded.

These reports showcase the positive emerging from this challenging situation which includes; housing market defying expectations with records being broken, and the economy is forecast to rebound more quickly than initially projected.

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