Craig Hall is head of broker relationships and propositions at Legal & General Mortgage Club

Despite concerns over how the housing market would respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, activity has increased to record levels in recent months.

In March alone, HMRC recorded 180,690 property transactions – the highest number in a month since July 2004, when annual house price growth was just over 20%.

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