Househunters pay more for good broadband

A good internet connection is now more important to homebuyers than off-street parking, nearby doctors surgery and the local pub.

As a result, estate agents are listing broadband speeds in property adverts, in the first trial of its kind.

Research also found that:

• One in ten movers have walked away from properties with poor internet connection
• One in five buyers said they would be happy to pay more for a property with a high speed broadband connection 
• A third claimed they would pay between two and five per cent extra 
• One in five revealed they had arranged an internet provider before connecting gas or TV 
• Over a third of house hunters (35%) think estate agents should include broadband speeds in property adverts