Phil Spencer (television personality) explained
Phil Spencer |
Birth Name: | Philip John Edward Spencer |
Birth Date: | 1969 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Littlebourne, Kent, England |
Occupation: | TV presenter businessman journalist |
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Height: | 1.83m |
Spouse: | Fiona Spencer |
Children: | 2 |
Website: | https://www.moveiq.co.uk |
Credits: | Location, Location, Location Relocation, Relocation
Love It or List It |
Employer: | Channel 4 |
Years Active: | 2000-present |
Philip John Edward Spencer[1] (born 11 December 1969) is an English media personality, television presenter and journalist,[2] best known as the co-presenter of Channel 4 property show Location, Location, Location along with its spin-off Relocation, Relocation between 2004 and 2011 alongside Kirstie Allsopp.[3]
Early life and education
Spencer grew up in Littlebourne, Kent.[4] He was educated at Uppingham School,[5] a co-educational independent school in the small market town of Uppingham, Rutland, in the Midlands, where he was Head Boy.[6]
Business career
Having studied as a surveyor in the early 1990s, Spencer decided that there was a lack of professional support available for buyers, and set himself up as a home finder.[7] He founded property search company Garrington Home Finders Ltd in 1996. He describes himself as not the first to see this opportunity, "but I was probably second or third, and Kirstie [Allsopp] was the fourth." The company entered into administration in early 2009.
Spencer remains an active property investor and landlord.[8] He launched the website Move iQ in 2018[9] to support buyers and renters in the UK property market,[10] and tenants in the UK.[11]
Media career
In early 2010, Spencer partnered with co-host Kirstie Allsopp and launched a new independent production company called Raise the Roof with colleagues from IWC Media.[12] Spencer is a director and shareholder.[13]
Spencer has written three books. In April 2010, his book Adding Value to Your Home was published.[14]
In 2013, Spencer hosted the daytime game show The Common Denominator, on Channel 4.[15]
Personal life
Spencer lives in Hampshire with his Australian wife Fiona and their two sons. He is an Ambassador for SOS Children's Villages.[16] He is also a patron of St Mungo's, a London homelessness charity,[17] [18] and a supporter of the Countryside Alliance.[19]
In August 2014, Spencer was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to the 2014 referendum on that issue.[20]
In August 2023, Spencer's parents were killed in a car accident in Kent.[21]
Bibliography
- Book: Spencer, Phil . 2004 . How to Buy a House . . 978-0718147341.
- Book: Spencer, Phil . 2010 . Adding Value to Your Home . Vermilion .
- Book: Spencer, Phil . 2011 . How to Buy Your First Home . Vermilion .
External links
Notes and References
- News: Spotlight On... Phil Spencer . 29 November 2015 . . 24 January 2015.
- News: Phil Spencer's guide to negotiating thousands of pounds off the price of your dream home. 14 October 2019. Telegraph.
- Web site: Latest . Phil Spencer's biography . Channel4.com . 25 August 2014.
- News: Property Market . 29 July 2009 . Phil Spencer: from boom to bust . The Telegraph . dead . 25 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100227090338/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertymarket/5933320/Phil-Spencer-from-boom-to-bust.html . 27 February 2010.
- http://www.guidetoindependentschools.com/schools/view/506/Uppingham/HMC/Uppingham-School-Uppingham-Rutland-LE15-9QE School details – Uppingham
- Web site: Phil Spencer. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827210000/http://www.tvlives.com/view.php?x=2&id=952. 27 August 2018. 28 August 2020. TVLives.
- News: Property Market . Phil Spencer: from boom to bust . https://web.archive.org/web/20100227090338/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertymarket/5933320/Phil-Spencer-from-boom-to-bust.html . dead . 27 February 2010 . The Telegraph . 29 July 2009 . 25 August 2014.
- News: 8 October 2019 . Phil Spencer: What the terms confusing first time buyers actually mean . iNews .
- News: Property guru Phil Spencer's top tips for buying and selling . www.thetimes.co.uk. Scott . Caroline .
- News: Smith . Sophie . Phil Spencer: 10 ways to get around untrustworthy estate agents when buying a home . The Telegraph . 12 December 2018 . 29 May 2019.
- Web site: Phil Spencer launches new podcast for rental sector and buyers . www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk . 29 May 2019.
- News: Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer set up independent production company . guardian.co.uk . Jason . Deans . 15 March 2010.
- Web site: About us - Raise The Roof Productions - Raise the Roof . 25 April 2015.
- News: Phil Spencer: how to add value to your home . https://web.archive.org/web/20100414193327/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertyadvice/7581573/Phil-Spencer-how-to-add-value-to-your-home.html . dead . 14 April 2010 . The Telegraph . Cheryl . Markosky . 12 April 2010.
- Web site: Channel 4 Commissions The Common Denominator . Endemol Distribution News . 28 November 2012.
- Web site: SOS Children's Celebrity Supporters . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101008052520/http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/sos-childrens-charity/our-friends . 8 October 2010 . 27 September 2009 . SOS Children's Villages.
- https://www.independent.co.uk/money/mortgages/no-tenant-what-about-the-homeless-2108709.html No tenant? What about the homeless?
- http://www.broadwaylondon.org/Aboutus/LatestNews/RealLettingsRealLives Real Lettings, Real Lives
- http://www.countryside-alliance.org.uk/images/stories/pdf/update/2010_Update_Autumn.pdf Countryside Alliance Update
- News: Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories . The Guardian . 7 August 2014 . 25 August 2014.
- News: Location, Location, Location star Phil Spencer's parents killed in car crash. 19 August 2023. The Guardian. 20 August 2023.