Phil Spencer (television personality)

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Phil Spencer
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Spencer filming in Stoke-on-Trent, July 2007
Born
Philip John Edward Spencer

Littlebourne, Kent, England
Occupation(s)TV presenter
businessman
journalist
Years active2000-present
Employer Channel 4
Notable credit(s) Location, Location, Location
Relocation, Relocation
Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
Love It or List It
SpouseFiona Spencer
Children2
Website https://www.moveiq.co.uk

Philip John Edward Spencer is an English media personality, television presenter, and journalist, 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.

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Early life and education

Philip John Edward Spencer [1] grew up in Littlebourne, Kent, son of (Richard) David Edward Spencer and Anne, née Saville-Peck, of Garrington Farm, Littlebourne. His father had studied engineering at Loughborough University, and his mother, daughter of a GP, was a teacher. [2] [3] His grandfather was the bank manager and first-class cricketer Harry Spencer. [4] [5] He was educated at Uppingham School, [6] a co-educational independent school in the small market town of Uppingham, Rutland, in the Midlands, where he was Head Boy. [7]

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. [8] He founded property search company Garrington Home Finders Ltd in 1996. [8] He describes himself as not the first to see this opportunity, "but I was probably second or third, and Kirstie [Allsopp] was the fourth." [8] The company entered into administration in early 2009.

Spencer remains an active property investor and landlord. [9] [10] He launched the website Move iQ in 2018 [11] to support buyers and renters in the UK property market, [12] and tenants in the UK. [13]

Media career

Spencer was co-presenter of Channel 4 property show Location, Location, Location along with its spin-off Relocation, Relocation between 2004 and 2011, alongside Kirstie Allsopp. [14]

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. [15] Spencer is a director and shareholder. [16]

In April 2010, his book Adding Value to Your Home was published. [17]

In 2013, Spencer hosted the daytime game show The Common Denominator , on Channel 4. [18]

Personal life

Spencer lives in Hampshire with his Australian wife Fiona and their two sons. [8] [19]

He is an ambassador for SOS Children's Villages. [20] He is also a patron of St Mungo's, a London homelessness charity, [21] [22] and a supporter of the Countryside Alliance. [23]

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. [24]

In August 2023, Spencer's parents were killed in a car accident in Kent; [25] their estate of £18 million was left to their four children. [26]

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References

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  2. ↑ https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/phil-spencer-location-star-parents-cause-deaths-drowning-car-overturned/
  3. ↑ Froebel Journal, collected issues 7-21, 1967, p. 42
  4. ↑ Property Market (29 July 2009). "Phil Spencer: from boom to bust". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ↑ https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1805118/phil-spencer-parents-accident-death-farm
  6. ↑ School details – Uppingham Archived 7 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine Guide to Independent Schools
  7. ↑ "Phil Spencer". TVLives. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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  9. ↑ "Phil Spencer: What the terms confusing first time buyers actually mean". iNews. 8 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Phil Spencer's guide to negotiating thousands of pounds off the price of your dream home". Telegraph. 14 October 2019.
  11. ↑ Scott, Caroline. "Property guru Phil Spencer's top tips for buying and selling". www.thetimes.co.uk.
  12. ↑ Smith, Sophie (12 December 2018). "Phil Spencer: 10 ways to get around untrustworthy estate agents when buying a home". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Phil Spencer launches new podcast for rental sector and buyers". www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  14. ↑ Latest. "Phil Spencer's biography". Channel4.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  15. ↑ Deans, Jason (15 March 2010). "Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer set up independent production company". guardian.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "About us - Raise The Roof Productions - Raise the Roof" . Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  17. ↑ Markosky, Cheryl (12 April 2010). "Phil Spencer: how to add value to your home". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010.
  18. ↑ "Channel 4 Commissions The Common Denominator". Endemol Distribution News. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  19. ↑ Dalton, Nia (25 October 2023). "Phil Spencer lives a low-key life away from the cameras with his family-of-four". Mirror.
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  24. ↑ "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". The Guardian. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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