Sarah Walker (television presenter)

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Sarah Walker is a freelance writer and editor, with expertise in the buy to let property field. She is best known for her role in To Buy or Not to Buy .

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Biography

In 1996, Walker graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a master's degree in English, and then spent eight months in Southern Italy, teaching in a private school and learning the language.

She became interested in the housing market when she bought her own flat, and subsequently worked for three years as an estate agent, valuing and selling residential properties in Berkshire and Surrey.

In 2005, Walker began writing features for property and lifestyle magazines.

Broadcasting

In the summer of 2003, Walker auditioned for the BBC and was chosen to be the property stylist for ten one-hour specials of To Buy or Not to Buy . She was then invited to co-present the second series with Kristian Digby. She co-presented on the fifth series [1] and in 2007 finished filming the sixth series, co-presenting with Simon Rimmer. She has also presented Trading Up, featured on Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan's 20 Quickest Ways.... on Five, co-presented The Property Market in Bulgaria for the Overseas Property Channel, and appeared a number of times on BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio 5 Live in her role as a property expert.

As a speaker, theatre host and panelist, Walker has appeared at property shows and exhibitions around the UK, including BBC Good Homes, Invest in Property, RETV Live, Homes Overseas, The Home & Garden Show, Viva Italia and Landlord & Buy to Let Show.

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References

  1. "BBC One - To Buy or Not to Buy, Series 5, Earlswood". BBC. Retrieved 23 June 2024.