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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.
Phil Spencer | |
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Born | Philip John Edward Spencer Littlebourne, Kent, England |
Occupation(s) | TV presenter businessman journalist |
Years active | 2000-present |
Employer | Channel 4 |
Notable credit(s) | Location, Location, Location Relocation, Relocation Phil Spencer: Secret Agent Love It or List It |
Spouse | Fiona Spencer |
Children | 2 |
Website | https://www.moveiq.co.uk |
Philip John Edward Spencer[1] grew up in Littlebourne, Kent.[2] He was educated at Uppingham School,[3] a co-educational independent school in the small market town of Uppingham, Rutland, in the Midlands, where he was Head Boy.[4]
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.[5] He founded property search company Garrington Home Finders Ltd in 1996.[5] He describes himself as not the first to see this opportunity, "but I was probably second or third, and Kirstie [Allsopp] was the fourth."[5] The company entered into administration in early 2009.
Spencer remains an active property investor and landlord.[6][7] He launched the website Move iQ in 2018[8] to support buyers and renters in the UK property market,[9] and tenants in the UK.[10]
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.[11]
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]
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]
Spencer lives in Hampshire with his Australian wife Fiona and their two sons.[5][16]
He is an ambassador for SOS Children's Villages.[17] He is also a patron of St Mungo's, a London homelessness charity,[18][19] and a supporter of the Countryside Alliance.[20]
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.[21]
In August 2023, Spencer's parents were killed in a car accident in Kent.[22]
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