Sarah Walker (television presenter)
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Sarah Walker, 35, is a property investor, broadcaster and freelance property writer, best known for her role in To Buy or Not to Buy
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and was chosen to be the property stylist for 10 one-hour specials of the already successful 'To Buy or Not to Buy
'. She was then invited to co-present the second series with Kristian Digby
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 Radio Five Live in her capacity as a property expert.
As a speaker, theatre host and expert panelist, Sarah 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. She writes for a number of interior style, home and investment publications on a wide variety of UK and overseas property-related subjects, is the Property Editor for Gay Times
Magazine, and works freelance as PR & Communications Manager for Platinum Property Partners http://www.platinumpropertypartners.net/, the world’s first property investment franchise. As a Franchise Partner in the business, she is currently building a cash-positive investment portfolio in Bournemouth & Poole.
To Buy or Not to Buy
To Buy or Not to Buy was a British reality television series made between 2003 and 2010 for BBC One in the UK. The final series was the eleventh and contained 90 episodes, in one of two formats—either 30 or 45 minutes in length. It aired on both BBC1 and BBC2...
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Biography
When she was younger, Sarah’s parents moved many times throughout England and Scotland and she developed a natural feel for different homes and relocation. Sarah graduated from Aberdeen University in 1996 with a Masters degree in English, and then spent 8 months in Southern Italy, teaching in a private school and learning the language.She became seriously 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. Her natural aptitude for advising clients on how to make the most of their homes, together with her study of interior design and soft furnishings, resulted in her setting up her own home image consultancy.Broadcasting
In the summer of 2003, Sarah auditioned for the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and was chosen to be the property stylist for 10 one-hour specials of the already successful 'To Buy or Not to Buy
To Buy or Not to Buy
To Buy or Not to Buy was a British reality television series made between 2003 and 2010 for BBC One in the UK. The final series was the eleventh and contained 90 episodes, in one of two formats—either 30 or 45 minutes in length. It aired on both BBC1 and BBC2...
'. She was then invited to co-present the second series with Kristian Digby
Kristian Digby
Kristian Digby was an English television presenter and director best known for presenting To Buy or Not to Buy on BBC One. On 1 March 2010 he was found dead in what police said were "unexplained circumstances"...
and in 2007 finished filming the sixth series, co-presenting with Simon Rimmer
Simon Rimmer
Simon Rimmer is the resident chef on BBC2's Something for the Weekend, which first aired on Sunday 8 October 2006, and is also the face of cooking video website, Eat The Chef. He is married with two children...
. 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 Radio Five Live in her capacity as a property expert.
As a speaker, theatre host and expert panelist, Sarah 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. She writes for a number of interior style, home and investment publications on a wide variety of UK and overseas property-related subjects, is the Property Editor for Gay Times
Gay Times
Gay Times is one of the United Kingdom's leading gay magazine for gay and bisexual men.-Publication and content:...
Magazine, and works freelance as PR & Communications Manager for Platinum Property Partners http://www.platinumpropertypartners.net/, the world’s first property investment franchise. As a Franchise Partner in the business, she is currently building a cash-positive investment portfolio in Bournemouth & Poole.