Martin Roberts (presenter)
| Martin Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 July 1963 Warrington, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Author, property expert, investor, entrepreneur, and television presenter |
| Television | Presenting: Homes Under the Hammer |
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| Official Website | |
Martin Roberts (born 20 July 1963) is an author, property expert, investor, entrepreneur, and television presenter who currently presents of the BBC property auction series, Homes Under the Hammer with co-presenter Lucy Alexander.
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Early Life and Career [edit]
Born in Warrington, Lancashire (now Cheshire), Roberts began his career in the late 1980s at BBC Manchester Radio.
Since then, he has presented several other programmes including Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and How to Survive the Property Crisis, both for the BBC as well as ITV's travel programme Wish You Were Here...?.[1]
He has been working as a property developer since the early 1990s. Roberts also contributes to several other publications either on the subject of property development or travel.[2]
He studied Electronic Engineering at Bradford University 1982–86 and was a DJ on Ramair, the university's radio station.
In July 2010 Roberts entered the BBC television programme Celebrity MasterChef, though he was eliminated at the first opportunity despite having performed well on the ingredient recognition task.
He is the author of Teach Yourself Making Money from Property.[3] Roberts also presenter a series of property investment roadshows across the country.[4]
In September 2012 Roberts publicly criticised proposed government changes to the planning laws of England that would double the size of extensions that do not need approval.[5] He branded the move crazy and said it would "wipe away generations of sensible and sound planning law overnight".[6]
Personal life [edit]
Roberts was brought up in Stockton Heath, Warrington.[7]
He lives near Bath.
References [edit]
- ^ Profile. "Martin Roberts","People Matter", Retrieved on 7 September 2012
- ^ BBC. "Homes and Gardens"
- ^ Teach Yourself Making Money from Property. "Amazon.co.uk", Retrieved 7 September 2012
- ^ Property Roadshows. "Making Money From Property". Retrieved on 7 September 2012
- ^ Roberts, Martin. "Relaxing Planning Laws will Damage British Housing", "Huffington Post", 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 7 September 2012
- ^ Roberts, Martin. "Forget Homes under the Hammer, our countryside and architectural heritage are under attack", "Mail Online", 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 7 September 2012
- ^ Roberts, Martin. "BBC Homes under the Hammer star talks about the Warrington property market", "Warrington Guardian", 20 July 2012. Retrieved on 7 September 2012
