{{Short description|British reality television series}} {{about||the Australian TV series|Location Location Location Australia|the episode of the American TV series ''Shameless''|Location, Location, Location (Shameless)}} {{Use British English|date=February 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox television | image = | genre = Reality | presenter = {{ubl|Kirstie Allsopp|Phil Spencer}} | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 45 | num_episodes = 405 | runtime = {{ubl|60 minutes (currently; inc. adverts)|30 minutes (formerly; inc. adverts)}} | company = IWC Media | network = Channel 4 | first_aired = {{Start date|2000|05|17|df=y}} | last_aired = present }}
'''''Location, Location, Location''''' is a British reality property programme that has aired on Channel 4 since 17 May 2000 and is presented by Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer. The show follows Allsopp and Spencer as they try to find the perfect home for a different set of buyers each week.
In 2025 the show celebrated its 25th anniversary with a dedicated night of celebratory programming with two new specials on 14 May.<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Location Location celebrates 25 years on Channel 4 |url=https://www.banijay.com/blog/2025/04/30/location-location-location-celebrates-25-years-on-channel-4/ |website=banijay.com |access-date=9 May 2025 |date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
==Etymology== A cliché used by property experts is that the three most important factors in determining the desirability of a property are "location, location, location". This tricolon appeared in print as early as 1926,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/magazine/28FOB-onlanguage-t.html | work=The New York Times Magazine | title=On Language: Location, Location, Location| first=William | last=Safire | date=26 June 2009}}(behind paywall)</ref> though it is often incorrectly attributed to the real estate magnate Harold Samuel.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2819464/Its-location-location-location-for-Land-Secs.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=It's location, location, location for Land Secs | first=Sophie | last=Brodie | date=14 November 2007 | access-date=11 May 2010}}(behind paywall)</ref>
=={{Anchor|Relocation, Relocation}}Spin-off== A spin-off show, called ''Relocation, Relocation'', began in 2003.<ref name=All4>{{cite web | url = https://www.channel4.com/programmes/relocation-relocation/| title = Relocation Relocation | work = All 4 | publisher = Channel 4 | access-date=2022-12-02}}</ref> It was based on the same format as ''Location, Location, Location'', but each week a couple looked to buy a house, usually outside large urban areas, and also invest in a house or shop in the city, with the help of Kirstie and Phil. The series aired in the winter months, so as not to coincide with the other show. ''Relocation, Relocation'' ended in 2011 due to economic conditions making it difficult for people to buy one house, let alone two.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://metro.co.uk/2011/10/10/channel-4s-relocation-relocation-axed-179047/ | title = Channel 4's Relocation Relocation axed | date = 10 October 2011 | work = METRO 38.2M | publisher = Associated Newspaper Limited}}</ref> Repeats are frequently shown on More4 and in 2022 the first series was available on All 4.<ref name=All4/>
''Relocation, Relocation'' has also been dubbed in Italian and broadcast in Italy by Lei with the name ''Cambio Casa (Finalmente!)''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.leitv.it/programmi/scheda/cambio-casa-finalmente/ | title = Cambio Casa (Finalmente!) | work = Lei Programmi | publisher = Lei | date = 15 February 2003}}</ref> An Australian version of the show, titled ''Relocation Relocation Australia'', began in 2011, while a Danish version of the show entitled ''Beliggenhed Beliggenhed Beliggenhed'', started in 2014.
==Criticism== The show has at times received criticism for a perceived focus on properties of significantly higher value than the UK average.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thenegotiator.co.uk/location-location-location-phil-kirstie/ |title=Location Location Location: Phil & Kirstie |publisher=The Negotiator |date=2019-11-29 |access-date=2023-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/location-location-location-viewers-enraged-by-picky-couple-with-800000-budget-133552068.html |title=Location Location Location viewers enraged by picky couple with £800,000 budget |publisher=Yahoo News UK |date=2019-06-06 |access-date=2023-12-27}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Channel4.com|programmes/location-location-location}} *{{IMDb title|0341864}}
Category:2000 British television series debuts Category:2000s British reality television series Category:2010s British reality television series Category:2020s British reality television series Category:Channel 4 reality television shows Category:English-language British television shows Category:Property buying television shows Category:Television series by Banijay
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