Television
Holmes began his television career in 1997 as a property expert on Five Five series
Hot Property. Later, he was the property expert on BBC2's
All the Right Moves. He has also been the property expert on Channel 4's
Richard & Judy. He later presented the BBC1 property-based TV show;
Trading Up.
Holmes was formerly the presenter of UK Style TV show
Hard Sell where, along with a gardening expert, he helped to transform properties that were lagging on the property market. His most recent series is
I Own Britain's Best Home.
Has presented property programmes on the Discovery Real Time such as
How to Build a House and
Build, Buy or Restore. The latter has spawned a spin-off also hosted by Holmes,
Build, Buy or Restore: Abroad.
He has also presented the recent ITV property series
Good Bid, Good Buy as well as the first series of
Don't Move, Improve..
Magazines and publications
Holmes is the Editor-in-Chief of British homes-market newsstand publications such as
Real Homes,
Homebuilding & Renovating magazine and
Period Living, all monthly.
He has also written for leading British newspapers, including
The Daily Telegraph,
The Sunday Times,
The Daily Express,
Daily Mirror and
The Independent, and appeared on news programmes such as
BBC Breakfast.
Michael also is a leading seminar speaker at The Homebuilding & Renovating Show, held around the country, and the annual National Home Improvement Show at London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Books
- Renovating for Profit (2008)(ISBN 0091896002)