Mr Walmersley

Mr Walmersley was the estate agent who showed Martin and Gail Platt around 8 Coronation Street in 1991. The house had been on the market for nearly two years and Martin had already made an offer on the property after the asking price was lowered to £41,000.

The timing was just right for the Platts as Ivy and Don Brennan, Gail's former in-laws, had recently decided to move out of their house across the street. Nevertheless, they didn't want to risk the Brennans finding out that they might be moving into Coronation Street and as Mr Walmersley let them inside Martin jokingly told him to stay away from the windows. The estate agent then gave them some background on the property, telling them that the builder, Maurice Jones, had an excellent reputation - though, as Gail pointed out, so had his daughter. When the comment drew a blank stare from Mr Walmersley, Martin told him not to worry about it.

The Platts' offer of £38,000 for the house was accepted later that week.