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Emma Lunn
Emma has written about personal finance for almost 20 years, with a career spanning several recessions and their inevitable consequences.
Emma’s main focus is helping people learn to manage their money well, in both the short and long term.
She believes that getting a grip on your finances means you have more time (and cash) for the fun things in life - travelling, mostly, in her case. Her pet hate is the phrase “hard working families” - single people and those without kids work hard too!
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- How much does it cost to keep a horse?
- Which vet fees will pet insurance will cover?
- What is car insurance group 8?
- Is pet insurance worth it?
- How much pet insurance cover do I need?
- How much do cat vaccinations cost in 2026?
- What is car insurance group 6?
- How do I cancel my home insurance?
- Do I need onward travel breakdown cover?
- 10 tips to get cheaper breakdown cover
- How should I choose a buy-to-let property?
- How much does it cost to buy a house?
- What is stamp duty for buy-to-let properties?
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- Which side of the fence is mine?
- Does my home insurance cover roof repairs?
- Understanding landlord and tenant responsibilities
- Does home insurance cover lodgers?
- What is legal expenses cover on home insurance?
- Will Japanese knotweed affect my home insurance cost?
- What is the value of my house?
- What does home insurance cover?
- What is high-value home contents insurance?
- Do key safes invalidate home insurance?
- Will my home insurance cover damp and mould treatment?
- Are cracks in the walls covered by my home insurance?
- What is shared housing contents insurance?
- What is accidental damage home insurance?
- Do car accident claims go to court?
- What do I do after a car accident?
- Should I get a petrol, diesel or electric car?
- How can I get cheaper car insurance?
- Do medical conditions affect car insurance?
- Is car insurance cheaper for manual or automatic cars?
- Is it better for a family to be on one car insurance policy?
- Can convicted drivers get van insurance?
- What is car tax and how is it calculated?
- Does pet insurance cover neutering?
- What is the Dangerous Dogs Act?
- 10 tips for finding a letting agent
- Do previous claims affect my home insurance premiums?
- What is car insurance fronting?
- Does travel insurance cover trip cancellation?
- How much are puppy vaccinations in 2026?
- What tax relief can I claim on my rental property?
- What is a healthcare cash plan?
- First-time buyer schemes in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- What is landlord emergency cover?
- What is the Flood Re scheme?
- How much does a funeral cost?
- A landlord's guide to houses in multiple occupation (HMO)
- What happens to life insurance during probate?
- Does life insurance cover suicide?
- How much deposit do I need for a buy-to-let property? Buying a rental property works differently to buying your own home, and one of the biggest differences is the size of the deposit you’ll need to get a buy-to-let mortgage.
- Buy-to-let mistakes and first-time landlord advice Becoming a landlord can be rewarding, but it also comes with financial, legal, and operational responsibilities that many first-timers underestimate. It is not just an easy ‘passive income’ stream.
- Buy-to-let costs and taxes explained Buy-to-let property has delivered strong returns over the past few decades. But changing tax rules and increased regulation mean it has got more difficult to make a profit from property.
- Self-select ISAs MoneySuperMarket doesn’t offer a comparison service for self-select ISAs but we have a broad range of guides and information to help you with your ISA decisions. You can also compare stocks and shares ISAs within our investments hub.
- How is life assurance different to life insurance?
- What are P plates?
- What the EU's new entry-exit system means for you
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a landlord?
- Food poisoning on holiday
- Ethical stocks and shares ISAs Ethical investing is a priority for many investors - an ethical stocks and shares ISA allows you to invest both in a tax-efficient way and in companies that don’t harm people or the environment.
- Can you get a guaranteed loan? Is there a way of guaranteeing a successful loan application? If not, how do you maximise your chances of being approved to borrow money? Our guide explains
- What is an emergency vet appointment?
- What are swap rates and why do they matter? Swap rates reflect expectations for future interest rates and directly affect the interest rates available on fixed rate mortgages
- What is the single traveller tax?
- Can you get buildings insurance on underpinned houses? If you’ve had your home underpinned due to subsidence you may be wondering whether this will affect your buildings insurance policy and premiums. Read on for everything you need to know.
- Should I buy a house with Japanese knotweed? Japanese knotweed can cause structural damage to a property – so should you buy a house with knotweed?
- Landlord guide
- Van insurance for carrying your own goods When you apply for van insurance, the insurer will ask what you will use the van for. ‘Carriage of own goods’ is one of the options you will be able to choose from.
- How can I reduce the cost of my life insurance?
- What is an unclaimed life insurance policy?
- What happens to life insurance after a divorce?
- Self-employed life insurance Employers often offer life insurance or death-in-service benefit as an employee perk. But self-employed workers will need to buy their own cover.
- What to do if you’re struggling to pay your mortgage If you’re finding it hard to keep up with your mortgage payments, there’s no need to panic.
- How to raise a deposit for a home Rising house prices mean first-time buyers often need to put down tens of thousands of pounds as a deposit – this can present a massive hurdle to getting on the housing ladder. Unless you have a very high salary or are lucky enough to have family prepared to stump up the cash on your behalf, that means saving hard.
- Short term van insurance You can arrange insurance cover for a van for as long as you need, whether that's as little as an hour, day, a week, or a month. This guide explains how temporary van insurance works.
- Sports travel insurance
- Do I always need travel insurance?
- Relevant life insurance guide Relevant life insurance is a type of life insurance offered by employers to employees as part of a workplace benefits package.
- Modified bike insurance Modified bike insurance covers motorcycles altered from default factory specifications. You need to tell your insurer about any modifications for your policy to be valid.
- Temporary motorhome insurance Temporary motorhome insurance is short-term cover for a motorhome you own or borrow. Policies can provide cover for theft, damage, contents and roadside assistance
- How to protect yourself against identity theft Find out what identity theft is and how you can protect yourself
