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Amy Roberts
Amy Roberts
Senior Money Writer

As one of MSE's Money writers, Amy's main topics include student loans, credit scoring, budgeting and buy now, pay later. Having worked at MSE for over a decade Amy has covered everything money related over the years, from mortgages and pensions, to investments and reclaiming.

Before joining MSE in 2013, Amy worked as a Senior Features Writer at Financial Adviser (a Financial Times business publication), and was also a Senior Reporter at Post, a magazine from the insurance industry, after qualifying as a journalist in 2009.

As a busy mum of three, Amy spends any spare time she has running the streets of her home town Norwich, or attending a dance class – a hobby she has continued since she was three years old.

Amy has been recognised twice at the British Insurance Brokers' Association Awards – she was named runner-up for the online award in 2011 and was highly commended in the trade feature award category in 2012. She was nominated for the General Insurance Journalist of the Year at the 2010 Association of British Insurers Financial Media Awards, for Trade Newcomer at the 2012 Santander Media Awards and for General Insurance Journalist of the Year at the 2012 Headline Money Awards.

Latest from Amy Roberts

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The cost of petrol and diesel will be cheaper for those filling up at Tesco and Asda from tomorrow, but Morrisons and Sainsbury's won't be cutting prices at the pumps.
17 December 2013
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If you've got a mortgage where interest is calculated once a year, you could save hundreds of pounds by overpaying in the next few weeks.
17 December 2013
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Disability and carers' benefits and the additional state pension will rise by 2.7% in April 2014 – but other benefits will see just a 1% rise, Chancellor George Osborne said in today's Autumn Statement.
5 December 2013
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Savers can put a little more money into cash Isas from next April, Chancellor George Osborne said today.
5 December 2013
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Motorists have been given respite from rising petrol prices after Chancellor George Osborne announced an extension to his fuel duty freeze until May 2015.
5 December 2013
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Leeds Building Society has launched a 10-year fixed rate bond for those looking to make a monthly income from their savings. But is it a good deal? MoneySavingExpert.com investigates.
26 November 2013
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See our guide for full details on how to reclaim.
12 November 2013
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HM Revenue & Customs is cracking down on dodgy "pension liberation" firms by tightening up the way it registers and transfers pension schemes.
24 October 2013
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New rules to protect consumers who invest in peer-to-peer lending sites have been unveiled by the Financial Conduct Authority.
24 October 2013
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Borrowers using peer-to-peer sites are edging closer to a better protected lending and borrowing environment, following new plans outlined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today.
3 October 2013
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A refund scheme for up to seven million people who were mis-sold card and identity protection products from insurer CPP has been announced. But it will only go ahead if enough victims vote for it, so we're urging you to say 'yes'.
27 August 2013
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When MoneySavingExpert.com creator Martin Lewis was invited to one of Barclays' flagship branches in west London, he was under no illusion the bank would be on its best behaviour. But did two of its top bosses convince him it really has consumers at the front of its mind?
19 August 2013
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If you're looking for a mortgage, we've seen the first signs of rate rises in recent months.
15 August 2013
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From tomorrow, RBS and NatWest customers can earn at least 1% cashback on purchases made using their debit card – but only at a limited number of retailers for now. What's more, you can get more for your money elsewhere.
11 August 2013
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Now is still the time to get a mortgage if you want to fix, it has been claimed, despite the Bank of England insisting the base rate is unlikely to rise any time soon.
9 July 2013
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A retired headteacher makes hundreds of pounds each year by switching his savings between four accounts and using cashback credit cards.
1 May 2013