Samantha Downes
Based in: London
Topic expertise: State pension, personal and company pensions, mortgages, life insurance, parenting, consumer issues and health.
Samantha is a senior news reporter for the Daily Express - online and print and started her career in local newspapers as an NCTJ trainee.
She joined The Express in November after specialising in pensions and investment journalism as an investigative reporter for both trade and national publications including the Financial Times, City AM, and Pensions Expert.
Samantha writes about midlife and parenting money issues for her own substack and is a financial commentator on TV and radio, she has authored two books on personal finance and is keen to hear from anyone who feel they may have been scammed or misled.
Want to know more about Express.co.uk? Read more About Us.
IKEA boss offers exciting update as major retailer eyes UK city centres for more stores
DWP hands more than a million £420 universal credit boost
Martin Lewis shares the 3 digits to dial if you fear you have been scammed
Popular banking app launches mobile service - see how you can get first dibs on cheap plan
IKEA unfazed by Rachel Reeves's tax as it makes pledge to UK High Street
'I visited the new £380m IKEA set to become UK city's next top tourist attraction'
State pensioners on these 5 benefits may get extra £331 cash per month - are you eligible?
HMRC makes huge change for people earning over £50,000
The UK's most expensive postcodes revealed - and London isn't number one on the list
State pension: The number of years of contribution you need to get payments in full
Tesco shoppers warned they must complete Clubcard action within 14 days
DWP announces 'comeback' of final salary pensions for younger workers and what it means
Expert explains '£1 HMRC trick' that can save pensioners overpaying £2.8k tax
Nigel Farage's Coutts row forces Bank of England to make significant 'change for millions'
