Did you know they were HOMELESS though?! I think that’s a bit of a stretch, staying somewhere whilst looking for a house to buy isn’t strictly homeless, but it suits her narrative.My guess is that when the family fled South Africa with only their suitcases her father had a house or business to sell. After a few months he was able to transfer his money to England. By the time Emma started university he was in a position to give her a deposit for a house and act as guarantor for her first mortgage.