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Landlords brace themselves for benefit caps
There are concerns that cutbacks in Local Housing Allowance will push increasing numbers of tenants into arrears. But demand for rental properties remains high, so what is the outlook for landlords?

Morning Line: Why should taxpayers pay up for the Taxman's mistakes?
The fact that nearly six million individuals have paid the wrong amount of tax does not instil much confidence in those who have to file their self-assessment forms by 31st October.

Poetry Corner: If only the England team had strikers as good as Bob Crow
Find out who won the fizz after last week's poetry competition.

Santander is not hiring 6,000 extra staff
Reports that Santander is planning to hire an extra 6,000 staff in the UK to help improve customer service are ‘incorrect,’ according to the Spanish bank.

Brussels seeks to reassure the City over new rules
City firms have criticised plans to give Brussels new powers to control their business but the European markets commissioner has told the industry to 'remain calm'.

Osborne scraps pre-Budget report
Chancellor George Osborne is to scrap the pre-Budget report and replace it with a slimmed-down autumn statement, according to the Financial Times.

Equitable Life victims push for full compensation
Victims of the Equitable Life scandal and the board of the company are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay full compensation.

Dawn Chorus: Stock markets upbeat on optimism about US economy
Investors eye a series of central bank meetings for signs of confidence over the state of recovery in developed economies.

Monday Papers: tips and comment
Carrefour is in partial retreat over emerging markets.

Monday Papers: Santander could hire 6,000 new staff - other news
The spanish lender launches a recruitment drive as it presses ahead with UK expansion.

Monday Papers: Private equity groups line up bids for Polkomtel - bid news and gossip
Potential suitors are lining up €4bn leveraged buy-out bids for Poland’s leading mobile phone operators.

10 collectables that can make you a lot of money
When was the last time you went through your attic? It might be worth having a dig around up there because for all you know that box of old 'junk' you buried away years ago could be worth a fortune today...

Sunday Papers: tips and comment
Western countries need trade liberalisation more than the East.

Sunday Papers: Warning of 'sharp interest rate rise' in 2012 - other news
The Bank of England is this week set to hold interest rates at 0.5%.

Sunday Papers: Rothschild and Cohen back €1bn lender - bid news and gossip
The Finaciers, along with the Australian sovereign wealth fund, have committed to invest €450m in Haymarket Financial.

The two pensions and why we shouldn't lump them together
We need another word for ‘pension’, writes Steve Bee.

The end of the 'cheap mortgage'
Linton Chiswick questions whether the regulator is about to call time on the last remaining ‘cheap mortgage’.

Saturday Papers: tips and comment
Best police against frauds are employees - 40% of detections come from tip-offs.

Saturday Papers: US jobs data allay double dip concerns - other news
The private sector had created 235,000 jobs in the past three months.

Saturday Papers: Beijing eyes counterbid for PotashCorp - bid news and gossip
The Chinese government has backed Sinochem to trump BHP Billiton’s $39bn hostile offer.

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