Both Shelter and Generation Rent have paused their campaigning on social media for the duration of national mourning for The Queen.
A Twitter message from Generation Rent, posted on Friday, reads: “Generation Rent joins with the country to pay our deepest respects on the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. Throughout the period of national mourning we will therefore restrict our social media activity. We offer our sincere condolences to her family.”
Shelter posted: “Following the sad passing of Her Majesty The Queen, we are pausing our social media communications out of respect. Our advice services are still here for anyone facing homelessness or bad housing.”
Acorn – a self-styled union – is, like Shelter and Generation aren’t, part of the Renters Reform Coalition campaign group.
However Acorn did not stop campaigning and on Friday, less than 24 hours after the Queen’s death was announced, tweeted: “The #CostOfLivingCrisis shouldn’t cost anyone their home! We need a rent freeze and an eviction ban. And we need it now. #EnoughIsEnough”
On the other side of the campaigning spectrum, Ben Beadle – chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association – also took to Twitter.
He said: “The NRLA are desperately sad to learn of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. An inspirational figure, we thank her for her devoted service and send our heartfelt condolences to her family.”
