Rents staying flat very much suggests that any worries about a mass exodus of landlords in advance of the Renter's Rights Act coming in next month were unfounded.

More good news for renters from Rightmove data, ie new tenancy rents, indicating no shortage of listings on the eve of the Renters Rights Act changes. Don't know how long these conditions will last but right now wages are rising faster than rents

$30M an hour. Unearned profit. From your pocket. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

At last week's Cost of Living Action event in Parliament, some of the MPs present wrote on our board. After reading testimony from people struggling with the cost of living, they were asked "what will you do as a result of what you've seen today?". Here's what they said:

Cost of Living Action is one of 40 orgs & unions that urge the government to tax excess profits of energy, banking and defence sectors - set for bumper paydays from the war on Iran - to help with the cost of living pressures. Read the open letter at taxjustice.uk/IranWar @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social

🚨Breaking 🚨 40 UK orgs & unions urge the PM and Chancellor to tax excess profits of energy, banking and defence sectors - set for bumper paydays from the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran - to help with the cost of living pressures. Read the open letter at taxjustice.uk/IranWar

This week, politicians heard @costoflivingaction.bsky.social's policy demands loud and clear. Now it's time for action from the government and all poltiical parties to show they're serious about ending this crisis once and for all.

The cost of living should be the top priority for this Parliament, so it was amazing to host so many people, including the government's Cost of Living Champion Richard Walker, at @costoflivingaction.bsky.social's parliamentary launch. Have a watch!

I'll be on Matthew Wright's show on @lbc.co.uk in about 10 minutes to speak about government plans to limit energy companies profiteering from the ongoing crisis, speaking for @costoflivingaction.bsky.social. Tune in!

I’m looking forward to speaking to Talk TV this afternoon for @costoflivingaction.bsky.social, to discuss the ongoing crisis, the prospect of price shocks and what the government should do in response. Should be on around 13:40 - tune in!

Campaign coordinator @osheaconor.bsky.social spoke to LBC News yesterday about possible price rises related to the ongoing conflict, and how the government should respond. "This problem is so deep seated, deep rooted and long term, that proper structural changes need to take place to our economy."

I’ll be appearing on LBC News at 14:20 this afternoon for @costoflivingaction.bsky.social, speaking about what the government needs to do in the face of the latest price shock in the ongoing cost of living crisis.

If your landlord is trying to raise the rent, it's worth checking what is happening in your local market. Today's Zoopla figures show rents rising more slowly in the past year in most UK cities - even dropping in some - giving renters a bit more bargaining power www.zoopla.co.uk/discover/pro...

This report should be the end of the debate. As we face a second fossil fuel crisis in four years, we must make the right choices now to prevent household budgets being decimated again into the future.

“Let me be absolutely clear: I will not tolerate any company exploiting the current crisis to make excess profits at consumers’ expense” The Chancellor is absolutely right to say this, and she must stick to her word. t.co/GICCKxCG9M

Email from a letting agent ➡️ All tenancies will become rolling on 01/05 & landlords will only be able to raise rent through a S13 notice. Offering long tenancies or fixed rent increases is meaningless! ➡️ Bidding wars will soon be banned & rent in advance limited to 1 month - cant come soon enough!

Today, the Chancellor delivered her Spring Statement to Parliament, where we were told that the plan is working. This will leave a sour taste in the mouths of people up and down the country, who are fed up with a cost-of-living crisis with no end in sight. Our reaction:

This cottage in Hertfordshire is yours to rent for £1450pm... ...as long as you don’t register to vote. What a red flag – landlords can't deny your democratic rights. The big surprise is that the letting agent thinks it’s okay to include in the advert www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

Cost of living hasn't stopped been top issue since pandemic, comes up without fail across focus groups with energy and food prices biggest drivers. If Govt can own this fall in prices it will be an opportunity to do claim a tangible 'we've made your life better' win.

This week, Reform UK indicated it would introduce a 'Great Repeal Bill' if they were to win it wins the next election, including the scrapping of the Employment Rights Act and the Renters' Rights Act. t.co/CIYZQoKIlc

BREAKING 🚨 Generation Rent slams Reform UK plans to scrap hard-won protections for renters. Our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social, reacts👇

That the cost of living crisis is the public's number one issue by miles is no shock. People are suffering and they want solutions. The question is, will the government take the action we all need to see? @costoflivingaction.bsky.social

I am proud to share that, as part of my role as the Head of Campaigns at @econchange.bsky.social, I am the coordinator of @costoflivingaction.bsky.social. The depth of the cost of living crisis facing this country is devastating. I am giving my all to push the government to make the changes we need.

This is shocking. Cost of living crisis laid bare as almost half of Britons ‘have under £25 left at end of week’ Majority of UK adults forced to make difficult choices, with almost two-thirds found to be cutting back on essentials like food and heating www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

40% of people have less than £100 left at the end of each month after paying for essentials like housing, energy bills & food. 5% are forced into debt each month after paying such unavoidable costs. We're part of @costoflivingaction.bsky.social to tackle this crisis: www.costoflivingaction.org.uk

Almost two thirds of people in the UK have cut back on essentials due to the cost of living. The crisis isn’t over — it’s getting worse. Today we're launching the Cost of Living Action campaign, calling on the Government to end this crisis and ensure it never happens again.