Aster and other Housing Associations are selling some of their housing stock once a tenancy ends if they believe it's more cost effective to sell the house than to update/decorate it. With a national shortage of affordable housing and in many areas no land to rebuild lost stock, we believe this is unacceptable and detrimental to peoples well being and our local communities. The sold houses have no covenants on them to keep them for local people, nothing to stop the new owners renting them out at a high price, be used as a second home or to rent out as a holiday home. If you think this needs to be stopped please sign this petition. The petition will be used in conjunction with other action to put pressure on Housing Associations and Government to change policy and save our affordable housing stock.