West London man pleads to stay in house where mum’s ashes rest as succession rules bite

West London man pleads to stay in house where mum’s ashes rest as succession rules bite

A West London man whose mum died of cancer is facing eviction from his childhood home because of tenancy succession rules. Kyle Rolfe, 25, says Ealing Council is asking him to leave the Hanwell property he’s lived in since he was three years old because the tenancy was transferred to his sister who has now moved out. Under the UK’s succession rules, a council home can only be passed on once. After “doing the right thing” in letting the council k…