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Legendary landlord reported to have been arrested in ‘Hitler’ row

Legendary south of England landlord Fergus Wilson is reported to have been arrested after a dispute in which he allegedly called someone a “petty little Hitler.”

Kent Online, in a brief report, says Wilson - who was once regarded as the UK’s richest landlord with hundreds of buy to lets in his portfolio - claim that Wilson was seen with a council worker before being spotted with police.

Wilson himself says he was arrested but released without charges and he claims his comments had not been racist. 

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The landlord told the publication: "Words were exchanged - he alleged I punched him but there is no corroborative evidence.”

You can see the Kent Online report here

Three years ago Wilson have an interview to our sister publication Letting Agent Today - you can see that here.

Wilson and his wife Judith managed their own properties - all in and around Kent - until the year 2000, at which point they instructed agents.

In the late 2010s they said they started selling some of their buy to lets and in late 2018, during a court appearance over a dispute with a disabled tenant, Judith Wilson said she still had a portfolio of some 300 units around Maidstone.

In June of last year the business online publication Insider Media put the couple’s joint wealth at around £140m.

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    I like Fergus. Thousands of people should be happy he’s provided a roof for them when they were not ready not able or no inclination to buy a property

    Theodor Cable

    And what is wrong with what he said?

    The UK is supposed to be a country of FREE SPEECH........And we used to be proud of it.

    Like hell is it? This woke lot are spinedless.

    Good on Fergus. Well done. Keep it up.

     
  • PossessionFriendUK PossessionFriend

    @Jahan, - agree totally. Fergus has become the fascination of media, particularly Anti-PRS groups as a focus of attention.
    We know that for some years there has not been accurate and unbiased media coverage, of anything.

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    What's wrong with telling it as it is, I'm sure Fergus was spot on correct with his description.
    Odd how the police would make an arrest for name calling but fail to take action for criminal damage or theft, could be why few of us have respect for the police or the courts these days

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    Fergus Wilson does landlords no favours with his outspoken comments even if true but is there any worse than our Landlord Association who says more should be done about rogue landlords!
    Jim haliburton
    The HMO Daddy

  • Theodor Cable

    Let's have a discussion about rogue tenants:-

    Destroyed carpets
    Pets that chew and s**t
    Animal poo in gardens
    Dirty
    Smelly
    Never clean anything
    Clogged drains
    Fat covered ovens
    Broken drawers
    Dirty wallpaper
    Non payment of rent
    Leaving with a CCJ and the cost of getting back the money owed
    Stealing contents
    Abbusive to neighbours
    Cigarette damages on wood, surfaces and carpets
    Broken mirrors
    Ripped curtains
    Calcium blockages
    Overgrown gardens
    Broken locks
    Smashed windows
    Brown toilets!

    And they get protected by the Govt and the legal system.

    NOW THAT WILL BE A CONVERSATION!!!!!!!!
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    • D G
    • 10 August 2021 10:46 AM

    Unfortunately Theodore, I don't think you'll get any arguments from people who've been in the business for any length of time; we've all seen it.

     
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    Got the tee shirt, and it's not just the great unwashed, had a tenant when I first started his farther was a well respected CEO of a large car dealership in Norwich, what an embarrassment his son was.

     
  • girish mehta

    Let’s face it he has provided homes from at least 1000 families across Kent . He should be honoured by the councils.
    His stance reflects the issues and dealing with some of the low needy tenants on housing benefit, instead of media reporting few stories from his tenants . The councils should be working with him . Now the councils and taxpayer will pick up the tabs for some of these low life,
    Yes he has work hard for what he has achieved . He had had the vision to achieve that. People like to see him destroyed as he has achieved more than the officials and they have envy and jealous but to his success. He is outspoken because of the government laws and overbearing council officials .politics of envy if I can have it then he should not have it. He has enough money and achieved his goals to live lavishly for rest of his life and he can afford to challenge officials and he won’t stay silent
    Good for you . You are the true voice of silent landlords who is not afraid to critise
    The Harvey handed and unfair laws and practice. Instead of the so called landloard organisation afraid to speak up in case the media Start to pick on you. Alf the spineless politicians who will nod and agree to any tenets pressure groups in case they lose the votes.Labour party has lost vision and with their inviting the will never become a serious political force but a voice for pressure group with no real power

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    UN NWO--petty officials are the bosses now--same with biffo and his mob--noot one sees themselves as our servants

  • George Dawes

    It's only going to get worse , the agenda is in full swing now

    No PRS by 2030 ...

    Theodor Cable

    I don't believe that for one second.

     
  • Philip Savva

    I’d say his comment if true to a council boff was mildly tame, if you ask me, good on him

  • Fergus Wilson

    Well, Petty Little Hitler!

    So what have I done wrong! Well the Incident was on 6th August, 2021. The Trial is due on 23rd May, 2023.

    I am accused of Racially Aggravated Assault! Well, where is the Racially Aggravated Element?

    I definitely called the officer a Petty Little Hitler and he said you are A Racist Mr Wilson!

    The Judge in the Pre Trial Review suggested that my comment was not Racist but was meant to indicate that the Officer had overstepped the mark!

    I have a habit of putting my foot in it! I have a Track Record of saying to people what part of the USA do you come from and they answer Canada!

    No one has accused me of being Racist when I have made that gaff!

    Apparently, the reasoning goes that if I am referring to him as a Petty Little Hitler then I am saying he is German! So what?

    It is not Racist to call someone German as far as I know!

    Yes I have said to someone in the past what part of Germany do you come from thinking it would be East or West Germany and been told Austria! On another occasion Switzerland!

    But no one suggested I was Racist!

    That morning I took a telephone call from an Agent. One of the tenants had a Heart Attack and died! In such circumstances I always handle things myself!

    About five minutes later I receive a telephone call from an employee regarding the subject matter of the man I then referred to as a Petty Little Hitler!

    So which do I deal with first? The family of the deceased tenant or the man I refer to as a Petty Little Hitler?

    We had a previous situation and the Chief Executive of the day ,of Maidstone Borough Council, referred to the officer as being "An Over Zealous Officer".

    I reported it to the Ombudsman who found in my favour. I passed the compensation to a Charity!

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    There's always someone waiting to shout racist when all you are doing to telling it as it is, I suspect the trial will be somewhat amusing

     
  • Fergus Wilson

    The CPS offered to drop the "Racially Aggravated" if I coughed to assault which of course I declined. It seemed the prosecuted was far from convinced. The Judge at Pre Trial suggested that the alleged injured party was being somewhat over zealous and it was that I was referring to rather than his Nationality.

    Many years ago I used to run a Quality Control Lan and the men under me at the lunch break used to pay cards. All too often a man from Dagenham would throw his cards down and sat why don;e you eff off back to Hailwood you Scouse B.......

    Well they were list larking about! There was no racial intent.

    It is no more Racist to refer to Germans, Dutch, Norwegian and so on.

    How often have I said do you come from East or West Pakistan only to be told INDIA!

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    As an apprentice 50 yrs ago I worked with a good guy white British with a very British name, but he had jet black tight curly hair, he was known by everyone management down to us as G.... no offence was taken by anyone himself included, 35 yrs ago in the village I then lived in there was another good guy white British known as Ni.... once again by everyone and no offence taken, I think he may have got the nick name when he worked on a building site because he was a very hard working chap, he worked like a Ni..., now the PC woke brigade are all too quick to shout RACIST, madness.

     
  • Fergus Wilson

    Journalists tend to be "woke"!

    The overall problem is lack of housing. There was insufficient to go around in 2008 and it is worse in 2023.

    We rely on Romanian Nationals to build houses. They need somewhere to live! Hence Romanians build houses for Romanians to live in!

    With Romanians comes the increase in crime! Romanians are 750% more likely to commit crime than English People. The Albanians are far worse. They top the league for Foreign Nationals in jail!

    Great Britain PLC needs Romanians to build houses! With that comes the Crime!

    The only answer to the housing shortage is to build more houses!

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