A career dogged by controversy

Mr Wilson, who runs his property portfolio with wife Judith, has long courted controversy in his long career.

He triggered a police response in September last year after throwing his dinner on a restaurant floor because service took 20 minutes.

At the time, Mr Wilson called for the sacking of an attending police community support officer (PCSO), following the incident.

Earlier this month, the property mogul revealed he is suing Kent Police for a million pounds after claiming he was wrongly arrested and put in a cell.

Mr Wilson, 70, was held by officers in May 2014 after one of his tenants alleged he made advances towards her at the house she rented in Stagshaw Close, Maidstone. She also later claimed he had demanded sexual favours from other tenants, though the landlord vehemently denied both allegations.

Mr Wilson was put on bail for four months but was then told no charges would be brought due to a lack of corroborating evidence.

As well as claiming for damages for wrongful arrest, the 70-year-old argues his detention cost him huge sums of money in business deals that could not be made.

In March last year, the charges were dropped against him after he was accused of sending an email to a man claiming he would be shot by the Romanian mafia. Mr Wilson appeared at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court charged with sending a threatening message for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety.

Mr Wilson of Heath Road, Boughton Monchelsea, had been due to stand trial following allegations the email had been sent via his letting agent.

However, the Crown Prosecution Service decided to offer no evidence during a hearing held at the court.

Mrs Wilson has also been in the news on occasions and was found guilty of failing to comply with an enforcement notice ordering her to supply hot water to a disabled tenant. As a result the property tycoon had to reveal her wealth before a judge sentenced her to an unlimited fine.