Arsehole Landlord from Kent evicting new mothers

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A notorious Kent landlord who has evicted women with newborn babies is being investigated for discrimination.

Buy-to-let tycoon Fergus Wilsonbanned so-called "coloured" tenantspreviously due to "the curry smell" andtried to sue a vlogger who called him a racist.

He has now evicted four mothers in the Ashford borough.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it is "taking action against Mr Wilson in view of his clearly discriminatory practice."

Mr Wilson said he blames the local council's "strict rules" on how quickly boilers need to be fixed in homes with babies.

Mr Wilson claims the council specifies homes with children over the age of five must have necessary work carried out "as soon as possible", but for homes with babies work must commence "immediately".

He said: "What if you can't get a plumber? We cannot guarantee the service at the speed the local authority demands."

'Heart breaking'

A spokesperson for Ashford Borough Council said it initially works with landlords "informally" on a "case by case basis".

"We have a duty to ensure decent standards of housing for tenants who are renting privately. Priority will be given to addressing poor housing conditions that threaten the safety and wellbeing of occupiers."

The evicted tenants had been renting his homes for four years, and Mr Wilson said the decision was "heart breaking" but he did not accept it was discriminatory.

"I'm sorry for the situation, if they were in another borough it wouldn't be a problem. It's only specific to Ashford," he added.

How is this man allowed to rent houses?

He's a racist wanker

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A buy-to-let tycoon who banned Indian and Pakistani tenants from renting his homes "because of the curry smell" is facing legal action.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has applied for an injunction against Fergus Wilson.

In his latest letting criteria, the Kent landlord has also banned zero-hour workers, single parents and "battered wives".

Mr Wilson has defended his lettings policy on economic grounds.

EHRC chief executive Rebecca Hilsenrath said it had applied for an injunction at Central London County Court.

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The man is allowed to rent houses out because there is not enough social provision.

Incidentally local councils and housing associations, while they have to fix things asap for vunerable tenants have more than 4 days.

He obviously runs his business badly if he doesn't have workmen on his books to sort repairs out as he has so many properties. When I use to rent landlords with multiple properties tended to start sorting out repairs much quicker than those with one or two.

I knew before I had even read this, that it would be this landlord! He's surely running out of groups of people to offend at this point.

^ He'll be running out of tenants soon too, as a result of welfare reforms and falling net migration.

Horrible bloke, but refreshingly honest about his nasty opinions. His discriminatory policies are the indirect result both of austerity (e.g. targeting single parents) and allowing no-fault evictions (allowing him to indulge whatever prejudice against whoever).

Our society has created people like him by putting profiteers in charge of housing provision, and stripping private tenants of practically all protection. The solutions are pretty obvious.

Boycott his properties, see how he likes that. Twat.

So grim

Just about no one can get a boilerman out within 4 days - the council are being ridiculous over that. If the council wants taht requirement then they need to make available to landlords gas heating men who can come out in 4 days. I don't know why he ever thought it was a good idea to let to anyone on benefits - the rents are lower and many mortgage forbid it surely?

I thought his wife was his business partner, doesn’t she get a say? To make newborn babies homeless takes the biscuit

What a nasty piece of work!

Personally I think landlords should be licenced and have to provide tenants with their licence number so tenants can check they're legit.

And then landlords who treat tenants badly/break laws can be stripped of said licence and have their properties confiscated.

He may be the most brazen but he certainly isn't the only one doing this.

It's really interesting isn't it. He seems to be a horrible, horrible man and I'm not disputing that for a moment.
But I can kind of see where he's coming from. I don't agree with his actions about it of course. But I'm a GP and am often gobsmacked by decrees from govt etc about things we must suddenly do in certain timescales without any thought to how that service can practically be provided (or funded). Obviously this is a different situation as it's private sector and for (probably massive) profit. But I can see the point he's trying to make.

Fergus wilson is a greedy grasping rancid cunt. A filthy shitbag parasite making money off the back of other people's poverty . He makes all devent people dick.

Decent people sick!!!!!

Boycott his properties, see how he likes that. Twat.

Apparently he owns so many properties in the area that it's fairly difficult to avoid him when flat-hunting.

As for not being able to get a plumber - he tried to get away with not paying various contractors, so it wouldn't surprise me if plumbers etc refused to do any work for him.

Here's why he possibly can't get a plumber: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/06/britains-biggest-landlord-has-banned-battered-wives-plumbers/

He is a vile creature.

Does he really think that hes going to get middle class professionals renting off him when he behaves the way he does? Does he think a middle class professional will be willing to wait weeks for a boiler to be fixed while not objecting.

Not only is this landlord a rancid cunt.................he is seriously deluded.

him again - no surprise. council just rolling over.

not enough social housing ( right to buy, low taxes, no building) means councils depend on private landlords. licensing is a waste of time, no enforcement and no benefit.

getting rid of sec 21 would be great if there was any other way to evict the deal and steal brigade, but there isnt in reality. politicians too thick to understand.

@Xenia yes people including landlords can get boilermen (or boilerwomen*) out within 4 days however it doesn't mean it can be fixed within 4 days.

The first call out is to diagnose what is wrong and to see if a temporary fix can be made, then parts have to be ordered and once the parts are there an appointment has to be made to fit them.

In some cases the boiler has to be condemned and a new boiler brought. As this takes longer to fit then it is harder to fit in amongst the other appointments.

*And yes I've had 2 boilerwoman.

He is a pig

@HelenaDove I'm surprised he has no solicitors or legal professionals on his list of banned tenants.

I knew it was going to be about this fat and racist, ugly bastard from the thread title alone.

I got a boiler man in on a bank holiday for my tenant when I was a landlord and the boiler stopped workin and she had a new baby, it's not that fecking hard.

He's always been an arsehole landlord. He has a monopoly on the Kent rental market. He owns over 1,000 houses I believe.
He treats his tenants with disdain.

He is the absolute personification of the type of capitalist bastard allowed to thrive in our every-man-for-himself society. Here he is an abominable low life count but his kind of lifestyle has been more or less encouraged by the Tories. If we want change we have to make buying up multiple properties either illegal or taxe d to the hilt. I wish things would change, but I've been wishing a loooong time!