Is Kent property mogul Fergus Wilson Britain's most controversial landlord?

This is the question BBC Panorama will be seeking to answer tomorrow evening, in a special episode focused on the buy-to-let landlord.

It will see reporter Richard Bilton meet with the outspoken Mr Wilson, to discuss his plans to mass-evict families so he can sell his residential properties - and examine the impact of this decision.

The blurb for the episode says: "Fergus Wilson is evicting 90 families because he wants to cash-in on his property empire, with every resident in one street in Kent possibly having to leave their home.

"Wilson has been criticised in the past for refusing to rent to parents with young children or people who cook curry.

"Reporter Richard Bilton meets the outspoken landlord and finds out what life is like for the families facing eviction."

Fergus Wilson, aged 70, has said he hopes to sell 300 homes by the end of this year.

In January, 90 eviction notices were handed out to families in his properties, giving them two months to vacate.

Mr Wilson, who together with his wife Judith once owned a 1,000-strong property portfolio, said at the time: "I do feel sad for people who are going to be homeless, it will be hardest for parents with young children, because most landlords won’t accept them.

"I also feel sad selling the houses. We have built them up over the years but we can’t take them to the grave with us.

“We haven’t thought about what we will do with the money yet, I’m not going to buy a Rolls-Royce or anything like that.

“I could do that now - it is money down the drain."

The Wilsons are no strangers to controversy.

In 2017, Mr Wilson’s ban on “coloured” tenants - because they allegedly left curry smells in his homes – was overturned in a court victory for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

More recently he evicted four mothers in the Ashford. In September, he triggered a police response when he threw his plate of fish and chips on the floor at a service station.

In December, Mrs Wilson was ordered to pay £25,000 in fines and legal costs for failing to supply hot water to a disabled tenant.

And just last week, the property mogul announced he was suing Kent Police for a million pounds after claiming he was wrongly arrested and put in a cell.

Panorama's 'Britain's Most Controversial Landlord' is airing at 8.30pm on Monday, on BBC One.