Property tycoon Fergus Wilson has had his bid to sue police, following his arrest over groping allegations, kicked out of court again.

The infamous landlord attempted to claim £1million in compensation in 2018, following an incident in 2014 where he was arrested in Maidstone and held for nine and a half hours, after a tenant accused him of sexual touching.

No charges were ever brought, and Mr Wilson demanded Kent Police pay him £80,000 for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment, £200,000 loss of earnings for the day he spent in the police station and £720,000 for stress, anxiety and inconvenience.

Mr Wilson said the officer who arrested him had no reasonable grounds to do so, but the officer had previously explained the victim had been 'sobbing and shaking' when he arrived at the scene, leading him to feel it was proper to arrest the landlord.

His claim was turned down at Lewes County Court in 2019, and Mr Wilson's bid to resurrect it was this week refused permission at the Court of Appeal.

The judge explained that there was no possible basis of challenge by appeal; that the appeal had no prospect of success, and furthermore that it did not give rise to any question of wider importance.

Speaking after the case, Mr Wilson disagreed and listed himself alongside celebrities who had been falsely accused of allegations.

He said: "In my case this came out of the blue.

"I got arrested prematurely, and I would say the officer didn't have reasonable suspicion to arrest me.

"There was no evidence.

"They had me in for interview and it didn't take very long to see this wasn't going anywhere.

"It's the luck of the draw which police officer you get.

"Some will take one view and others will take an opposing view.

"There was no attempt to hear what I had to say.

"It's a question of evidence, and you must have some certainty. The police took the view there was no corroborative evidence. I was aggrieved about it so I took the decision to a court of appeal.

"Will I choose to take it further? A number of people have said you should do because this is a terrible thing.

"How much time do I want to waste?

Mr Wilson said he was undecided about whether to challenge the decision again.