[Neil]

He could have been working away and come back to find she had emptied his flat.

You can't just throw out a tenant because they have made a mess of your flat. You have to abide by the tenancy agreement and the law. There are correct ways to evict a tenant within the law. The law should and does protect both the tenant and land lord. She did not so he was within his right to sue. She lost and should have done.

The only reason the story even hit the papers is because he is in jail.