Two flatmates who rented out their £1m north London home on Airbnb returned to find their £8,000 Banksy print stolen and their property trashed.

Jack Clarke, 33, and Dominic Jones, 32, decided to rent out their flat in Islington to make a bit of extra money when Mr Clarke went away to Yorkshire for a wedding.

But they came home to find condoms, laughing gas canisters and cannabis joints strewn throughout the property, while chewing gum and food had been trodden into the carpet.

Two flatmates who rented out their £1m north London home on Airbnb returned to find their £8,000 Banksy print - entitled Leopard and Barcode (pictured) - stolen and their property trashed

Jack Clarke and Dominic Jones discovered condoms, laughing gas canisters and cannabis joints strewn throughout the Islington property, while chewing gum and food had been trodden into the carpet

The thieves had also taken a valuable print by street artist Banksy entitled Leopard and Barcode, which Mr Jones had bought ten years ago with money he received for his 21st birthday.

The picture, which depicts a leopard walking out of a barcode-shaped cage, has soared in price since and is now worth around £8,000. It was the only valuable which the pair had not put in storage.

The two men immediately reported the incident to the police and Airbnb. But they claim the company is dragging its feet and refusing to pass over the details of the suspect.

Mr Clarke, who has owned the flat for six years, added: 'It left me absolutely furious. It is more a violation of your own space.

'I guess I had just been naive with all the good experiences I have had. But when Dom realised the picture had been taken, we thought this is slightly different.'

Mr Clarke, who founded a business called SoleShare, which sells fish across London, said the place was left 'a real tip'.

'They turned the house upside down, knocked lots of pictures off the walls, and stubbed out cigarettes out on furniture.

'I have had big parties here, I am fairly young, I know what it is like. But they didn't even bother tidying anything up. It was just a total lack of respect.

Mr Clarke, who runs his own business, described what he found as a 'tip'. Pictured: Empty alcohol cans and dirty cups and mugs were left littered throughout the flat

'There was food trodden into everything, and it stank. I thought I had come in too early, so I went back into my car and double checked I was not interrupting them.'

Mr Clarke said the user who rented the flat had no rating on the website.

The 33-year-old said: 'He told us he had never used it before but he wanted to treat his fiance to a nice weekend.

'I was going away for a couple of days to a wedding, and I thought it will pay for my trip up to Yorkshire for the weekend.

'It is a nice, kind, sharing community and I have stayed at lots of Airbnb places all over the world. Most of the time what they offer is very good.'

Police are investigating but Mr Clarke said Airbnb had not been 'forthcoming' with information, something the firm denies.

Mr Clarke (left), 33, and Mr Jones, 32, (right) immediately reported the incident to the police and Airbnb. But they claim the company is dragging its feet and refusing to pass over the details of the suspect

The flat, where Mr Clarke has lived for six years, is above a shop on a leafy street in Islington, north London

He said: 'I am sure this is a rarity, but it must happen enough that they have processes in place so they are able to deal with this, and to deal with the police swiftly.

'They are a multi-million pound business, it should take minutes.'

He added: 'The chances of us getting it back are zero. I do not know whether it is a lack of will on Airbnb's part or a complete lack of both parties to communicate properly.

'I said I was quite amazed to hear you have not been forthcoming with the name, address and details of the guy who let it.

'Airbnb got back to me saying they were aggressively pursuing the case, but six weeks of not bothering to speak to the police is not aggressive in my eyes.'

A spokesman for Airbnb said: 'We have zero tolerance for this kind of behaviour and have removed this guest from our platform.

'We are assisting the police with their investigation and are providing the host with our support.'