Estate agents have been convicted by Brighton magistrates of placing an illegal advertising board on the wall of their office.
Brighton and Hove City Council took legal action after the 10.6m by 3.5m board was erected on the side of the Austin Gray office, in Dyke Road, Hove, without consent.
The firm was refused planning permission for the sign in November last year and the council repeatedly asked for it to be taken down. It has now been dismantled.
Partners Raymond Austin and Stewart Gray failed to appear in court and were convicted in their absence.
The case was adjourned until May 20 for sentence.
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