Two private landlords were convicted under the housing legislation at Redhill Magistrates Court earlier this month after failing to carry out essential improvements to their property.

Mr and Mrs Kemp, who pleaded guilty to the offences, will have to pay £4,387 in fines and costs as a result of failing to comply with improvement notices issued to them under the Housing Act 2004.

Instead of making the changes needed to bring their property up to an acceptable living standard, they evicted their then tennant and re-let the ground floor flat in Wilton Road Redhill, leaving the works outstanding.