Group of squatters are currently camped at “York & Albany”, the restaurant hotel of chef Gordon Ramsay. The multi-million dollar transaction has been put on hold since The Sun newspaper revelations.
Since the building is not residential, the laws are more vague than if they were in a simple house. According to them, they would therefore have the right to stay there. They even went so far as to put up posters on the street side to dissuade anyone from disturbing them. Faced with this, Gordon Ramsay called the police and initiated procedures to obtain the eviction of the squatters, without success for the moment. The group took advantage of the temporary closure of the restaurant to move in and barricade themselves. “Any entry or attempted entry without our permission will be considered a criminal act” we can read. The six squatters have threatened to take legal action if anyone tries to evict them. They refuse to leave the pub until the situation is resolved.