“To go out!”
A group of “professional squatters” have taken over a London pub owned by celebrity chef Gordan Ramsay and are openly threatening legal action against anyone who tries to evict them, according to a report.
At least six pests broke into Ramsay’s York and Albany hotel and gastropub, on sale for $16.1 million, boarded up the windows, bolted the door with kitchen utensils and taped the locks.
The chef is trying to sell the building in a multi-million dollar deal, The Sun reports. Ramsay stars in the reality TV show “Hell’s Kitchen, The American Dream” and Next Level Chef on Fox.
Shocking photographs show the squatters holed up in the trendy pub, with one seen barefoot and slumped on a black leather sofa.
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Another occupant in slippers scrolled through his smartphone with tobacco, empty water bottles and wine glasses on the floor around him. A blue sleeping bag was placed on another sofa while a pair of crutches were also visible.
The squatters also put a “legal warning” sign on the front door to defend their takeover and warned against any eviction attempts, reports The Sun.
The invaders say they have the right to be there, since it is not a residential building.
Occupying a person’s non-residential property without their permission is not itself a crime in the UK, although police can take action if crimes are subsequently committed, including damaging the property or by stealing it, according to Wales Online.
“Please note that we occupy this property and there is at least one person occupying this property at all times,” the notice states, according to The Sun.
“Any entry or attempted entry into these premises without our authorization therefore constitutes a criminal offense because each of us who is in physical possession of them opposes such entry without our authorization… if you attempt to enter by violence or by threatening to use violence. , we will prosecute you.”
The notice goes on to state that a violation could result in up to six months in prison and/or a fine of up to $6,200.
Fox News Digital reached out to Ramsay for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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“If you want to remove us you will need to make an application for possession to the County Court or High Court,” says the notice, signed by “the occupiers”.
Ramsay, a world-renowned chef known for his fiery temper and profanity-laced outbursts, called police on Wednesday and is trying to get an eviction notice, The Sun reports.
“It’s an absolute nightmare for poor Gordon,” a source told The Sun.
“The pub was temporarily closed while it finalized a new lease, and during this transfer period a gang of professional squatters bypassed all security and CCTV and entered. They have now boarded the building and are slowly taking over the place, leaving their crap everywhere and brazenly telling the residents that this is now their home.”
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A shabby-looking squatter refused to speak to the newspaper when confronted outside. He had two black eyes with a cut above one and was wearing a blue hoodie, a knee compression bandage, and sliders.
He then began recording and hiding in the back of the building.
The building was purchased in 2017 by director Gary Love, who then leased the property to Ramsay for 25 years with an annual rent of $330,000.
Ramsay also appears on Fox’s Food Stars and Gordon Ramsay’s MasterChef.
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