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Squatters have taken over a pub owned by Gordon Ramsay in central London, which is currently up for sale with a guide price of £13m.
The group of at least six people have boarded up windows and put up a "legal warning" defending their occupation of the Grade II-listed York & Albany hotel and gastropub near Regent's Park.
A notice taped to a door said the group had a right to occupy the venue, which they said was not a "residential building" and was therefore not subject to 2012 legislation which bans squatting in a residential building.
Signed by "The Occupiers", the notice said there was always "at least one person in occupation" and claimed any attempt to enter the premises without their permission was a criminal offence and could result in a prison sentence or fine.
"If you want to get us out you will have to issue a claim for possession in the county court or in the High Court," the note added.
Squatters take over Gordon Ramsay's £13m London pub
At least six people are occupying the York & Albany pub near Regents Park in central London.
