A once-thriving London pub, owned by renowned chef Gordon Ramsay and listed for £13m on the market, has been taken over by squatters.
On Saturday morn, two masked squatters clad in black tracksuits made a swift exit from the property, clutching backpacks and carrier bags, promptly evading keen reporters eager for a chat. Adding fuel to the fire, they continued: "That any entry or attempt to enter into these premises without our permission is therefore a criminal offence as anyone of us who is in physical possession is opposed to such entry without our permission."
In another notice, the passerby is asked for "food and clothes donations or anything else you no longer want or need". Following this, Mr Ramsay was leased the property under a 25-year term agreement, with a staggering annual rent of £640,000.