Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmare: Now Squatters Open Their Own Cafe!
Squatters occupying a Gordon Ramsay pub in central London open the Grade II-listed building to people who could “previously not afford to visit”.
It’s believed at least six people are occupying the York & Albany near Regent’s Park in Camden.
In a statement posted on social media, the group said it has set up an art cafe.
The building is currently up for sale with a £13m price tag.
A statement, posted on an account the group has set up on Instagram called the Camden art cafe, said they aimed to open its doors regularly to “anyone and everyone, particularly the people of Camden who have been victims of gentrification”.
It said the cafe, which it described as an “iconic building” which has stood in Camden since it opened in the 1820s, would provide “free food, drinks and a space to display art”.
The statement continued: “Camden is a borough with one of the biggest wealth disparities in London, so it seems only fitting that £13m properties that most locals would never be able to afford to visit should be opened up to all.”
According to government guidance, squatters can apply to become the registered owners of a property if they have occupied it continuously for 10 years, acted as owners for the whole of that time and had not previously been given permission to live there by the owner.
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