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Gordon Ramsay London pub owner denies squatters' claims they've 'made a deal'

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Vincent
Published date20 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Last week the Metropolitan Police said it was aware of the squatters, but did not attend because it was a civil matter. But lawyers for Gordon Ramsay Holdings International Limited GRHI secured a High Court order for the possession of the premises on Thursday April 18, which may have paved the way for enforcement officers to retake the Grade II listed building

On Saturday morning April 20, court orders taped to the doors of the premises had been torn down and a squatter said the group would be staying put. “We’ve made a deal... With the owner, not Ramsay," he told Press Association. He later added: “We’re still here, and we’re going to carry on staying here. We’re going to be security for him.”

The former pub and hotel building in Camden is on the market for £13 million, after a protracted legal battle between the Hell's Kitchen presenter and film director Gary Love. In 2007, Mr Love purchased the freehold of the premises, before leasing the pub to Ramsay on a 25-year term for an annual rent of £640,000.

But after claims of an alleged deal with the squatters, Mr Love denied ever speaking to them. “For clarification neither I nor anyone from my team have had any contact with the occupiers/squatters of the building or anyone that represents them," he said in a statement to PA.

Gordon Ramsay attempted to free himself from the lease in 2015 but was unsuccessful in the High Court. On Thursday, lawyers for GRHI were granted an order by Judge Simon Brown to retake the property. Some of the squatters initially said they would comply with the ruling, leading to a steady stream of people leaving on Friday.

However, a number of those who left have since returned and it...

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