Squatters have reportedly left a £13 million Gordon Ramsay pub near Regent’s Park.
The group first shut themselves in the York & Albany in Parkway on April 13, but a High Court ruling last week appeared to pave the way for their removal.
A representative for Mr Ramsay told the PA news agency today (April 22) that the squatters have now all left the building.
Locksmiths and bailiffs arrived at the property at around 5am to change the locks and secure the venue, the Evening Standard reported.
Some of the squatters had already been pictured leaving the site after lawyers for Gordon Ramsay Holdings International Limited (GRHI) secured the High Court order last week.
But over the weekend, the squatters tore down court orders taped to the venue’s doors and vowed to remain inside the gastropub and hotel, claiming to have reached an agreement with the building’s owner.
One squatter said: “We’re not bad people. I pay my taxes, I’ve got a job, I work in a pub.”
He added: “We just need a place to stay, that’s it. We’re trying to do a good thing here.”
Film director Gary Love bought the freehold of the premises in 2007, before leasing the pub to Mr Ramsay on a 25-year term for an annual rent of £640,000.
In a statement Mr Love denied having any contact with the squatters.
He said: “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.”
The Grade-II listed pub went on sale at the end of last year with a guide price of £13 million.
Reporting by PA.
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