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- Gordon Ramsay's hotel-restaurant in London, the York & Albany, was taken over by squatters.
- The occupiers turned it into a community space, but eviction proceedings appear to have started.
- UK laws make commercial property squatting a civil matter, resulting in costly legal proceedings.
Gordon Ramsay is having a kitchen nightmare.
Last week, London's Metropolitan Police were made aware of a group of squatters who had taken over his York & Albany hotel-restaurant in Camden, a pricey borough of London.
It's unclear when they entered the property, which was temporarily closed while the celebrity chef finalized a new lease, according to reports.