Overview

• Squatters have barricaded themselves inside the York & Albany pub, leveraging legal notices to claim occupancy rights.
• The police have been called but consider the matter a civil issue, complicating Ramsay's efforts to reclaim the property.
• Ramsay is in the midst of finalizing a sale of the pub, valued at $16.1 million, which has been disrupted by the squatting incident.
• Legal nuances of squatting in non-residential properties in the UK allow squatters certain protections, making eviction difficult.
• The squatters, describing themselves as 'professional', have threatened legal action against any attempts at forced eviction.