The group allegedly used Ramsay\u2019s own kitchen appliances to form a barricade to keep others out and even slapped a note on the door threatening legal action against anyone who tried to remove them from the building.<\/p>\n
\u201cTake notice that we occupy this property and at all times there is at least one person in occupation,\u201d the note read.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nGordon Ramsay\u2019s London restaurant has been taken over by squatters. Credit: FOX\/Getty<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThat any entry or attempt to enter into these premises without our permission is, therefore, a criminal offense as any one of us who is in physical possession is opposed to such entry without our permission,\u201d it continued, adding that if anyone attempts \u201cto enter by violence or by threatening violence\u201d, they will be prosecuted and \u201cmay receive a sentence of up to six months\u2019 imprisonment and\/or a fine of up to \u00a35,000 ($6,230).\u201d<\/p>\n The note, which was signed at the bottom by \u201cThe Occupiers\u201d also warned: \u201cIf you want to get us out you will have to issue a claim for possession in the County Court or in the High Court.\u201d<\/p>\n Photos from inside of the building show people dressed in shorts, and t-shirts and carrying grocery bags around what was once a lively eatery. Other images also show people lying on leather sofas surrounded by trash and empty water bottles.<\/p>\n