Squatters occupied one of British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s vacant restaurants — in an alleged attempt to combat intense gentrification. The 19th-century building located in central London had been up for sale since the end of last year and is worth an estimated £13 million (€15.3 million). Sharing updates from the squat via <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/camdenartcafe/?igsh=dTlobXpzOG02d3Bi” style=”text-decoration: underline !important;”>Instagram, new tenants shared their intentions to establish a cafe for “anyone and everyone” which would offer free food, drinks and a community space to display local art. Most have since left the building after Ramsay issued a High Court challenge for trespassing.

According to the most recent national census, 1.5 million dwellings sit empty in England. Meanwhile, government figures show homelessness in England has soared over recent years — with almost 4,000 people sleeping rough on any given night in 2023.