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Radio London,5 mins

What's behind London's long history of squatting?

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Squatting in London appears to have made a bit of a comeback recently. On 13 April a group took over a Gordon Ramsay pub called the York & Albany near Regent's Park. And in the same month squatters began occupying the former London headquarters of film giant 20th Century Fox, in the heart of Soho. Is squatting on the rise again? And why does London have such a long history with squatting. Âé¶¹Éç Radio London's Shay Kaur Grewal has been finding out.

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