Mr Van Hoogstraten, 75, who was once on first-name terms with Robert Mugabe and lives most of the time in Zimbabwe, made huge sums of money as a slum landlord and his fortune was once estimated at 500million. Neither his personal reputation nor his aesthetic choices are a reason to call for his house, rather than any other, to be turned into a hostel or handed over to public use. A couple of years before that documentary, he'd done another for ITV with journalist Martin Bashir in 1999, during which van Hoogstraten took a camera crew on a tour of his 40m mansion during its construction and discussed the planting of trees on the estate, saying he was doing it himself to buy his way into heaven. And don't forget to sign up to our email newsletter, bringing you the week's biggest stories every Thursday. expensive private house built in Britain for a century and it is bigger than Buckingham Palace. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. I can't understand how people equate spending money with enjoying yourself. Nicholas van Hoogstraten leaves the Old Bailey in London, where he he heard will face trial for the murder of 62-year-old Mohammed Sabir Raja, a retired businessman. In July 2002, van Hoogstraten was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for the manslaughter of Raja, after being found not guilty of murder: a jury at the Old Bailey decided that "although he clearly wanted Mr Raja harmed, there is no evidence that he had intended Mr Raja to be murdered". "And he's going to list all the crimes, or supposed crimes, I'm supposed to have committed. He is said to have started making money selling stamps as a teenager before moving into property and, by the age of 22, had 350 properties in Sussex alone. Locals have previously vented about the large area being left unused and there was a row over a public footpath that ran through it that van Hoogstraten did not want to be used. Hugh Laurie would simply refuse to play this implausible monster. Updated On January 29, 2023. And he has also denied that the house is falling apart, saying: "Hamilton Palace is far from 'crumbling' and was built to last for at least 2,000 years. By using the palace as a mausoleum, van Hoogstraten's trust would legally own the buildings and their fittings in perpetuity after his death. Born in Shoreham, West Sussex, in 1945, he dealt stamps as a profession in school and by the age of 22 was a millionaire, the youngest in the country, and reported to own around 350 properties in Sussex alone. Hoogstraten had become dissatisfied with a repayment arrangement the two men had made. Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up to our daily newsletter for all the latest Kent stories and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. It's been the subject of immense investment despite the fact that no one has ever lived in it and there is little sign that anyone ever will. Most recently, he was found guilty of the manslaughter of business associate Mohammed Sabir Raja, who was stabbed five times and shot at point-blank range by hitmen sent by Hoogstraten. I'm still young and fit and I've got a long time to go. Why should anybody put up with it?". "[6], Some time in the early 1980s, Hoogstraten began a business relationship with Mohammed Sabir Raja, an immigrant from Pakistan who worked in Brighton as an estate agent and landlord. It is hidden away off of an unassuming junction on the A22 south of Uckfield in East Sussex and the house, bigger than Buckingham Palace, is completely obscured by a thick wooded area. [4], In January 2006, he stated in an interview with The Sunday Times that, as a result of loaning 10million to Mugabe, "In six months' time, when the interest is due, it would be cheaper for them to just kill me". [11], He was sentenced to a four-year prison sentence in May 1968, and sentenced to a further four-year sentence the following August, to run concurrently, after an appeal. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. They're not only stealing my money, they're stealing my kids' money. Raja used this money to buy properties.[27]. The building, which is bigger than Buckingham Palace, is not only unfinished. Raja gave Hoogstraten the deeds to some of his properties. Twice-married Mr Van Hoogstraten - who has changed his name to Nicholas Adolf von Hessen - handed over many of his UK businesses to his children in 2002 after he was jailed for hiring a. It's a disgrace that it's just going to ruin. If we restrict aspects of the hearing that goes to the question of transparency of proceedings. His youngest child is 11. Van Hoogstraten, a convicted criminal who is now 76 and goes by the name of Nicholas von Hessen, is a Sussex native born in Shoreham who owns dozens of properties in the area. 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In 1990, he had the public paths blocked with razor wire and a pile of discarded refrigerators. Raja also signed some blank property transfer forms and gave them to Hoogstraten. Van Hoogstraten in reply called them moronic peasants, and homeless Britons one of the filthiest burdens on the public purse today. In the 1980s housing boom he acquired more than 2,000 properties and had sold 90 per cent of them by the 1990s. Work on the enormous 40 million mansion began in 1985 - but it was never finished, Sign up to our newsletter to get the latest Sussex news straight to your inbox every day as well as all the latest breaking news. Who is Nicholas van Hoogstraten: Nicholas van Hoogstraten is a famous British businessman. You can also sign up to our website and comment on our stories by pressing here and signing in. Nicholas von Hoogstraten is well known in Brighton as a notorious slum landlord who started to build his property empire around Sussex in the 1960s. He is the author of the book, Lost Broadway Theatres, the history of the great New York City playhouses of the past century, and the play On The . Though few have seen inside the mansion, one reporter who has described in 2000 a grand central staircase and reception hall, with lift shafts already installed and expensive stone balustrades and pillars. While in prison he trained as a samaritan. That's obviously part of it but it's not uppermost in my mind. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. he British landscape is marked with grandiose architectural indulgences, from the, after being exonerated in a horrific murder case on appeal. Van Hoogstraten (who now goes by the name Nicholas von Hessen) is enormously wealthy. [10] The enormous edifice is intended to house his private collection of art, currently stored in Switzerland, and includes a marble mausoleum he intends for himself. Is it a mansion or a tomb? At breakfast, he speaks to his eldest son about why a large pot of Marmite, bought at a discount price, is more economical than multiple small single servings. For other inquiries, Contact Us. He was described by one judge as "a sort of self-imagined devil who likes to think of himself as an emissary of Beelzebub". Hoogstraten lent money to Raja at a lower rate than the banks, and the loans were not recorded on paper so as to avoid paying taxes. However in 2005 a High Court civil judge ruled MrvanHoogstratenwas responsible for recruiting the hitman after Mr Raja's family sued him for 6million. He was released on appeal and cleared at retrial. Why should I put up with it? It couldn't be simpler and it takes seconds - simply click here OR here, enter your email address and follow the instructions. [23], He was involved in a long-running dispute with the Ramblers' Association and a legal battle with the local authority over a right of way crossing the land around the mansion. Hamilton Palace is now owned by a holding company with four of his adult children as directors. Whilst theres sympathy for complainants in these kinds of proceedings, theres a background to this case and theres already a mass of members of the public knowing about these proceedings. In his summary to the jury, Judge Newman neglected to mention that one of the thugs who killed Raja possessed a sawn-off shotgun (a lethal weapon). But a psychiatrist that assessed him during his manslaughter trial reportedly said it would take years to understand him. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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[4][38] He was charged with violating the Censorship Act by possessing pornographic photographs;[39] women in "indecent poses", a proportion of which also featured van Hoogstraten himself. "[36], Hoogstraten first bought an estate in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) in 1964, aged 19. Because of this omission, Judge Mitchell decided that Hoogstraten could not have anticipated that Raja might have been killed and he acquitted Hoogstraten of manslaughter. And I'm an expert in arranging things by remote control. Van Hoogstraten, a convicted criminal who is now 75 and goes by the name of Nicholas von Hessen, is a Sussex native born in Shoreham who owns dozens of properties in the area. Responding to suggestions that the house - now dubbed the "ghost house of Sussex" - should be used for the homeless, he added: "The 'homeless' - the majority of whom are so by their own volition or sheer laziness - are one of the filthiest burdens on the public purse today. Nicholas van Hoogstraten (born Nicholas Marcel Hoogstraten; 25 February 1945) is a self-made British businessman and real estate magnate. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. [25] After six court cases, the right of way was finally cleared in 2003 with the removal of a pair of industrial refrigeration units, half-a-dozen concrete piles, barbed wire and other impediments. [4] In 2000, he described his opponents in the case as being "a bunch of disenfranchised perverts". [16], Residents of 2-6 Palmeira Square in Hove took van Hoogstraten to court in September 1999 alleging he had used multiple aliases as a shadow director of Saga Properties (which owned the freehold in 1991) to indicate interests in the flats to block a property deal on the freehold. Nicholas van Hoogstraten with the construction plans for Hamilton Palace in Sussex in 1998. In October, Government placed Hwange Colliery Company Limited under reconstruction. Van Hoogstraten holds a 31 percent shareholding in HCCL. The half-built Hamilton Place is owned by Nicholas Van Hoogstraten. In desperation, Raja raised a building society mortgage on a property for which he already owed money to Hoogstraten. This is a public hearing, which means the media can attend. Hamilton Palace near Uckfield, East Sussex, the property belonging to landlord and property baron Nicholas Van Hoogstraten - now named Nicholas Adolf von Hessen - which began construction in 1985. He adds that being involved in a hand grenade attack "certainly is not" a crime. It doesnt hurt me or you that one man has spent his money on a golden-domed folly. He is the scourge of ramblers, a ruthless property baron who regards his tenants as "filth" and his women as chattels. Nicholas Adolf von Hessen, who was formerly called Nicholas van Hoogstraten, made the comment after his son was arrested following a row over clamping at a car park he owns in Hove, East. Let us introduce you to Hamilton Place, the jaw-dropping, 40 million mansion which started to come to life in 1985. In April 1998, Raja sued Hoogstraten for conspiracy and fraud.[28]. Hoogstraten and Raja began arguing over how much money was still owed. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I'm in Belmarsh, I've got nothing to lose and I've got an alibi. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. I don't have to be nice to anybody. Producer: Private Sessions. [citation needed], On 3 July 2009, after he had reputedly changed his name to Nicholas Adolf von Hessen by deed poll, it was reported that a Zimbabwe court had dismissed the charges of illegal currency dealing and possession of pornography: the police were unable to produce the officer who had allegedly caught him on the currency charge and they had seized the pornography without a warrant. 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[35], In February 2018, a judge accepted van Hoogstraten's claim that he did not have the money or assets to pay the family. Doesnt the fact that one man who enriched himself at the expense of tenants can afford to carry out such a wasteful project of architectural self-glorification while so many are locked out of the property market say something about the times in which we live? The scale of Hamilton Palace, pictured here in March 2020, is truly remarkable but whether anyone will ever live in it is another matter, The second building on the estate, reportedly a mausoleum, The stern words of warning at the gates to the estate, Sussex millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten, now Nicholas von Hessen, leaves Brighton Magistrates Court in March 2020, The huge and ornate mansion looks like it could have been built by royalty in centuries gone by, Parts of the 40 million mansion can be seen through woodland. Brutal slum landlord, long-term best friend of Robert Mugabe and now facing multi-million pound damages after a judge ruled he had hired hitmen . van Hoogstraten is known for his business empire as. Complete with garish golden domes, the house near. Hamilton Palace is no style setter. Hoogstraten, one of the largest landowners in Zimbabwe, where he lives in a hotel with a rotating cast of female guests, is named in the documents as giving $62m to bankroll Grace's. I think spending money would be the opposite to enjoying myself. Many borrowers were unable to maintain his unreasonable payment terms and defaulted on their loans, losing their properties to him and enabling him to build up a substantial property portfolio along the south coast and in London. "You don't want to end up floating down the Thames", says Nicholas van Hoogstraten with a smile on his face. Nicholas Adolf von Hessen's son was arrested during a row over clamping at a car park in Hove last August. By 2013, he owned more than 1,600 square miles (4,100km2) of land including Central Estates, owned mineral rights in the Marange diamond fields, as well as houses in Harare. Better to laugh at its absurdity than take it seriously as yet another object of hate and rage in a world that needs more kindness. One entire floor was due to house van Hoogstraten's art collection. [30], The preliminary hearing for the retrial was held at the Old Bailey on 17 November 2003, before the High Court Judge, Sir Stephen Mitchell. Local residents complained it was a disgrace Hamilton Palace was being left to rot. You cant celebrate as we do people building modern houses on Grand Designs, then condemn Van Hoogstraten for doing much the same thing in his own awful way. However, if property is theft, all property is equally theft. Also learn detailed information about Current Net worth as well as Nicholas's earnings, Worth, Salary, Property, and Income. Apparently useless because Greek temples on aristocratic estates often turn out to be water towers in disguise. But there is a definite sense of unease. [15], On 26 January 2008, he was arrested in Harare for allegedly demanding payment in US dollars for rents rather than in Zimbabwean dollars, which is forbidden under Zimbabwean law. It was even dubbed "The Ghost House of Sussex", our sister site SussexLive reports. Yet photos show the 40million mansion in East Sussex lying empty and unfinished 35 years after work began. ", Asked how he would like to be remembered, he says: "I couldn't give a f**k. People are always remembered for the wrong things. In the 1960s, a judge at his trial for arranging a hand grenade to be thrown through the window of someone said to owe him money called him "a sort of self-imagined devil who thinks he is an emissary of Beelzebub". With the profits he made from his Bahama property deals, he moved on to the British housing market, buying six properties in Notting Hill, London, before moving on to Brighton. Low-level lighting had been installed on the roof, where there was to be a garden, and there was space for a fountain below. Its brick bulk suggests an attempt to recreate the great houses of Jacobean and Georgian times, to make a quasi-aristocratic or even monarchical mark on the landscape. Rarebargain, a company registered as owners of the land and connected to Van Hoogstraten, had earlier been fined 86,350 for neglecting to restore the right of way. One entire floor was due to house van Hoogstraten's art collection. Van Hoogstraten's main concern is money, and the accumulation of wealth. Van Hoogstraten has been infamous in England for decades. Shunning modernist invention, Van Hoogstraten is too pompous and narcissistic to accurately mirror the grace of the past. [4] He was held in custody for five nights but released on bail. [22] Recent drone footage shows an abandoned building surrounded by scaffolding on which foliage is growing. A huge mansion, Hamilton Palace, near Uckfield in East Sussex, which Van Hoogstraten began building in the mid-1980s, remains unfinished and uninhabited. '," he said. [18] In May 2000, van Hoogstraten was fined 1,500 in Hove Crown Court for contempt of court for his reference the previous September to barrister Graham Campbell during the case: "You dirty bastard. One entire floor was due to house van Hoogstraten's art collection. Hamilton Palace, near Uckfield, was constructed to house property tycoon NicholasVanHoogstraten's art collection and to be his own mausoleum. Nicholas van Hoogstraten (born Nicholas Marcel Hoogstraten on 25 February 1945) is a British businessman and real estate magnate. His fortune has been placed as high as 800 million and built on property, mines, art, farms, shares and money-lending. Crime to me is if you take advantage of an innocent person, who doesn't know any better - that is a crime". Mugabe's British henchman: One of our worst slum landlords , he built a monstrous mansion in Sussex and had a rival murdered. In answer to those complaints, he is quoted as saying "even the most moronic of peasants would be able to see that we have been busy landscaping the grounds of the palace so as to prepare for scheduled works". It is a grotesque creation. He was once Zimbabwe's largest private landowner and says he ruled his million acres as a "benevolent dictator" who built schools for his workers' children. Nicholas Van Hoogstraten - Life Life He was born Nicholas Marcel Hoogstraten in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, the working-class son of a shipping agent. Nicholas van Hoogstraten produced the new musical The Fields of Ambrosia (Aldwych Theatre) and the benefit concert John Raitt - Broadway Legend (Prince of Wales Theatre), both in London's West End. Neighbours call it the ghost house of Sussex and want it to be turned into a refuge for homeless people. Around 1979, he was fined 200 for punching and kicking a bailiff. Yet to judge from recent photographs it sits still unfinished and unlived-in, a vast cold husk of a place with scrappy builders debris scattered on one side while the other facade glares at a wintry English countryside. It is a singularly macabre structure, with a golden domed mausoleum for Van Hoogstraten at its centre. When Raja answered the door to them, a fight broke out. The scaffolding only remains as a part of ongoing routine maintenance such a property would require until completion.". Please consider supporting our journalism by turning it off. Today, the domed roof of the main building still rises over the top of the treeline and remains visible from a distance from the nearest set of houses in the hamlet of Palehouse Common. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. In 1968, he was convicted and sent to prison for four years after paying a gang to attack a business *ociate. But at least I let everyone know that in advance. In the 2002 BBC documentary, he sits at a table in the Courtlands Hotel cutting out stamps and envelopes to reuse, even using those not suitable for re-posting as paper to write on, saying: "There's too much waste in the world. The reasons he put forward were not reasons given in the relevant Home Office guidance. Former PC James Breeds was today found guilty of gross misconduct for using unlawful force to enter Mr Hamiltons offices and then use pepper spray to arrest him. Nicholas van Hoogstraten is no stranger. Nicholas van Hoogstraten (born Nicholas Marcel Hoogstraten; 25 February 1945) is a self-made British businessman and real estate magnate.. Van Hoogstraten is known for his business empire as well as his controversial life story: in 1968, he was convicted and sent to prison for paying a gang to attack a business associate. Nicholas Adolf Von Hessen, more commonly. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Designed for British multi-millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten, one of the wealthiest people in Sussex, Hamilton Place is something else. [13] "I ran Wormwood Scrubs when I was in there", he told Jane Kelly of The Sunday Times in January 2006. The original multi-millionaire owner Van Hoogstraten, a convicted criminal who is now 75 and goes by the name of Nicholas von Hessen, is a Sussex native born in Shoreham and owns dozens of properties in the area. ", He adds with a smile: "As long as it's entertaining for the public, that's all that matters.". Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. His house is more like an abandoned Victorian asylum than a Palladian mansion. It appears not many have, with most recent photographs taken by drones and older photographs taken on site apparently when work was still ongoing. The Common Serjeant of. [5] According to Emma Brockes of The Guardian in 2000, Hamilton Palace was named after the capital of Bermuda, where van Hoogstraten owns property. 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