Nicholas van Hoogstraten (born Nicholas Marcel Hoogstraten on 25 February 1945) is a British businessman and real estate magnate. [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. By the age of 22, adding the "van" to his name at this stage,[8] he owned 350 properties in Sussex[10] and was reputedly Britain's youngest millionaire, although The Times in 1967 and 1972 referred to this status as being "self-styled".[11][12]. Monsters are pitiable. At least one source says "wine steward on a shipping line". [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. Also learn detailed information about Current Net worth as well as Nicholas's earnings, Worth, Salary, Property, and Income. 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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. They took van Hoogstraten to court in 1999 to recoup their 200,000 legal costs,[17] a case which they also eventually won. Why should anybody put up with it?". 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. I'm still young and fit and I've got a long time to go. His father was a shipping agent and his mother a housewife. he British landscape is marked with grandiose architectural indulgences, from the, after being exonerated in a horrific murder case on appeal. Raja did default, and Hoogstraten in turn seized some of Raja's properties using those forms. Browne website, "Drone shots of Hamilton Palace in Uckfield offer fresh glimpse of half-built estate bigger than Buckingham Palace", "Path victory ramblers walk all over tycoon", "Raja v Van Hoogstraten | [2005] EWHC 2890 (Ch) | England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine", "Nicholas van Hoogstraten: Property Tycoon Held In Zimbabwe", "Hoogstraten sees off claim from estate of murdered rival Brighton and Hove landlord", "Screen Two: Sitting Targets - BBC Two England", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas_van_Hoogstraten&oldid=1141109007, Property tycoon, entrepreneur, businessman, On 13 August 1988, van Hoogstraten made an extended appearance on the British television discussion programme, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 11:30. 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. [4] He was held in custody for five nights but released on bail. Nicholas van Hoogstraten with the construction plans for Hamilton Palace in Sussex in 1998. Each day we'll be sending you a selection of our top stories from across our county, as well as breaking news so you can be the first to know. His vast yet unused palace has now become a symbol of Britains housing crisis. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. He was born in 1946 in Shoreham, East Sussex, as plain Nicholas Marcel Hoogstraten - the "van" was added later. 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. 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. Before the hearing began, Mr Hamilton had requested a reporting restriction banning the publication of his name, on the basis it could damage his reputation. Yet photos show the 40million mansion in East Sussex lying empty and unfinished 35 years after work began. Public school-educated arms dealers posing as philanthropists are one thing, but this notorious slum landlord who lives in Zimbabwe after being exonerated in a horrific murder case on appeal, after initially being found guilty of manslaughter seems like a caricature of amoral capitalism. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Van Hoogstraten's main concern is money, and the accumulation of wealth. Eccentric architecture is such a national tradition kept very much alive today by Grayson Perrys House for Essex with its gingerbread Hansel and Gretel nuttiness that the English language even cherishes the formal architectural term, folly: an extravagant, decorative, apparently useless building. Designed for British multi-millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten, one of the wealthiest people in Sussex, Hamilton Place is something else. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. That's why I'm known as the letter of last resort. [34] He explained to The Sunday Times that he had "no assets at all now in the UK", having placed those assets in the names of five children he has reportedly fathered with a series of African girlfriends. 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. Van Hoogstraten holds a 31 percent shareholding in HCCL. 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. Van Hoogstraten (who now goes by the name Nicholas von Hessen) is enormously wealthy. HELP US TO DO MORE OF IT BY DONATING HERE. Sign up to our daily newsletter for all the latest Kent stories and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. 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. But van Hoogstraten has been the subject of several interviews and documentaries over the years and has seemed happy enough to talk to journalists, many of whom have been on to the grounds of his vast Uckfield estate, which has been described in headlines as "devil's palace". The chance of my offering an opportunity for them to occupy Hamilton Palace is just ludicrous." I can't understand how people equate spending money with enjoying yourself. It's a house of truly jaw-dropping scale that was once said to be the most expensive private house built in Britain for a century. We could not grant the complainants request. Nicholas Adolf von Hessen (born Nicholas Marcel Hoogstraten, formerly known as Adolph von Hessen better known as Nicholas van Hoogstraten; born 25 February 1945) is a British businessman involved in property and a convicted criminal.. In 1968, he was convicted and sent to prison for four years after paying a gang to attack a business *ociate. 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. That's the stupidity of it. THE police officer at the centre of a high profile case involving property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten has been dismissed from the force. It is a clear message: do not try and come in. Shunning modernist invention, Van Hoogstraten is too pompous and narcissistic to accurately mirror the grace of the past. We can if we like. Nicholas van Hoogstraten. 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". Yet the golden domes glittering above the trees are completely out of tune with any British architectural tradition. The question is, does Van Hoogstratens lack of architectural taste, any more than his controversial business career, disqualify him from building his own house, in his own way, on his own land? Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. These cookies do not store any personal information. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Hugh Laurie would simply refuse to play this implausible monster. 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. Now the Mail can reveal Nicholas Van Hoogstraten's astonishing new life That's obviously part of it but it's not uppermost in my mind. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Raja also signed some blank property transfer forms and gave them to Hoogstraten. Alexander Hamilton complained to Sussex Police over his arrest in August, 2019 on suspicion of wheelclamping a vehicle in a car park owned by his company in The Drive, Hove. Over the past couple of decades, he has been involved in widely reported disputes with neighbours over the huge estate. He allegedly told the BBC that Raja's family "will never get a penny". His house is more like an abandoned Victorian asylum than a Palladian mansion. Thinking Hoogstraten had "built up a picture of himself as a sinister international figure", he believed Hoogstraten was little more than "a child, a Walter Mitty character who will grow out of all this nonsense". He was educated in a Jesuit school and said earlier this year that being a Jesuit was one of the "connections" he had with former Zimbawean leader Robert Mugabe, who had been a close friend. PA Photo. The scaffolding only remains as a part of ongoing routine maintenance such a property would require until completion.". [5] The structure of the mansion and ancillary buildings was largely in place, but van Hoogstraten fell out with architect Anthony Browne in 2000[21] and the site remained unfinished. 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". Nicholas van Hoogstraten has something of a history with law enforcement: he was given a four-year prison sentence in 1968 for criminal damage, after arranging for a hand grenade to be thrown into . But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. [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. Nicholas Adolf Von Hessen, more commonly. 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. [26], When neighbours called for the property to used for the homeless in early 2016, van Hoogstraten said in a statement: "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. Brighton and Hove News has won the right to name Nicholas van Hoogstratens son as the complainant in a police disciplinary case. Nicholas Adolf von Hessen's son was arrested during a row over clamping at a car park in Hove last August. 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 . It doesn't look like anything has happened here for a long time. 9 talking about this. Apparently useless because Greek temples on aristocratic estates often turn out to be water towers in disguise. 5K views 4 months ago Just outside Uckfield, in East Sussex is Hamilton Palace, often named "The Devil's Palace", because of the person that owns it. 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. He disliked them both and has described his mother as being "a whining cow". Around 1979, he was fined 200 for punching and kicking a bailiff. You can also sign up to our website and comment on our stories by pressing here and signing in. If you want to stay in the know with all the latest news, reviews and features from SussexLive then you can sign up to our daily newsletter email. 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. ", The vast Hamilton Palace near Uckfield in Sussex is the largest home built in Britain for a century. Hoogstraten was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, to Charles, a violent man who worked as a shipping agent importing meat from Argentina who was absent for long periods in South America, [5] [3] [7] [a] and Edna, a housewife. 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. It is a grotesque creation. He doesn't shy away from it, he never has. [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. Raja failed to foresee the drop in prices and kept buying, which eventually put him in financial trouble. We should only depart from those norms in exceptional circumstances and we are not satisfied that this request has met those. "I am enjoying myself, shuffling bits of paper around. [15] Also in 1972, he was fined for forcible entry and conspiracy to cause damage. Hamilton Palace is now owned by a holding company with four of his adult children as directors. Low-level lighting had been installed on the roof, where there was to be a garden, and there was space for a fountain below. But all property is equally theft. What you are calling a crime down here, it's not a crime in reality. Take a short drive over the East Sussex border and you might stumble across an incredible half-built mansion. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The closest glimpse you can get on foot is of a gated entrance onto the estate that gives nothing away, aside from a bricked unit and a large, white container. [5] According to Emma Brockes of The Guardian in 2000, Hamilton Palace was named after the capital of Bermuda, where van Hoogstraten owns property. Why this young man tried to get name secrecy is better underdtood with this provided context. While in prison he trained as a samaritan. At the time of the documentary, he had four girlfriends and lived a "secret location" in Hove while spending his evenings working at the hotel. In October 1993, Raja went to the High Court alleging breach of trust, demanded the return of the property deeds he had lodged with Hoogstraten, and alleged that Hoogstraten had fraudulently seized his properties using blank transfer forms. It couldn't be simpler and it takes seconds - simply click here OR here, enter your email address and follow the instructions. "[17][19], On the site of the former High Cross House, a former nursing home destroyed by a fire of unknown cause,[20] van Hoogstraten began constructing a private mansion he called Hamilton Palace, at Palehouse Common near Uckfield in East Sussex in the mid-1980s. He also denied that the project had stalled, saying "Even the most moronic of peasants would be able to see from the pictures that we have been busy landscaping the grounds of the Palace. And don't forget to sign up to our email newsletter, bringing you the week's biggest stories every Thursday. [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". Nicholas Adolf von Hessen[1][2] (born Nicholas Marcel Hoogstraten,[3] formerly known as Adolph von Hessen[4] better known as Nicholas van Hoogstraten; born 25 February 1945) is a British businessman involved in property and a convicted criminal. Nicholas Van Hoogstraten has made headlines in newspapers and on television for decades, ever since he became a millionaire at the age of 22 and continued to defend his business empire with terrifying ruthlessness, 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. When Raja answered the door to them, a fight broke out. 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. Aged 22, he was convicted for paying a gang to throw a grenade[3] into the house of Rabbi Bernard Braunstein, a Brighton cantor on 12 November 1967. His more attention-drawing quotes have been widely reported, and include describing tenants as "filth", ramblers as "scavengers" and himself as "probably ruthless and probably violent". I think spending money would be the opposite to enjoying myself. 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. The answer in a tolerant society has to be a straightforward no. In 1999, one of his business partners Mohammed Raja was killed by two thugs Hoogstraten had hired. In 2002, he was sentenced to 10 years for the manslaughter of a business . Raja gave Hoogstraten the deeds to some of his properties. This is Hamilton Palace, designed for British multi-millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten. After hearing our representation, the legally qualified chair of the panel turned his request down, citing the importance of transparency in maintaining public confidence in the disciplinary process. Hamilton Palace is no style setter. View our online Press Pack. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. Picture date: Tuesday March 3, 2020. The huge space inside is almost empty apart from some building materials and the odd chair (Image: Lisa Powell) I dont have to be nice to anybody". Let us introduce you to Hamilton Place, the jaw-dropping, 40 million mansion which started to come to life in 1985. But despite its scale, there is little to hint at its presence as you approach. By 1980, aged 35, he owned more than 2,000 properties. Ogheneruona Iguyovwe said: The reason for decision is that the norm is for openness and transpacay of these hearing and theres a need for us to retain the confidence of the public in these proceedings. Nicholas van Hoogstraten 's Hamilton Palace in Sussex is a folly - a colossal country house begun in 1985. Nicholas van Hoogstratens Hamilton Palace in Sussex is a folly a colossal country house begun in 1985. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. One fumed: "With all the housing problems we have in this country surely the building can be put to good use. Either all private architecture is an insult to homeless people and to tenants or we should tolerate Hamilton Palace as the absurd and hideous ugly cousin of more fashionable private building ventures. Their relationship went well until the housing-price bubble burst in 1989. Scroll below and check our most recent updates about Nicholas van Hoogstraten's Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography, Career, Height, Weight, Family, Wiki. [35], In February 2018, a judge accepted van Hoogstraten's claim that he did not have the money or assets to pay the family. The building, which is bigger than Buckingham Palace, is not only unfinished. Updated On January 29, 2023. [29] This conviction was subsequently quashed by the Court of Appeal in July 2003. Why should I put up with it? It doesnt hurt me or you that one man has spent his money on a golden-domed folly. 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. He disliked them both and has described his mother as being "a whining cow". 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