Mansion bigger than Buckingham Palace, called 'Ghost House', left to rot
An ABANDONED 'haunted house' bigger than Buckingham Palace is left to rot as locals clash with its millionaire owner.
The creepy one Hamilton Palace sits as a derelict building on the lush Sussex farmlands after it was abandoned.
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The enormous house is owned by multi-millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten, who said it was built to last 2,000 years.
But the rotting exterior shows that it will never be finished at all.
What should have been one of the most spectacular properties in the country is now a sorry sight.
The incredible estate is reportedly bigger than Buckingham Palace.
Built in 1995, the lavish home is hidden away at a junction on the A22 south of Uckfield in East Sussex.
Even the most idiotic peasants could see… that we have been busy preparing the palace grounds in preparation for the planned work.
Owner Nicolaas van Hoogstraten
The gated entrance to the estate is covered in mud and a sign reads “High Cross Estate, Private Property, Keep Out” in capital letters.
It features a grand central staircase and a lobby with lift shafts and lavish stone balustrades and pillars.
The roof has low lighting and a garden space for a fountain below.
As if that weren't enough, an entire floor would house Van Hoogstraten's art collection.
Aerial images show the domed roof of the main building rising above the tree line.
The half-finished house gained such a bad reputation in East Sussex that it was dubbed “The Ghost House of Sussex” by locals.
Neighbors previously complained about the grotesque condition of the area.
But the owner attacked the locals and called them 'peasants'.
He said: “Even the most idiotic peasants could see… that we have been busy preparing the palace grounds in preparation for planned works.”
Hoogstraten was also suggested to give up his neoclassical building to house the homeless.
Neighbor Richard Baxter said: “With all the housing issues we have this country The building can certainly be put to good use. It's a shame that it's just going to get ruined.” The mirror reported.
In a hate-filled tirade, the owner responded: “The 'homeless' – the majority of whom do so out of choice or sheer laziness – are one of the dirtiest burdens on the public purse today.
“The likelihood of me offering them the opportunity to occupy Hamilton Palace is simply ridiculous.
“Similarly, it is ridiculous that I harbor these Muslim 'migrants' and encourage their siege of our country and the unwarranted plunder of its resources. We must remove them all.”
He also denied that the house was falling apart.
“Far from 'crumbling', Hamilton Palace was built to last at least 2,000 years. The scaffolding only remains in place as part of the ongoing routine maintenance that such a property requires until completion,” he added.
The embarrassed businessman made his fortune as a slum owner rent properties that are in poor condition to desperate tenants.
But he became infamous after the gruesome murder of his gang members company rival Mohammed Raja – executed on Hoogstraten's orders.
Raja was murdered in 1999 at his south London home, where he was stabbed five times before being shot in the head.
Hoogstraten was sentenced to ten years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter, but his sentence was later overturned.
A judge awarded Raja's family £6 million in damages, with the callous Hoogstraten insisting they “won't see a cent”.
Another High Court judge ordered him to pay £1.5 million in legal costs to the family in 2016, but these have still not been paid.
Hoogstraten claims he now has “no assets at all in Britain” and cannot pay the damages. He claims his empire has been broken up and is now owned by his five children.
Hamilton Palace is now believed to be owned by Messina Investments, which is run by his four eldest children: Maximilian, 30, Alexander, 28, Britannia, 25, and Louis, 25.
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