A notorious billionaire who started building a colossal mansion and then left it to rot for four decades has finally revealed why he abandoned the project.
Nicholas van Hoogstraten’s mega mansion set in 100 acres of East Sussex countryside is in such a sorry state that furious neighbours have nicknamed it the 'biggest slum in Britain'.
Hidden away behind rows of trees and resplendent greenery, the grandiose Hamilton Palace caused local fury after it became a magnet for anti-social behaviour and drug taking.
Van Hoogstraten - who has been dubbed 'one of Britain's worst landlords' for his treatment of tenants - has kept silent on the matter for over thirty years.
But now, the 80-year-old tycoon and his son Max have broken their silence and revealed why the £41million pile has been abandoned for so long.
