Nicholas van Hoogstraten (born Nicholas Marcel Hoogstraten; 25 February 1945) is a British businessman and convicted criminal involved in property.
Van Hoogstraten is known for his property empire as well as his life history: in 1968, he was convicted and sent to prison for paying a gang to attack a business associate.In 2002, he was sentenced to 10 years for the manslaughter of a business rival; the verdict was overturned on appeal and he was subsequently released, but in 2005 he was ordered to pay the victim's family £6 million in a civil case.
He has been estimated to be worth £500 million, although he claims his assets in the UK have all been placed in the names of his children.