Russell Brand transferred ownership of his £5million home to his wife Laura Gallacher a month before his trial for rape and sexual assault began, according to Land Registry documents.
The 51-year-old comedian and convicted sex offender was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison, starting his sentence at HMP Wandsworth before being moved to a “softer” prison five days later over safety concerns.
Property Transfer Details
Brand bought the six-bedroom riverside house in Henley-on-Thames in 2016 for £3.3million and spent £1million renovating it. The property includes a swimming pool and a private cinema.
His net worth is reportedly around £20million, though the Oxford Mail reports that civil lawsuits following his criminal case could soon reduce that fortune.
Family Move to Florida
At the end of 2024, Brand was said to have moved his family, including his three children, out of Oxfordshire before being charged with rape. They relocated to a four-bedroom house in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
Brand also owned a nearby pub in Pishill, Henley-on-Thames, purchased for £850,000 in 2020 and sold in October 2025 for £975,000. The pub was held through his business Pablo Diablo's Legitimate Business Firm Limited (PDLBF), which his wife Laura co-owned.
Business and Financial Impact
Brand had fought council plans to turn the 500-year-old pub into a recording studio and private office, but his applications were rejected after complaints from local residents and the Campaign for Real Ale.
He has since closed PDLBFL after company assets dropped from £15.3million to £3.96million between 2024 and 2025. His YouTube channel was also permanently demonetised after sexual abuse allegations first surfaced in 2023.
Reports emerged this weekend that Brand has been moved to Category C HMP Littlehay in Cambridgeshire. The Sun reported he was placed in cell 103, a single-person cell on E Wing, where prisoners can play football and bowls and take part in yoga classes.
