Redevelopment work has begun at the former Berkshire home of disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris, after property developers purchased the estate at a significantly reduced price of £1.6million. Harris, who died in 2023, was convicted in 2014 of a string of indecent assaults against young girls, and his former riverside residence had remained a source of notoriety since the case came to light, contributing to its depressed sale value. The redevelopment marks a new chapter for the property as it is stripped of its association with his crimes.

The house, on the banks of the Thames at Bray, had been Harris's home for decades and was where some of his victims were assaulted. Developers who acquired the site are now carrying out construction work to rebuild or substantially remodel it, with the reduced purchase price reflecting the stigma attached to the location. The article does not specify further details of the planned redevelopment's scale or completion timeline.