About 1957, Rous emigrated to Australia, to escape from his family and from a feud between his father and his uncle. He made a fortune in land speculation. As well as succeeding to the peerages, a
baronetcy, and a seat in the House of Lords, he also inherited his uncle's
Henham Park estate of 3,500 acres in
Suffolk, with some fifty houses and cottages, although his uncle had demolished the former family seat, Henham Hall, in 1953. However, this inheritance led to a long legal battle in England. The son-in-law of the fourth earl called Stradbroke "a malicious liar" after he had called the Henham estate "very down-at-heel, after decades of mismanagement". This led to a
libel action in which Stradbroke was awarded £40,000 in damages. During the trial, the new earl from Australia featured in the tabloid press, wearing a
bush hat and lacing his comments with such expressions as "fair dinkum". But his plans for a new
country house were turned down, so Stradbroke set up home in a tent, and then later in a two-bedroom cottage. For nine years, he divided his life between Australia and England. In 2015, Stradbroke announced that he was selling his Mount Fyans property. A newspaper report commented that the property was famous, its owner "cheekily infamous". The sale price was later reported as some $34 million. He continues to own the Henham Park estate in Suffolk, and has developed it. ==Personal life==