Peter Mandelson’s property portfolio — from Notting Hill to Wiltshire
Peter Mandelson is at the centre of a public scandal, following revelations of his ties with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This included documents which suggest that Mandelson had received three payments totalling $75,000 (£55,000) from Epstein, and emails in which he appears to have shared sensitive information with the disgraced financier when he was business secretary under Gordon Brown. Alongside years of correspondence with Epstein, there is also a picture of Mandelson in his underwear, talking to a woman in a dressing gown. Mandelson says he has “no record or recollection” of the payments, and expressed regret at “ever having known Epstein”. As a result, the Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office, with two of Mandelson’s properties — his Wiltshire rental and his £7.6 million Camden home — searched last week. Mandelson has not yet commented publicly on the police investigation. Mandelson has been forced to resign before. In 1998, he was sacked as trade secretary after failing to disclose a secret property loan from …
