This is the posh Portuguese bolthole of under-fire ex SNP chief executive Peter Murrell. The whitewashed home, just a few hundred yards from one of Algarve’s most beautiful beaches, is where Murrell and former first minister Nicola Sturgeon escape to enjoy the sun.The personal lives of Murrell and and Sturgeon have come into increased focus since his arrest – and later release – amid the police investigation in alleged fraud relating to more than £600,000 of donations to the party.
A police source told the Sunday Mail they detectives were aware of Murrell’s part ownership of the villa but that it was unlikely to be of interest to them.
Their idyllic home away from the pressures of Scottish politics can now be revealed. The two-bedroom property is contained within an exclusive gated village near Albufeira of around 150 serviced properties which includes access to a swimming pool and tennis courts.
The Sunday Mail tracked down the site last Thursday and found a painter on the roof of the villa which is understood to be owned by Peter and his sister, Lynn Murrell.
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