Rich UK citizens dwindle Half

It took four years for the UK to print the rich to the highest amount. In 2003, the number of miliuner UK around 230,000 people, and in 2007 the number of UK miliuner reached the highest point, that is 489,000 people. But, just take a crisis or a half years to trim the number of millionaire back to the level of 2003.

Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) to report, the number of people kekayaannya more than 1 million pounds (equivalent to Rp 16.4 billion) live 242,000 people. Previous CEBR predicts, rich people in the UK could reach 760,000 people in 2010.

Reduction in the number of the rich number of automatic menyusutkan millionaire club which is located in the UK. Some of the millionaire club, especially the millionaire members of Scotland, forced to disband.

2007 data show, the number of rich people who lived in the area of Scotland is estimated 37,326 people. According to CEBR before, at this time the rich live in Scotland is estimated 5000 people.

Drastic decrease in the number of wealthy are the impact of destruction of housing sector in the country is Queen Elizabeth. Advised, "Improvement of the rich in the 2003-2007 period because the price melejit home," said Douglas McWilliams, CEBR Chief Executive.

Years ago, home prices in the UK down around 17.7 percent. Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. in the research was announced yesterday that predicts, the price of houses in the UK is still a potential down 14 percent in 2009 and 3 percent in 2010. Company predict these properties, the market in the UK new home to recover in 2011.

In addition, the CEBR assess the number of rich people in the UK is reduced because a lot of salary and bonus down sharply. Not to mention, stock investment anjlok. "The decline reflects the number of rich people ruin the property market, the fall of stock prices and a decrease in bonuses to 70 percent," said Mc Williams.

In fact, the burden of family life in the UK gain weight because of the crisis. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in research some time ago count, the crisis has become a burden for households total 1.9 trillion British Pounds Sterling. Expenses included in the price of goods increase, a reduction in salary and bonuses, and risk the loss of jobs.