The gypsy who was born in a caravan on the side of the road and now lives in a mansion of millions

THE Alfie Bestnow 52, ​​is preparing to become a billionaire, lives in a mansion of millions and has nothing to envy from the lavish life of his stars Hollywood. But not everything was always so easy in his life.

Actually, was born in a caravan, in a caravan on the side of the road and today is the richest gypsy in Britain living in a villa worth 6 million pounds in Surrey.

He started his career as a teenager selling cars and around the age of 20 he set up a chain of mobile phone shops. More than 30 years later, he now owns a company that manages phousing estates in Britain (home parks), by Wyldecrest Parks, worth 700 700 million.

Alfie Best is now so rich that, as reported by Daily Mail, bought its own για 4.5 million helicopter designed by Aston Martin.

Although the change from his childhood is huge, Alfie says that from an amount onwards money does not matter… “I am of the opinion that when you have made five or ten million, you do not need more money than that. This amount is enough because it allows you to do everything. After that, the point is to create something that will make a difference. “I accept a lot of criticism, but I have worked a lot in my life,” he told the Sun.

THE businessmanwho insists that we have entered in a global recession, emphasizes that in his opinion, one’s worth is proven when things go wrong. And despite the state of the world economy, Best prepares to break the 1 1 billion mark next year as the value of its investments and businesses increases.

«I’m a realist – anything can go wrong. “As easy as you can get to the top, you can easily fall from there,” he says. Of course, nothing seems to shake him from the top since recently, except… helicopter that bought, he also turned down a 9 950m bid from a hedge fund for his business.

“Having a lot of money and a lot of time is two of the most dangerous things, because idle hands work for the devil,” he says, rather analyzing the motto of his life. “We can all have a lot of fun, but I never thought I would say that, we can all work very hard.”

In 2015, when his value was… just 200 200 million, Alfie Best told the Daily Mail that he “did not feel successful”. “What does it mean to be successful?” I still work and try like any human being. I’m lucky enough to know I made some good choices, but, the truth is, I’m a little stupid. I get up every morning and bite myself and I thank my lucky stars that I was lucky to be here where I am “.

He rejected a proposal from the Sunday Times to be included in the list of the richest of the year

However, Alfie – who has dined with former Conservative Prime Minister John Major and Mike Tyson – he still describes himself as a “common mortal living a modest life”, fearing that he might lose in an instant all that he has worked for.

In a sign of his humility, even rejected the request to be included in the Sunday Times’s rich list of the year in 2011. «ΔI never spend more than I can afford. Everything I buy is to sell – from the cars I drive to the houses I own. And I know the value of everything I have. Do not misunderstand me, of course and I have enough money to live comfortably. But I have experienced a recession and I live in fear of being in this position again. When you have gone through something like this, you change. “Even though it was 25 years ago, I remember it as if it were yesterday,” he says.

The “hit” in the crisis of the 90s and the decision that changed his life

THE crisis in the early 1990s hit him hard enough and with a heavy mortgage on his home and business, almost lost everything.

He says he managed to keep his fingernails and toenails, renting his house, increasing his bank loan and living for three months in his caras he desperately tried to change his destiny.

When he “hit rock bottom”, Alfie Best knew he had to find another job and stop selling cars. He noted that the two companies that seemed to be booming during the recession were restaurants and mobile phone shops. So, entered a cell phone store, applied for a job as a tea maker, and spent three months collecting tips. Three months later, started his own business with mobile phones with the help of a loan and within 18 months had 13 stores across London.

“I made the right decision at that moment. I remember when I went to see the bank manager to ask for a loan, he told me literally: “You are a completely unorthodox businessman”Alfie remembers.

After selling that business, he got into it real estate and now has up to 80 acres of industrial units across the country.

A few years later, his wife Emily offered to return to something in which he had more experience and knowledge and so he decided to start a business in the motor home industry, buying the first such complex in 2001 for 7 1.7 million.

This business has gradually expanded and now Wyldecrest Parks operates 91 caravan parks across the UK.