HAPPY RETURNS

摘要

Barratt's chief executive Mark Clare is one smooth operator. The 54-year-old, who took over the UK's second biggest housebuilder in 2006, is riding high on the back of last month's impressive half-year results, has all the numbers at his fingertips and is adept at dealing with awkward questions. But he gets defensive when called on to cast his mind back to the real boom times and asked whether - as a newcomer to housebuilding - he should have been more cautious.