'We didn't develop these skills overnight'

摘要

The natural order of the housebuilding world has been in flux over the past few years. Some of the big beasts have been forced to draw in their horns, while a few smaller firms have upped their activity. Andy Hill, chief executive of Hill Holdings, the parent of contractor Hill Partnerships and housebuilder Hill Residential, has an anecdote to illustrate this situation. "Previously, we would have aspired to be like Countryside Properties in 20 years, and thought that was really good," says Hill. "But now I guess our figures for 2011 won't be hugely different to Countryside's."