'I would rather be gone by the time this lot comes out," John Callcutt confesses, in the middle of explaining why housebuilders must make radical changes to their business models. He is talking to Building a few days before the publication of his long-awaited review of the housebuilding industry and he is clearly anxious to prevent any whisper of his findings escaping before yesterday's official launch. When Callcutt retired from running Crest Nicholson in 2005, he was probably the most respected housebuilder in the country. Now he sounds like he may leave the country as soon as his report detonates. Certainly, he would rather not be around to face the consequences. "After the 22nd," he says, determinedly, "I'm nothing, I'm vapour."
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