It has been a nightmare year for the heads of the biggest housebuilders in the UK as they have battled with the collapse of the market. None of them have had an easy time, but some have been – and remain – under extreme pressure as they battle to rearrange debt agreements with banks who themselves are struggling in the present environment. Housebuilder profiles the ten men sitting in some of the hottest seats in UK business today<br><br>Taylor Wimpey Peter Redfern Pete Redfern, 37, took over as Group chief executive of Taylor Wimpey in July 2007 after the merger of Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey. He was previously finance director of Rugby Cement, as well as finance director, managing director and chief executive of George Wimpey’s housing business. As with all housebuilders, Taylor Wimpey has endured a torrid year and Redfern recently oversaw the sale of the Taylor Woodrow Construction arm Vinci for £74 million. <br><br>Barratt Mark Clare 51-year-old Mark Clare made his mark on Barratt by buying Wilson Bowden for £2.2 billion in what was the largest deal in industry history at the time. Clare joined from Centrica’s British Gas residential energy business where he was md. In a …