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Redrow founder Steve Morgan, who launched a boardroom coup at the housebuilder last week, is not seeking to clear out its board.

According to sources close to the process, Morgan wants to install himself as executive chairman. The only other major change on the cards is the ousting of Neil Fitzsimmons, Redrow鈥檚 chief executive.

It is understood that his place would be taken by Greg Locke, the chief executive of Bridgemere, Morgan鈥檚 private property group. Locke worked alongside Morgan at Redrow for 12 years as regional chairman and main board director.

A source said: 鈥淪teve is keen to keep the non-execs and people like finance director David Arnold, who is highly rated. There is a lot that is still operationally very good at the company, so there will be no mass clearout.鈥�

It is understood that Morgan, who has amassed an effective stake of 29.9% in the company he founded in 1974, has the backing of Toscafund, the second-largest shareholder, which holds 20%.

This means that Morgan may control almost 50% of Redrow鈥檚 shares, although the source added that the timing of any boardroom changes depended on whether he was forced to convene the nomination committee to rubber-stamp appointments.

The source said: 鈥淚f it is the formal route, it could be weeks. If it is the informal route, it could be days. It鈥檚 fairly academic, because Steve鈥檚 calling the shots.鈥�

It is understood that Merrill Lynch, Redrow鈥檚 financial adviser, has informally explored the possibility of a sale of the company as an alternative to Morgan鈥檚 plan. However, that is described by people close to the situation as a procedural obligation rather than a serious attempt to sell the business.

Kevin Cammack, an analyst at Cenkos Securities, said: 鈥淲ho on Earth would have the cash or appetite for a housebuilder at the moment? Everything points towards Morgan getting his way.鈥�