Rule 8.3 - HOMESERVE

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              HOMESERVE
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.125
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               23 July 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant        1,243,013    1.91%        251,556     0.39%
securities
(2) Derivatives        156,198   0.24%        343,170     0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               1,399,211    2.15%        594,726     0.92%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      6                    18.0033
Purchase      227                  17.9136
Purchase      1,058                17.9666
Purchase      2,046                18.2354
Purchase      23                   18.1017
Sale          78,240               18.0100
Sale          1,914                18.3818
Sale          2,848                18.0653
Sale          1,039                18.3451
Sale          2,748                17.9838
Sale          1,099                17.9596
Sale          300                  18.2582
Sale          300                  18.1082
Sale          100                  18.1577
Sale          18                   18.0961
Sale          904                  18.1590

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         227           17.9135
CFD            Short         1058          17.9665
CFD            Short         1334          17.9974
CFD            Short         6             18.0033
CFD            Short         23            18.1017
CFD            Short         2046          18.2353
CFD            Long          78240         18.01
CFD            Long          2848          18.0653
CFD            Long          18            18.0961
CFD            Long          300           18.1082
CFD            Long          100           18.1577
CFD            Long          904           18.159
CFD            Long          300           18.2581
CFD            Long          1039          18.3451
CFD            Long          1914          18.3817

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         24 July 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)