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               27 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         1,225,858   1.89%         48,184     0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives        188,228   0.29%        361,982     0.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                1,414,086   2.18%        410,166     0.63%

(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      3,213                16.8638
Purchase      341                  16.7405
Purchase      429                  16.9399
Purchase      4,460                16.7681
Purchase      649                  16.8356
Purchase      1                    16.9400
Sale          793                  16.7000
Sale          1,200                16.7600
Sale          2,630                16.8415
Sale          468                  16.8188
Sale          100                  16.8279
Sale          337                  16.7666


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         341           16.7405
CFD            Short         4460          16.768
CFD            Short         649           16.8356
CFD            Short         3213          16.8638
CFD            Short         429           16.9398
CFD            Short         1             16.94
CFD            Long          1200          16.76
CFD            Long          337           16.7666
CFD            Long          468           16.8188
CFD            Long          100           16.8279
CFD            Long          2630          16.8414


(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                         30 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)