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               31 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         1,188,547   1.83%        108,886     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives        276,079   0.42%        394,153     0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                1,464,626   2.25%        503,039     0.77%

(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      681                  17.2435
Purchase      3,806                17.2239
Purchase      5,706                17.2700
Purchase      5,706                16.9500
Purchase      22,782               17.5200
Purchase      4                    16.9625
Sale          2,171                17.2401
Sale          5,706                17.2700
Sale          5,706                17.2700
Sale          25,352               17.5200
Sale          1,200                17.3040
Sale          4,976                17.2531
Sale          22,782               17.5200
Sale          2,184                17.2951
Sale          5,706                16.9500
Sale          257                  17.5100


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         4             16.9625
CFD            Short         3806          17.2239
CFD            Short         681           17.2434
CFD            Short         22782         17.52
CFD            Long          2171          17.2401
CFD            Long          4976          17.2531
CFD            Long          2184          17.2951
CFD            Long          1200          17.3039
CFD            Long          257           17.51
CFD            Long          70916         17.52

(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                         01 August 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)