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               07 August 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         1,214,058   1.87%         85,035     0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives        308,707   0.48%        445,425     0.69%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                1,522,765   2.34%        530,460     0.82%

(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                    17.2617
Purchase      1,035                17.6700
Purchase      180                  17.6700
Purchase      7,110                17.2629
Purchase      4,262                17.4183
Purchase      1,361                17.2518
Sale          1,732                17.2561
Sale          211                  17.6300
Sale          2,499                17.3968
Sale          2,895                17.4174
Sale          68                   17.3771
Sale          291                  17.6182

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         1361          17.2518
CFD            Short         6             17.2616
CFD            Short         7110          17.2628
CFD            Short         4262          17.4182
CFD            Long          68            17.377
CFD            Long          2499          17.3968
CFD            Long          2895          17.4173
CFD            Long          291           17.6182
CFD            Long          211           17.63

(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                         08 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)