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               08 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         1,204,665   1.85%        88,231      0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives        316,004   0.49%       443,125      0.68%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                1,520,669   2.34%        531,356     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      2                    17.5450
Purchase      291                  17.5518
Purchase      388                  17.5935
Purchase      7,372                17.5681
Purchase      1,400                18.0616
Purchase      161                  17.6521
Purchase      825                  17.4984
Sale          182                  18.0964
Sale          606                  18.1049
Sale          956                  18.1510
Sale          5,620                18.2302
Sale          379                  17.6000
Sale          1,164                18.5131
Sale          1,249                18.0064
Sale          2,260                18.0112
Sale          313                  18.5300
Sale          845                  17.6106

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
   CFD Short 825 17.4984
CFD            Short         2             17.545
CFD            Short         291           17.5517
CFD            Short         7372          17.568
CFD            Short         388           17.5935
CFD            Short         161           17.6521
CFD            Short         1400          18.0616
CFD            Long          379           17.6
CFD            Long          845           17.6106
CFD            Long          1249          18.0064
CFD            Long          2260          18.0111
CFD            Long          182           18.0963
CFD            Long          606           18.1049
CFD            Long          956           18.151
CFD            Long          5620          18.2302
CFD            Long          1164          18.5131

(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                         09 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)