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               15 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         1,194,775   1.84%         91,899     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives        326,264   0.50%        443,156     0.68%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                1,521,039   2.34%        535,055     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     3,456                 17.0087
Purchase     2,935                 16.8034
Purchase     1,573                 16.8900
Purchase     806                   16.7801
Purchase     1,684                 16.9704
Purchase     16                    16.9319
Sale         200                   16.9979
Sale         300                   16.7600
Sale         1,638                 16.8969
Sale         4,065                 17.0374
Sale         1,684                 16.9704
Sale         14,237                16.9657
Sale         5,939                 16.9714
Sale         673                   17.4955
Sale         2,736                 16.9196
Sale         1,684                 16.9704
Sale         339                   17.5512

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             securities     Unit
CFD            Short          806 16.7801
CFD            Short         2935 16.8033
CFD            Short         1573 16.8899
CFD            Short         16 16.9318
CFD            Short         1684 16.9704
CFD            Short         3456 17.0087
CFD            Long          300 16.76
CFD            Long          1710 16.877
CFD            Long          1638 16.8969
CFD            Long          2736 16.9195
CFD            Long          4237 16.9657
CFD            Long          1684 16.9703
CFD            Long          5939 16.9714
CFD            Long          200 16.9978
CFD            Long          4065 17.0373
CFD            Long          673 17.4954
CFD            Long          339 17.5512

(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                         16 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)