Holding(s) in Company

Barratt Developments PLC
25 October 2005

BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC



Barratt Developments PLC have been advised that on the 20th October, 2005 Morgan
Stanley Securities Limited ('MSSL') acquired an interest in this Company's
shares that resulted in a total holding by MSSL of 7,311,703 shares, being 3.02%
of the issued share capital of the Company.



Morgan Stanley Securities Limited is a member of the Morgan Stanley group of
companies.  Those group companies which are direct or indirect holding companies
of Morgan Stanley Securities Limited are, under the terms of section 203 of the
Companies Act 1985, each interested by attribution in any shares in which Morgan
Stanley Securities Limited is interested.






25th October, 2005.


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