Director Shareholding

Barratt Developments PLC
26 September 2001


BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC

The Company was notified today by the trustees of the Barratt Developments
Employee Benefit Trust that they had purchased a total of 1,000,000 Ordinary
10p shares representing 0.426% of the Company's issued share capital.

The purchases were made as follows:-

Date                    No. of Shares         Price

26th September, 2001     1,000,000            330.8p

The Executive Directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries under the
Trust and therefore are deemed to have acquired a non-beneficial interest in
these shares.