Director Shareholding

Barratt Developments PLC
30 October 2001


The Company was notified today by the trustees of the Barratt Developments
Employee Benefit Trust that they had purchased a total of 500,000 Ordinary 10p
Shares representing 0.213% of the company's issued share capital.

The purchases were made as follows:-

Date                     No. of Shares           Price

30th October, 2001          500,000              306.5p

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.