Directors' Dealings

BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC
28 September 1999


The Company was yesterday notified by the trustees of the Barratt Developments
Employee Benefit Trust, that they had purchased a total of 2,000,000 Ordinary
10p shares representing 0.85 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

The purchases were made as follows:

      Date                  No. of Shares             Price
                              Acquired

22nd September, 1999          1,000,000                 264p
                                200,000               264.5p                  
23rd September, 1999            430,000              279.76p
24th September, 1999            250,000               271.4p
27th September, 1999            120,000               274.5p

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.