Holding in Company

Barratt Developments PLC
30 October 2000


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 100,000 Ordinary 10p
shares representing 0.042% of the Company's issued share capital.

The purchases were made as follows:-

Date                     No. of Shares              Price

30th October, 2000          100,000                  270p

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.