Holding(s) in Company

Barratt Developments PLC
9 December 2002


Letter to RNS

                  Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Barratt Developments PLC were advised on 9th December, 2002 by FMR Corp, and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, that they are the non-beneficial
holders of the following shares in our company:

Shares           Management              Nominee/Registered Name
Held             Company

 4,250,000       FMRCO            HSBC Client Holdings Nominees (UK) Limited
     2,800       FMTC             Not advised
 4,353,045       FISL             Chase Nominees Ltd.
   190,642       FPM              Bank of New York Europe
   496,061       FPM              RBS Trust Bank
   233,190       FPM              Citibank
   135,850       FPM              Nortrust Nominees Ltd.
 1,071,842       FPM              Chase Nominees Ltd.
 1,358,967       FPM              Bankers Trust
   257,400       FPM              HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
    65,740       FPM              MSS Nominees Ltd.
    71,700       FPM              BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.
   208,054       FPM              Bank of New York London
    45,900       FPM              Mellon Nominees Ltd.
   164,600       FIL              Bankers Trust
   971,687       FIL              Nortrust Nominees Ltd.
   987,400       FIL              RBS Trust Bank
   502,113       FIL              State Street Nominees Ltd.
    84,200       FIL              Citibank
   373,460       FIL              Bank of New York Europe
   951,560       FIL              Northern Trust
   504,703       FIL              Chase Nominees Ltd.
   173,200       FIL              BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.
 2,203,190       FIL              Bank of New York - London
   913,286       FIL              JP Morgan
   266,200       FIL              Morgan Stanley
   201,840       FIL              Chase Manhattan Bank London
   238,000       FIL              Bank of New York Brussels
   124,900       FIL              State Street Bank & Trust
    93,000       FIL              Deutsche Bank
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21,494,530       Shares in total
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Number of shares acquired       290,154

Percentage of issued class         0.12%

Class of security               Ordinary shares of 10p each fully paid

Date of transaction             Purchases since last notification on 04.12.02

Total percentage holding of
issued class following this 
notification                    9.04%



Contact name for queries        Mr. Laurence Dent

Contact Tel. No.                0191 2866811

Date of notification            9th December, 2002

Letter from Barratt Developments Plc


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