Holding in Company

Savills PLC
3 September 2001



                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 1. NAME OF COMPANY

    SAVILLS plc

 2. NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

    ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP OF COMPANIES

 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in
    the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
    spouse or children under the age of 18

    BENEFICIAL HOLDING OF THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2)

 4. Name of registered holder(s), and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them

    LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LIMITED

 5. Number of Shares/amount of stock acquired

    UNKNOWN

 6. Percentage of issued class

    UNKNOWN

 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    N/A

 8. Percentage of issued class

    N/A

 9. Class of security

    ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH

10. Date of transaction

    UNKNOWN

11. Date company informed

    31/08/01

12. Total holding following this notification

    2,486,304

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    3.97%

14. Any additional information

    N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Miss M F East     020 7409 9920

16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
    notification

Miss T L Cutler           Company Secretary


Date of notification:     3 September 2001