Director Shareholding

Taylor Woodrow PLC
5 July 2001



                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company
TAYLOR WOODROW plc


2) Name of director
Dr. R. Hawley


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 the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

Shareholder named above


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

Dr. R. Hawley

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

No

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Market purchase of shares under the company's Dividend Re-investment Plan

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

277

8) Percentage of issued class

0.00005%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

25p Ordinary Shares

12) Price per share

194.82p

13) Date of transaction

2 July, 2001

14) Date company informed

5 July, 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

12,983


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.0022%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

N/A

23) Any additional information

N/A

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Morbey 01784 428650

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

R.I. Morbey


Date of Notification....5 July, 2001..............................