Holding in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
23 February 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company TAYLOR WOODOROW plc



2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED & SCHRODERS PLC


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

Non-beneficial interest


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

Schroder Nominees Limited 25,036,596

Chase Nominees Limited 10,619,864

Registered or to be registered in name of:
                                                                 3,875,000
    BT Globenet Nominees Limited a/c: 6B

                                                                 7,222,142
    Chase Nominees Limited

                                                                 2,397,561
    Chase Nominees Limited FO2391

                                                                 12,400
    Deutsche Bank

                                                                 544,260
    Pictet & Cie

                                                                 21,000
    Morgan Nominees Ltd 'A' a/c

                                                                 596,546
    Morgan Nominees Ltd 'B' a/c

                                                                 317,275
    MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 756593

                                                                 755,000
    MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 766653

                                                                 163,300
    MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 809797

                                                                 5,485,244
    Nortrust Nominees Limited

                                                                 585,150
    Nutraco Nominees Limited

                                                                 414,000
    RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c: ESPSBEB

                                                                 79,300
    RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c: AAUKPS

                                                                 729,000
    RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c: ECC

                                                                 650,000
    Schroder Executor & Trustee Co Limited

                                                                 436,000
    Morgan Nominees Ltda/c: GRL - Crest ID-AG01

                                                                 119,000
    Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c SRC13

                                                                 718,500
    Nutraco Nominees Limited a/c GWPPCIF

                                                                 215,000
    Nutraco Nominees Limited a/c GWPPMPS

                                                                 565,000
    RBSTB Nominees Ltd

                                                                 312,000
    State Street Nominee Limited

                                                                 626,100
    Chase Manhattan Bank

                                                                 1,788,000
    British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c:P

                                                                 829,000
    Mineworkers Pension Scheme a/c: R




Sub total 29,455,778

Registered or to be registered in name of
Chase Nominees Ltd 517,966

Further holding, managed by Schroder Investment Management
North America Inc. 200,000

Total 65,830,204



5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not advised

6) Percentage of issued class

N/a


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

n/a


8) Percentage of issued class

n/a



9) Class of security

25p ordinary shares


10) Date of transaction

Not advised

11) Date company informed

23 February, 2001


12) Total holding following this notification

65,830,204


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

17.17%


14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

M.A. Lonnon

01784 428748


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

M.A. Lonnon


Date of notification 23 February, 2001