Holding in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
7 January 2002

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company TAYLOR WOODOROW plc



2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
STANDARD LIFE GROUP


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

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

Stanlife Nominees Limited



5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

n/a


6) Percentage of issued class

n/a


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

539,932


8) Percentage of issued class

0.098 %



9) Class of security

25p ordinary shares


10) Date of transaction

4 January, 2002


11) Date company informed

7 January, 2002


12) Total holding following this notification

22,017,133


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.992%


14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

R.I. Morbey

01784 428745


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

R.I. Morbey


Date of notification 7 January, 2002