Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
17 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company TAYLOR WOODOROW plc



2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited


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

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd.     6,765,154

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd.        3,305,291

Chase Nominees Ltd.                 1,519,449

CUIM Nominee Ltd.                   4,240,875

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                 1,418,984

Total                              17,249,753


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

973,871


6. Percentage of issued class

0.18%


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 disclosed


11) Date company informed

17 October, 2002


12) Total holding following this notification

17,249,753


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.12%


14) Any additional information




15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

M.A. Lonnon
01784 428650


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

M.A. Lonnon



Date of notification 17 October, 2002




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