Trading Update Notification

Barratt Developments PLC
16 December 2005


16 December 2005

                            Barratt Developments PLC
                         Notification of Trading Update

Barratt Developments PLC will be announcing a trading update for the six months
ended 31 December 2005 on Monday 23 January 2006.

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