Holding(s) in Company

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC
31 December 2004


                                 HOLDING IN COMPANY

On 30 December 2004 we received notification from Barclays PLC to advise that,
through various legal entities, they now hold 13,136,678 ordinary shares of 10p
each in The Paragon Group of Companies PLC.  The holding represents 10.93% of
the issued share capital of The Paragon Group of Companies PLC.

Enquiries:

John Gemmell, Company Secretary
0121 712 2075

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