Holding in Company

Quintain Estates & Development PLC
2 April 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

QUINTAIN ESTATES AND DEVELOPMENT PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES


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

NOTIFICATION INDICATES THAT IT IS IN RESPECT OF HOLDING OF THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED
IN 2 ABOVE


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

SEE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-


6)   (  -  %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,050,480


8)   ( 0.82 %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

30.03.2001


11)  Date company informed

30.03.2001


12)  Total holding following this notification

17,349,520 SHARES
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

13.56%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

SUSAN MINOCHA
020 7495 8968


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

     Date of Notification ..... 02/04/2001 ....




    Notifiable Position Report for QUINTAIN EST & DEV ORD GBP0.25
                        as at 30 March 2001


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 127,907,082
ORD GBP0.25 shares

                 Registered Holder                 Holding      %
Prudential plc                                    8,674,760   6.78   Total
                                                                     Notifiable
                                                                     Interest
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  8,674,760


The Prudential 
 Assurance
 Company
 Limited                                          8,674,760   6.78

                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  8,674,760