Holding in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
2 March 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company TAYLOR WOODOROW plc



2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INVESTMENTS

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

Pool Reinsurance Company Ltd 329,895
Littledown Nominees Ltd R account 11,381,417
Royal Heritage Life Assurance Ltd 7,904

Total 11,719,216



5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not advised

6) Percentage of issued class

N/a


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 advised

11) Date company informed

1 March, 2001


12) Total holding following this notification

11,719,216


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.06%


14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Morbey

01784 428745


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

Richard Morbey


Date of notification 1 March, 2001