Board Changes

Bovis Homes Group PLC
1 February 2002

                             
Friday, 1st February, 2002
                               
                               
                     BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC
                               
                         Board Changes


To  facilitate the planned expansion of Bovis Homes  Group,  a
number of changes have been effected from 1 February, 2002.

Stephen  Brazier has been promoted to a new position of  Group
Operations  Director.    He  will  be  based  at  the  Group's
Registered Office at New Ash Green, Kent.

Geoffrey Coleman has been appointed Managing Director  of  the
South  East Region following Michael Sharpe's retirement  from
office.

The Group Board has been re-constituted as follows:-

Sir  Nigel  Mobbs, Non-Executive Chairman; M P Nicholls,  Non-
Executive Director; T Melville-Ross, Non-Executive Director; M
R  Harris, Chief Executive; R N Walford, Finance Director; S H
Brazier, Group Operations Director and M T D  Palmer,  Company
Secretary.

             Bovis Homes Limited Operational Board

                               
                           Chairman
                          M R Harris
                               
                               
       Finance Director           Group Operations Director
         R N Walford                     S H Brazier
                                               

Managing  Managing   Managing   Managing  Managing    Company
Director  Director   Director   Director  Director   Secretary
    -       South      South    Northern   Central       
Retirement  West       East      Region    Region        
           Region     Region                             
 Living                         D Durling    B M       M T D
          P D Baker    G A R               Johnson    Palmer
A R Apps              Coleman
                         
                         
                         

Michael  Sharpe has resigned from the PLC Board following  his
retirement from office.     Peter Baker has resigned from  the
PLC  Board but remains as Managing Director of the South  West
Region  and a Director of Bovis Homes Limited, the Operational
Board.

The   Group  is  pleased  to  announce  that  additional  bank
facilities  have  recently been concluded.   Total  facilities
now  available to the Group are £204 million.   Net borrowings
as at 31 December, 2001 stood at £57.2 million.

The  results  for the year ending 31 December,  2001  will  be
announced  on  11  March,  2002.    Site  visitor  levels  and
reservations in the last quarter of 2001 and the  first  month
of  the  new  year  are encouraging and above  the  comparable
period of the year before.

Enquiries:

Malcolm Harris
Chief Executive
Bovis Homes Group PLC
Tel: [phone]

Andrew Best / Emily Bruning
Shared Value Ltd
Tel: [phone]


Notes to editors:

Stephen H Brazier

38  years of age.   BSc (Hons) Economics (and Marketing)  FCA.
Joined  Bovis Homes in April 2001 as Regional Chairman  having
previously  been employed by Taywood Homes as  Group  Managing
Director.

Geoffrey A R Coleman:

49 years of age.   BA Hons;  Diploma in Town Planning;  Member
Royal Town Planning Institute.   Joined Bovis Homes in January
1986 as Town Planner, South East Region having previously been
employed  by The House Builders Federation as Land &  Planning
Officer (NW Region).  Was appointed Associate Director -  Town
Planning,  with  effect from January 1989 and became  Regional
Director - Land and Town Planning, January 1996.


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