RNS Number:7222O
Hercules Property Services PLC
18 August 2003


18th August 2003

                         Hercules Property Services plc

                               Board Appointment

Hercules Property Services plc ('Hercules' or 'the Company'), the property
management, insurance and services group, announces the appointment of Jonathan
Gooding, BSc., FRICS to its Board as Director of Group Property Services, with
immediate effect.  Mr Gooding will be responsible for the Company's Property
Services Division, where his immediate focus will be on the integration and
consolidation of the Group's Residential Property Management Division to ensure
there is a stable platform from which to accelerate future growth.

Mr Gooding has particular experience in the management and corporate development
of property services businesses in both the public and private sectors, 
including board positions at Edward Erdman and Jackson-Stops & Staff.  Mr 
Gooding is also currently chairman of Circle 33 Homes Ltd and a member of the 
Circle 33 Housing Group board.  He is also chairman of Cardoe Martin Holdings 
Limited, Chartered Building Surveyors. There are no other details to disclose 
under paragraph 6.F.2 (b-g) of the Listing Rules.


Commenting, Jonathan Gooding said:  "I believe there is a major business
opportunity for providers of high quality residential management in both the
private and public sectors.  Hercules already manages 40,000 homes;  once some
structural changes including systems, training and other processes are put in
place, our property management division will be in an excellent position for
growth."


Robert Plumb, managing director, added:  "Our property management business has
the potential to be a very successful and profitable part of the Group.  Jon has
the experience and knowledge to realise that potential for the Company and we
are delighted to welcome him to the Board."


For further information:

Hercules Property Services  plc,  Robert Plumb:                    020 8420 7600

mj2, Richard Sunderland:                                           020 7491 7776


NOTES TO EDITORS:

In the past Mr Gooding worked with Edward Erdman (now Colliers Conrad Ritblat
Erdman) as director of its international division, where he was responsible for
its offices in France, Germany and Belgium. When Edward Erdman acquired the
property management and building surveying businesses of Jackson-Stops & Staff
Ltd (the trading name of JSS Professional Services Ltd) in 1992, Mr Gooding
became chief executive and later led a management buy-out in 1995.  He sold the
business to a subsidiary of First Pacific Davies (part of First Pacific Group
and now FPDSavills) in 1997.  Since then, he has undertaken a number of
consultancy projects and corporate transactions for clients including Dorrington
Group PLC  and Cardoe Martin Holdings Ltd.






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