Hammonds has bagged a plum instruction on one of the largest deals to hit the Yorkshire market after advising on the landmark £783m management buy-out of housing company Keepmoat.

The national firm acted for a management team led by chief executive David Blunt and three further company directors on their acquisition of Keepmoat, a regeneration and affordable housing specialist that operates the brands Bramall Construction, Frank Haslam Milan and Haslam Homes.