valued at £783 million. Roughly one year later, the company, which had been negatively impacted by the 2008 financial crisis, had become indirectly owned by the British Government amid moves to stabilise the economy. Despite this drastic move, Keepmoat's financial figures remained positive and even reported a 25 percent rise in January 2009 while maintaining its traditional business strategy and annual targets alike.

In January 2010, Keepmoat bought Milnerbuild, a Leeds-based