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Ellie Kerr

Senior Associate

Ellie Kerr

Senior Associate

Ellie Kerr is a senior associate in the commercial real estate team.

Ellie joined Clarkslegal in October 2026 having spent over a decade at a leading national law firm, within a team specialising in the hospitality and leisure sector. She has a wealth of experience acting on freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals (including where the business is being sold / acquired as a going concern with the property), landlord and tenant work, real estate finance, option agreements, bespoke licences and more. Ellie is also experienced in providing real estate support on corporate transactions.

Experience

Acquisitions and Disposals

Ellie acts on all types of freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, from single units to large portfolios. She has particular experience with conditional contracts, auction sales and transactions where the property is sold/acquired as part of a going concern of the business.

Estate Management – Landlord and Tenant

Ellie has acted for a number of large clients (both landlord and tenant), as a principle contact for estate management matters, from the grant of new leases to renewal leases, licences to alter, licences to assign, rent review memorandums, bespoke agreements and other supplemental documents.

Real Estate Finance

Ellie has acted for both lenders and borrowers on secured lending matters, including reporting on title, dealing with conditions precedent and the perfection of security.

Corporate Support

A wealth of experience in carrying out property due diligence for share transactions, including advising on any risks to be inherited as part of the transaction and any necessary property conditions, warranties and indemnities required in a share purchase agreement.

Read, listen and watch our latest insights

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  • 08 October 2026
  • Commercial Real Estate

Packing up rate mitigation – The end of ‘box shifting’?

What is box shifting and how does it affect property owners and tenants? We examine the Court of Appeal’s decision in City of London v 48th Street Holdings and its implications for intermittent occupation, business rates and lease arrangements.

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  • 28 August 2026
  • Commercial Real Estate

Modernising security of tenure: The Law Commission’s follow up consultation paper

On 16th June 2026, the Commission published its second consultation paper: Business Tenancies: the right to renew – modernising security of tenure.

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  • 27 July 2026
  • Commercial Real Estate

What every business should know about commercial leases

Understand the key commercial lease clauses that can affect your business, including break clauses, security of tenure, repairs, alterations, rent reviews and assignment rights. Learn what tenants and landlords should consider when negotiating lease terms.

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  • 22 June 2026
  • Commercial Real Estate

Do you need an EPC for lease renewals? Key insights for commercial property owners

When is an EPC required for leases? The non-domestic EPC guidance makes it clear that an EPC is not required on renewal. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG’s) “A guide to energy performance certificates for the construction, sale and let of non-dwellings: Improving the energy efficiency of our buildings”

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  • 18 May 2026
  • Commercial Real Estate

Land Registry title to property mines and minerals

Depending on the location of the property, it is quite common in parts of England and Wales for a property title to contain a reference to mines and minerals, and for these to be excluded from the surface owner’s ownership in favour of another party.

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  • 22 April 2026
  • Commercial Real Estate

Historic rent reviews: A warning for tenants

We have been asked whether a landlord is able to operate historic rent reviews.