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.