GOVERNMENT intervention is inevitable if landlords do not wise up to the voluntary Code for Commercial leases, warns Mike Ousbey from Manchester real estate company DTZ Debenham Tie Leung.

Mr Ousbey said: "The voluntary code was introduced to make it easier for all parties to understand the complexities of commercial leases.

"The Government is waiting to see evidence of the voluntary code working before it considers legislation but if it does not see the evidence then legislation will follow."