Property regulator under fire over certification and BEE status

Sakeliga demands Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority withdraw and reverse its policy

Lighthouse reports solid increase in headline earnings

The company declared an interim distribution per share of 1.2166 euro cents

DKR confirms funds from operations forecast for the year

Rental income increased 0.9% to €59.2m in the nine months ended June

Hyprop and Attacq conclude sale of West African assets

Attention will shift back to investments in SA, while Hyprop also has a portfolio in Eastern Europe

Emira secures 25% stake in DL Invest for about R1bn

Under the subscription agreement with the Polish group Emira will invest about €55m

Capital & Regional expects demand for London retail space to remain strong

CEO Lawrence Hutchings says the company has managed to capitalise on strong demand despite challenging economic backdrop

Shaftesbury Capital’s earnings boosted by thriving London West End

The group reported high levels of footfall, customer sales growth and increasing levels of international tourism across its West End estates

Alley Roads adds two directors to its board

Ekurhuleni architect and administrator Gilberto Martins and EasyHQ CEO Fatima Newman join the board

Hammerson cuts costs 16% in first half

The group is disposing of its entire interest in Value Retail for an enterprise value of £1.5bn, generating cash proceeds of about £600m

Equites to exit Newlands Group development platform in UK

The transaction will result in a loss on disposal of the development platform, but Equites expects to recover profits on the Newport Pagnell project

PHP reports higher net rental income

Adjusted earnings per share, the company’s preferred operational performance measure, rose 2.9% to 3.5p

Balwin plans to build 7,300 rental units in next decade

Addition of a more defensive asset class expected to diversify revenue and grow annuity income

Redefine warns Gauteng water outages are a risk to insurance

Outages pose a greater threat than load-shedding to business operations and could lead to commercial buildings becoming uninsurable

Vukile to review proposed offer for Lar España shares by consortium

Vukile is 28.7% owner of Lar España through its subsidiary Castellana Properties

Lighthouse disposes of Slovenian mall for nearly €69m

The disposal is consistent with Lighthouse's strategy of focusing on dominant and defensive malls in growing regions