News and Press Releases

Our Interim Results for the six months to 30 September 2023 can be watched back here.

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) can be watched back here.

Fprop CEO Ben Habib discusses the Group’s financial results for the year to 31 March 2023

Having swung back into profit after last year’s loss, and re-instituting its dividend, First Property Group (FPO) has plans to buy more commercial property at beaten up prices. Ben Habib, chief executive of FPO, tells IGTV’s Jeremy Naylor that he plans to do this by exiting the company’s Romanian business. Habib also talks about being able to double rents in the forthcoming period as markets recover.

Jeremy Naylor interviews Fprop CEO Ben Habib on the Group’s interim results for the six months to 30 September 2021.

Interim results for the six months to 30 September 2021.

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) can be watched back here.

Jeremy Naylor interviews Fprop CEO Ben Habib on the Group’s preliminary results for the financial year to 31 March 2021. (13m, 34s)

Fprop CEO Ben Habib discusses the group’s financial results for the year to 31 March 2021

Fprop CEO Ben Habib discusses the Group’s financial results in the six months to 30 September with Victoria Scholar

Ben Habib explains the Group’s financial results for the year to 31 March 2019 (9m, 14s)

Official opening of the new sports ground and food truck area (1m, 42s)

We are reimagining the future of business parks (2m, 13s)

Jeremy Naylor discusses the outlook for financial markets following the Commons vote with expert panellists Alexandra Kellert, analyst at Control Risks, Peter Dixon, Commerzbank AG’s global financial economist, and Ben Habib, CEO of First Property Group. First Property Group is introduced at 1.10-1.25 (15s) and Ben’s main speaking part is from 6.10-9.45 (3m, 35s).

Eight leading names from across the property sector including Ben Habib talk about their highs and lows of the past year and preview what will be big news in 2019. Ben appears from 2:09-19 (10 seconds), 8:19-36 (17 seconds) and 9:30-50 (20 seconds).

“Having recently undertaken a new investment in Krakow, First Property Group has expanded in a country that CEO, Ben Habib, is very happy to be a part of. Habib is positive that, having seen net asset values (NAV) rise 26% per annum every year since 2007, ‘despite’ the financial crisis there is still room for more upside, especially with the recent deal in Poland.”

Fprop CEO Ben Habib discusses Brexit and the commercial property sector. 09.23 – 09.27 (5 minutes)

Leading names from across the property sector, including Fprop CEO Ben Habib (1m 55s and 3m 14s), talk about their highs and lows of the past year and preview what will be big news in 2018.

First Property CEO Ben Habib discusses property-related developments announced by U.K. Chancellor Philip Hammond Wednesday

Record profits for property fund manager are clear evidence that focus on sustainable income streams is paying off, chief executive Ben Habib tells Proactive Investors.

First Property Group Interview with CEO Ben Habib.

Thinking from First Principles: First Property Group Presentation by CEO Ben Habib.

Fprop plc: Why invest? One minute elevator pitch.

Proactive Investors interview with First Property Group CEO Ben Habib.

First Property Group’s (LON:FPO) chief executive Ben Habib tells Proactiveinvestors says that now is a great time to buy new assets in Poland and that the company is working on deals that should significantly increase the company’s profitability.

CEO Ben Habib tells Proactive Investors how his team scouts untapped trends across the European property market.

FTfm Deputy Editor Steve Johnson discusses valuations and opportunities in the UK commercial property market with Fprop CEO & CIO Ben Habib (5 mins, 45 secs).

Ross Westgate of CNBC interviews Ben Habib, CEO of Fprop and Grainne Gilmore, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank on UK housing policy.

Ben Habib, CEO of First Property Group (LON:FPO), tells Proactive investors that while the value of its commercial property portfolio has fallen since the credit crunch started, yields have held up and on a ‘total return basis’ FPO is moving forward.

Ben Habib, CEO, discusses the outlook for commercial and retail property in 2012. He speaks with Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move.”

Ben Habib, CEO, discusses investment opportunities in Poland on CNBC’s “Investment Edge.”

Fprop CEO Ben Habib talks in very general terms about the macro investment case for investing in Poland.

Fprop CEO comments on the economic outlook for Poland.

Fprop CEO Ben Habib was a guest panellist at a seminar chaired by Jan Cienski of the FT to discuss the impact of EU Turmoil on the Polish Market. Fprop CEO Ben Habib describes Fprop’s favoured asset classes for investment in Poland.

Presentation to Rugbeian Society by Ben Habib, CEO.

Presentation by Ben Habib, CEO, on Fprop Opportunities plc (FOP), Fprop’s 8th fund, targeting investments in Poland.

Sandra Spencer Interviews Ben Habib.

Tom Winnifrith interviews Ben Habib.