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28 Mar 2014

Portfolio Institutional: “Mind the Gap” – Opportunities in UK property

Ben Habib, CEO, cautions against investing in prime London real estate at yields sub 5%, advocating instead selected good secondary commercial property, and residential development.

10 Feb 2014

Fprop Snapshot – Q1 2014

Fprop opinion on Polish & UK property markets.

19 Nov 2013

Fprop Snapshot – Q4 2013

Fprop opinion on Polish & UK property markets

09 Aug 2013

Fprop Snapshot – Q3 2013

Fprop opinion on Polish & UK property markets

16 Apr 2013

Fprop Snapshot – Q2 2013

Fprop opinion on Polish & UK property markets

12 Apr 2013

Property Week: Martin Pryce – Do not discount the success of discounters; they are here to stay

Martin Pryce, Property Director, on discount retailing (ignoring discount food retailing for the purposes of this commentary).

20 Mar 2013

IP Real Estate: Ben Habib – Leverage is not a black and white issue

Ben Habib, CEO, on leverage. It is neither ‘good’ nor ‘bad’ for investors, and should not be described in moral terms.

12 Feb 2013

Fprop Snapshot – Q1 2013

Fprop opinion on Polish & UK property markets

12 Jun 2012

PIE Magazine – Investors giving Polish commercial property a miss will be losing out

Ben Habib, CEO, on Fprop’s reasons for first investing in Poland and why it continues to advocate investment there.

23 Jan 2012

FT Adviser – Polish property offers good prospects

Ben Habib, CEO, on the investment case for commercial property in Poland.

28 Nov 2011

FT Adviser: Fprop CEO Ben Habib recommends looking outside London to the secondary property markets

Ben Habib, CEO, writes that high sustainable income streams can be found in the UK secondary markets, where yields on commercial investment property have not pre-priced to the same extent as those in the prime London markets.

01 Nov 2011

IP Real Estate: CEE’s largest economy offers institutional opportunities

Ben Habib, CEO, writes for IP Real Estate magazine on Polish real estate.

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