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News and Press Releases
28 Dec 2016

Investors Chronicle – A quartet of small-cap value plays

“…trading on a modest premium to book value, rated on less than 9x EPS estimates of 5.6p, falling to only 8x EPS estimates for the year to March 2018, and offering a 3.2% prospective dividend yield based on a forecast payout of 1.55p per share, First Property’s shares still rate a great buy in my view and with further upgrade earnings potential in the price for free. Buy.”

News and Press Releases
28 Nov 2016

Investors Chronicle – exploiting strong foreign exchange tailwinds

Simon Thompson says “Investors have yet to fully factor in (house broker Arden’s) massive earnings upgrade…(which is) solely based on rental income from the current portfolio and fund management fees on existing mandates, so the forecast risk is skewed to the upside.” He rates the shares a strong buy and believe his 56p price target could prove conservative. 

Videos
23 Nov 2016

Stocktube: ‘The future is looking bright’ says First Property Chief Ben Habib

Proactive Investors interview with First Property Group CEO Ben Habib.

Audio
23 Nov 2016

Share Radio Breakfast with Sarah Lowther: Interview with Ben Habib (6min 42s)

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Audio
23 Nov 2016

Interim Results for the six months to 30 September 2016 (35mins, 21s)

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News and Press Releases
23 Nov 2016

Proactive Investors – First Property’s attractive divi comfortably covered by recurring earnings

“The quality of our earnings has continued to improve with very nearly all our profits being earned from activities of a recurring nature,” said CEO Ben Habib.

Audio
15 Nov 2016

The Pensions Podcast: Ben Habib, CEO of First Property talks trustee investments (17mins, 38s)

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News and Press Releases
04 Oct 2016

Investors Chronicle – High Fives – First Property major contract win

Simon Thompson reiterates his buy recommendation with a price target of 56p

News and Press Releases
03 Oct 2016

IP Real Estate – BAE Shipbuilding Industries adds £45m to First Property commitment

“The scheme boosted its commitment to UK real estate via First Property Asset Management, from an initial £125, to £170m.”

News and Press Releases
27 Sep 2016

Investors Chronicle – Anomalously priced fund managers

Simon Thompson summarises: ‘Rated on a discount to spot net asset value, trading on just 8 times forward earnings…, and with significant upgrades highly likely in eight weeks’ time, the investment case is very solid. In the circumstances, I rate First Property’s shares a strong buy…ahead of November’s interim results and my initial target price is 56p, coinciding with the all-time high dating back to the end of last year. Buy.’

Opinions
09 Sep 2016

Letter to FT from Ben Habib

“Carney’s calm tested by inaccurate assessments”

Opinions
01 Sep 2016

Fprop CEE Snapshot – Q3 2016

Fprop opinion on Polish & Romanian property markets.

Opinions
29 Aug 2016

Letter to FT from Ben Habib

“Nothing has changed in the UK’s trading status”

Opinions
24 Aug 2016

Redleaf PR – 60 second interview…

…with Fprop CEO Ben Habib.

Opinions
23 Aug 2016

City AM (Forum section) – are negative interest rates a looming disaster?

Fprop CEO Ben Habib argues “Yes”.

News and Press Releases
18 Aug 2016

Investors Chronicle – Exploiting sterling weakness

Simon Thompson feels “there is a major valuation anomaly to be exploited in the AIM traded shares of Eastern European property fund manager, First Property Group.” He rates the shares a strong buy with an initial target price of 56p.

News and Press Releases
02 Aug 2016

Proactive Investors – Brexit holds no fear for First Property boss Habib

“…He sees the current market instability post the UK vote to leave the EU as a big opportunity for a small firm like First Property, and means (for currency reasons) an immediate injection of profits in the short term and later, a chance to buy more UK assets, while prices are under pressure (cheaper).
Longer term is also looking good for the UK market, he reckons…”

Opinions
18 Jul 2016

Letter to FT from Ben Habib

“Back of the line? The UK has leapfrogged the queue”

News and Press Releases
23 Jun 2016

IP Real Estate – Uncertainty peaks

Ben Habib, chief executive of First Property, is one of the few in the UK’s real estate sector to argue that a “Brexit” would be positive for both the property market and Britain as a whole. “Any volatility would only be an opportunity for small, opportunistic companies such as First Property,” he said.

News and Press Releases
13 Jun 2016

Investors Chronicle – head east for profit

Simon Thompson reiterates his price target of 56p, citing “the potential for further value creation is not being factored into the current valuation. Nor is the fact that 95 per cent of the current year £21.9m revenue forecast is recurring, so offering a high degree of certainty in those estimates. The market is also failing to acknowledge the impressive track record of the company. There are not too many investments that can generate such a high sustainable return, nor have potential to continue to do so, irrespective of whether the UK stays or remains a part of the EU.”

Audio
10 Jun 2016

Vox Markets – Interview with Ben Habib following announcement of Fprop’s Preliminary Results

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Audio
09 Jun 2016

Share Radio Morning Money: Interview with Ben Habib (10min 12s)

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Audio
09 Jun 2016

Preliminary Results for year to 31 March 2016 (42mins)

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Opinions
03 Jun 2016

Fprop CEE Snapshot – Q2 2016

Fprop opinion on Polish & Romanian property markets.

Opinions
02 Jun 2016

Letter to FT from Ben Habib

“Taking a chance at the back of the trade queue”

News and Press Releases
05 May 2016

Investors Chronicle – First Property sell-off buying opportunity

Simon Thompson reiterates his buy recommendation, noting “…that investors are being overly cautious in their valuation and assessment of First Property’s future prospects. Offering 40 per cent share price upside to my target price of 56p, I would be a buyer of the shares ahead of the forthcoming results.”

News and Press Releases
19 Apr 2016

Investors Chronicle – New highs beckon

…having first recommended buying First Property’s shares at 18.5p in 2011…Simon Thompson feels that the odds continue to favour a move to the upside to his raised target price of 56p. Trading on only 1.25 times historic book value, he rates First Property’s shares a buy on a bid-offer spread of 49p to 50p.

News and Press Releases
18 Apr 2016

Investors Champion – Consistent performer still looking good

Michael Crockett notes that “This small property group has been one of AIM’s most consistent performing shares over the last few years” and considers whether its “good run” can continue.

News and Press Releases
11 Apr 2016

Investors Chronicle – Maintaining a strong pole position

Simon Thompson reiterates his buy recommendation: “Trading on less than 1.2 times adjusted book value of 40p, rated on 10 times earnings estimates and offering a dividend yield in excess of 3 per cent, I now rate First Property’s shares a trading buy with a target price of 56p.”

Opinions
11 Apr 2016

Letter to Daily Telegraph from Ben Habib

“Having savaged the Prime Minister, the enemies of prosperity will go for the middle classes”

News and Press Releases
31 Mar 2016

IP Real Estate – First Property takes consortium into Polish retail sector

…in a new shopping centre in Swinoujscie, northern Poland, acquired at a total cost of €24.08m.

Opinions
21 Mar 2016

“Voting to Leave will poison Europe and divide the West”

Fprop CEO Ben Habib’s response to former Prime Minister Sir John Major’s article published in the Sunday Telegraph on 20 March 2016.

Opinions
09 Mar 2016

Letter to Daily Telegraph from Ben Habib

“Now the Bank of England has joined the Prime Minister’s Project Fear”

Opinions
08 Mar 2016

Letter to FT from Ben Habib

“Bank of England has joined ‘Project Fear’”

Audio
03 Mar 2016

Share Radio Evening Show with Simon Rose: Interview with Ben Habib (12min 50s)

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Opinions
03 Mar 2016

Fprop CEE Snapshot – Q1 2016

Fprop opinion on Polish & Romanian property markets.

News and Press Releases
25 Feb 2016

IP Real Estate – First Property extends UK real estate fund with pension-fund backing

…the limited partners in its UK Pension Property Portfolio vehicle, which is generating a 6.5% annual dividend yield without the use of leverage, agreed to extend the fund’s life by five years.

News and Press Releases
11 Jan 2016

Investors Chronicle – Maintaining a pole position

Simon Thompson recommends investors “run profits” despite the share price having exceeded his price target of 49p, explaining that “the shares are still only rated on a little over 10 times earnings estimates and offer a prospective dividend yield of 2.8 per cent.” He sees “potential for more earnings-accretive acquisitions given that First Property will have £13m of cash available to invest once the Lidl properties are refinanced.”