Raquel is a regular keynote speaker across major UK property platforms, including:
Property Investors Network (Approved PIN Speaker)
Property & Poppadoms
Property Surrey Exchange
Developers Community
Women in Property groups
Multiple design-for-ROI expert panels, workshops & Q&A sessions
With a speaking style known for simplifying complex architectural principles into clear, actionable, commercially driven strategies that developers can confidently implement, reducing risk, improving build efficiency, and maximising financial performance.
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Hi, meet Raquel,
Keynote Speaker on Design ROI & Property Development
Designing for Profit: The Link Between Market-Aligned Design and ROI
Raquel will reveal how market-aligned design decisions can significantly boost property valuations, sales prices, rental income, and ROI. Drawing on her years of experience, she will share actionable insights on tailoring designs to meet the needs of your target market for maximum profitability.
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The Strategic Role of Design: Creating Developments for Lasting ROI
Raquel will reveal how design serves as a business-critical tool, driving both immediate and long-term success in property development. With insights from her extensive experience, she will demonstrate how aligning design decisions with your development strategy ensures functionality, market appeal, and adaptability to evolving trends, ultimately maximisng ROI and securing sustained profitability.
Signature Topics
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‘‘Clear, engaging and commercially focused, with stories and questions that kept the audience genuinely involved throughout.’’
LISA OLIVER, THE SURREY PROPERTY EXCHANGE
Upcoming Events
PROPERTY INVESTORS NETWORK
Pin Oxfordshire - 17th of March
Pin Brighton - 16th of April
Pin Milton Keynes - 20th of May
Pin Blackfriars - 26th of May
Pin Reading - 2nd of June
Pin Canary Wharf - 4th of June
Pin Gloucestershire - 15th of June
Pin Croydon - 15th of July
Pin Norwich - 21st of July
Pin Clapham - 6th of October
THE READING PROPERTY MEET
26th of February
THE MIDLANDS INVESTOR NETWORK GROUP (MING)
8th of June
PROPERTY & POPPADOMS
Coventry - 10th of March
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About
Mar Design
‘I like to call Mar Design the UK’s leading voice for design-led decisions that maximise developments profit, valuations and speed of sales or rents, and most importantly, impact people’s lives positively.’
Mar Design, a UK-based interior architecture and design studio working with property developers and investors.
With a background in hospitality, prime residential, commercial spaces and over 50 homes delivered across the UK, our projects don’t just look good, they are designed to perform.
Mar Design is an award-finalist studio, with projects recognised by the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID Awards), HMO Awards, and London Construction Awards, and featured across industry publications.
Our clients are typically boutique developers delivering 5 - 20 unit schemes across London, the North West, and the South.
While many developers target a 15–20% return, our clients consistently achieve up to 20–30% ROI by using our design process, which increases market appeal, reduces time on market, and achieves stronger valuations.
What people say…
‘‘Raquel brings rare clarity to how design, decision-making, and ROI actually intersect in real developments.’’
ANGUS GRIFFIN, SURREY PROPERTY & POPPADOMS
“Highly professional and engaging, Raquel was a pleasure to work with, delivering a thoughtful panel contribution grounded in real project experience and a considered perspective on women in property and construction.”
KIM OPSZALA, PROPERTY & POPPADOMS
“This keynote wasn’t design theory; it was real insight into how design impacts and drives value, margin, and confidence for developers.”
SALIM MIAH, THE ISLAND PROPERTY NETWORK
