Reading Property Meet

Join Reading's largest property event for an evening of property networking featuring a new expert speaker each month. Network, mingle, learn and be inspired.

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The Reading Property Meet is a friendly, independent property networking event which has grown from a handful of attendees to over 40 per month!

We meet on the last Thursday of every month at the Thames Lido. The atmosphere in the room is infectious! With renowned guest speakers, a pre-networking deal clinic with Adam and lots of opportunity and time to network. You will get to meet fellow property professionals, with all levels of experience, who are only too happy to give you the benefit of their experiences – both good and bad!

The evening is hosted by Adam Vickers and Karen Stanbridge. They love networking and talking about property with both new and seasoned property people alike. Each month there will be guest speakers from the world of property and the professionals who work alongside them to offer people a chance to learn from their experiences.

For your chance to meet them, simply book your ticket for the next event by pressing the link below.

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June Guest Speaker

At June’s Reading Property Meet, Raquel Aparicio will provide a clear and practical session on Designing for Profit: The Link Between Concept, Market-Aligned Design, and Strategy, showing how design decisions influence GDV, market appeal, and overall project performance in real terms.

Session focus

Increasing GDV through strategic design
Aligning design with market demand
Improving outcomes by designing early
Creating future-proofed, high-performing spaces
Common design mistakes developers make
How design impacts sales, lettings, and ROI

This session is designed to move beyond aesthetics and into commercial reality, helping attendees understand how strategic design translates into better development outcomes, stronger positioning, and more profitable decisions from the outset.

About the speaker

Raquel Aparicio is the founder of Mar Design, a multi-award-finalist architecture and interior design studio helping property developers and investors increase GDV, accelerate sales, and strengthen ROI through strategic, design-led solutions.

With 20 years of international experience across hospitality, gaming, and super-prime residential projects including the Four Seasons Hotel, Chelsea Barracks, and The Ferrari Hotel, she combines design expertise with an investor’s mindset to create high-performing developments that buyers and tenants connect with.

Booking

Attendance is capped to preserve the quality of the room and allow meaningful discussion. Places are limited by venue capacity, and Reading Property Meet events commonly reach capacity before the event date. If understanding how strategic design can improve the commercial performance of your projects is relevant to you, securing your place in advance is recommended.

Early Bird pricing is available until 18th June, subject to availability.

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