Arb freezes fees for 2020 ‘despite Brexit’

The Architects Registration Board

Regulator says EU-exit and work on new qualifications is putting pressure on its resources

The Architects Registration Board has announced it is holding the fees that all qualified professionals must pay in order to use the title “architect” at £111 for 2020.

Its decision follows an unpopular £4 hike for 2019 that came after a four-year freeze.

A statement from the regulator said fees were its main source of income to fund its watchdog activities and that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union was adding additional burdens to its work.

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