Last year 95% of architects paid their retention fee by the 31 December deadline. We are keen to ensure that as many architects who want to stay on the Register do pay and avoid the unnecessary burden and cost of having to apply for reinstatement. We appreciate that many of you might want to pay your fee closer to the deadline, so we have provided a few pointers on how you might ensure your payment is received on time:

• The direct debit deadline has passed so unless you already have a DD set up, you will need to use another payment method.
• You can use the following links to insert a reminder in your electronic calendars iCalendar  •  Google Calendar  •  Outlook  •  Outlook Online  •  Yahoo! Calendar (compatible with most electronic calendars).
• We will be sending out text message reminders; to sign up to these all you need to do is to provide us with a mobile number. If you haven’t already done so you can provide this by clicking here.
• The easiest way to pay is online via the payments site.
• The fee is £107 although those based outside of the UK may need to factor in additional transaction costs from their banks if paying by bank transfer.

We’re operating extended hours in the run up to the fee due date, with members of staff in the office to answer your calls up until 8pm on 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 29th and 30th December – so please do get in touch if you need any help.

Apologies to those of you who have already paid or have the payment date in mind for communications such as these. We try to strike a balance between providing the reminders to those yet to pay, whilst not burdening those who do not need this information.

Please email us on info@arb.org.uk or call us on +44 (0) 20 7580 5861 if you have any questions or require any additional information.