The fees for 2018 were agreed at the recent Board meeting on 14 September 2017. The annual retention fee will remain at £107 for the fourth year running.

The 2018 fee is due on 31 December 2017. We will be sending out the payment notice in October. In preparation for this please ensure that you have provided us with your most recent contact details. Last year some architects fed back to us that they would appreciate additional reminder messages so please consider providing us with a mobile phone number and a secondary email address so that we can send appropriate alerts to you. You can update your contact details here.

When deciding on the fee levels, the Board works on the principle of ‘user pays’. This means that the fees link directly to the costs of registration.  For example, the retention fee payable by architects who wish to remain on the Register is £107, whereas the fee for first time registration within two years of obtaining their Part 3 qualification, is £142. This is because those applying for first time registration pay an additional £35 to cover the costs associated with processing first time applications. In this way, the Board works to provide a fee structure which is both fair and transparent. You can read more about the retention fee and other fees agreed by the Board for 2018 online.