Number of UK architects seeking to work abroad jumps 225%

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But number of EU architects joining Arb register also grows

The number of British architects registering to work abroad has rocketed in the last year, as people scramble to keep their options open after Brexit, new figures show.

Britain will leave the EU at 11pm tonight, three and a half years after the referendum in which 51% of the population voted to leave.

Figures from the Architects Registration Board released to Building Design show that it issued more than 730 certificates to work overseas in 2019, a 225% increase on the previous year.

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