.co.uk / .uk domain names

United Kingdom

The .UK extension is managed by Nominet UK. Created in 1985, this extension has gained importance in recent years and it's one of the preferred extensions of its inhabitants.

Actually there are approximately 8,650,000 .CO.UK registered domains.

Rates and features

.uk

7,95 €

There are no restrictions for such domains.

Registration period doesn't change

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
Registration	7,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Renewal	7,95 €	1 year(s)	2 dominitis
Transfer	0,00 €		-

Features
Domain length:	2 - 63 characters
Transfer system:	When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change.

.co.uk

7,95 €

There are no restrictions for such domains.

Registration period doesn't change

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
Registration	7,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Renewal	7,95 €	1 year(s)	2 dominitis
Transfer	0,00 €		-

Features
Domain length:	2 - 63 characters
Transfer system:	When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change.

.me.uk

7,95 €

There are no restrictions for such domains.

Registration period doesn't change

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
Registration	7,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Renewal	7,95 €	1 year(s)	2 dominitis
Transfer	0,00 €		-

Features
Domain length:	2 - 63 characters
Transfer system:	When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change.

.org.uk

7,95 €

There are no restrictions for such domains.

Registration period doesn't change

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
Registration	7,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Renewal	7,95 €	1 year(s)	2 dominitis
Transfer	0,00 €		-

Features
Domain length:	2 - 63 characters
Transfer system:	When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change.

Regulations

.uk domain life cycle

				30 days	60 days	5 days
	Domain registration		Expiration date				Deletion date
Domain available		Domain active		Renew grace period	Redemption period	Pending delete		Domain available

Renew Grace Period
Redemption Period
Pending Delete

Permitted characters

.uk domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.

Residency requirements

This extension doesn't have any residency requirements.

Technical requirements

This extension doesn't have any technical requirements.

Registrations

.uk domain registrations are immediate.

Transfers

To perform .UK domain transfers you will need to indicate the following registrar tag to your current registrar: SCIP-ES.

Renewals

You can renew your .UK domain provided is less than 30 days to reach its expiration date.

Cancellations

It's impossible to cancel the registration of .UK domains.

DNS modifications

DNS modification is immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.

DNSSEC

We allow the usage of DNSSEC on .uk domains. Your domain can take advantage of this additional security layer that DNS servers that are compatible with this technology can provide.
More information is available at: What is DNSSEC and how does it work

Domain owner change

Nominet requires that the change of ownership to a new registrant shall be treated directly with Nominet and the registrants. Both registrants (existing and new) must complete the transfer form and send it to Nominet duly completed along with a letter of authorization. You will find more information in the Nominet web: Instructions for the change of ownership

The change of ownership has an additional cost.