.UK Domain Names
Registry
Origin
United Kingdom
Creation date
1985
Description
.UK is the official extension of the United Kingdom
Whois
see https://www.nominet.uk/whois/ (updated in real time)
.UK domain names at Gandi.net
Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited by Nominet since March 2006Price: see the .UK domain names price list
Corresponding Gandi contract:https://www.gandi.net/contracts
Terms and Conditions
Assigning:- .UK are open to anyone. However, the holder of a .CO.UK (registered before 10 June 2014), .ORG.UK or .ME.UK (registered before 29 October 2013) has until 25 June 2019, in this priority order, a registration right of the .UK second level domain name that is identical, during this period only him can make a registration request for the domain name
- .CO.UK, .ORG.UK and .ME.UK domain names are open to anyone
Syntax:from 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place)
IDN (accented domain names):no
Registration period:1 to 10 years
Second-level extensions:no
Procedures
Renewal:deactivation of the domain name 30 days after expiration, late renewal possible during 60 days after deactivation of the domain nameDisputes:DRS
Transfer (change of Registrar):the process is started with the current registrar, by replacing their registrar tag with Gandi's, which is: GANDI. Then, the transfer must be initiated from Gandi's website within 5 days. The effective transfer is subject to validation by email and does not change the expiration date of the domain name.
Change of Ownership:Available on our interface, the current procedure consists of sending a confirmation e-mail to the new and current owners of the domain name. The expiration date remains unchanged
Deletion process:no quarantine period.
Registration period | 10 years max. | Register a .uk |
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Renewal period | 9 years max. | Renew a .uk |
Late renewal period (domain suspended) | 60 days | |
Restoration period | N/A | Restore a .uk |
Period before release (Pending Delete) | 2 days | |
Minimum period before a transfer | 60 days | Transfer a .uk |
Prices include Gandi's full range of services.
If you manage a larger portfolio of domain names, B to E rates are available with a discount of up to 50%.
Registration price/year | 1 to 10 years | $9.00 |
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Renew price/year | 1 to 9 years | $9.00 |
Transfer | - | Free |
Owner change | - | Free |
Restore (more info) | 1 year | $9.00 |
