.uk
A .uk domain is the official country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom. Nominet UK, the official UK registry, runs it. Businesses and individuals use a .uk domain when they want a short, modern alternative to the traditional .co.uk.
Your .uk domain can be registered for 1 to 10 years, and you can renew it for 1 year at a time. DNSSEC is supported, which helps protect your domain against spoofing and DNS attacks. Names must be 2 to 63 characters long. Internationalised names are not allowed.
A .uk domain is a good choice if you want a memorable UK identity with clear geographic targeting. Before you register, check that you can provide a UK address for service, because the registry requires one.
Registration is open to anyone, wherever they live.
- You must provide a UK address for service.
- Your contact details must be accurate and kept up to date.
- No UK business presence is needed to register.
Renew your .uk domain before its expiry date to keep it.
- After expiry, there is an 80 day grace period in which you can still renew.
- There is no separate redemption period for a .uk domain.
- If the name is not renewed, it is released afterwards and becomes available to others.
You can transfer an existing .uk domain to Domain Central from another provider.
- No authorisation code is needed. The transfer is done by changing the IPS tag through your current registrar.
- Transfers usually complete on the same day once the IPS tag is changed.
- A transfer does not change the expiry date of your domain.
Changes to the registrant are made through your registrar.
- The registrant can be changed through Domain Central.
- The term of your domain does not change when the registrant is changed.
Nominet UK, Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)