mholt

Suppose I want to push a .co.uk domain on registerfly, is it really $60?

Is there any way to avoid this!?

Thanks,
-Matt

bigturnip

It doesn't cost $60 to push, it costs $60 (£35.50) to legally transfer domain, but nobody will want a domain they don't legally own. Not sure if you can sell it on a 99 year lease to avoid fee, never looked into it.

http://www.nominet.org.uk/MakingChan...Name/Transfer/

mholt

I asked you in chat, did you mean PUSH or TRANSFER? You said push... O.o I got confused...

bigturnip

When you register a .co.uk nominet send you a certificate of ownership (can take up to 6 months) the only way you can ever change registration details is to send the certificate back with the form on reverse filled in and a cheque for £35.50

You can request a new certificate through their website, if you've lost it or haven't received it yet and they will send it to registered owner.

Morph

you can push it to anyone free but to legally change the registrant details of the domain you have to pay.

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mholt

Darn that's stupid...

Jiblob

Yeah its a real pain. I sold 4 .org.uk domain names and then ran into these fees so we cancelled the sales.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/139016-co-uk-costs-60-usd-push.html

I wouldnt really mind if there was a small fee, but $60 (£30) per domain is quite frankly IMHO rediculous!

- Luke

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Untitled

60$$.........Man i would but 20 new .info s instead of transferring those
LOL
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MasterB

Wow thats stupid... just because of that I wouldn't buy a .co.uk domain.

sdsinc

I think .co.uk names are valuable. It's one of the most established ccTLDs after .de.
I have a few in my portfolio but you should concentrate on the nice ones or those that you intend to develop.
Obviously Nominet does not encourage name speculation

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mholt

Well hey, lol, if you want to buy BusinessAttorney.co.uk at high $xx just PM me

dyaimz

I made £1000 on a 3letter co.uk

Or should I have cancelled cos of £30 transfer fee?

:-p

That's the old system...see nominets website for details

bigturnip

I really should read links that I post. Just assumed it was the same as last time I did it a while ago.

Just read through the new system, you now have to apply for transfer forms, send them between both parties to fill relevant sections in, provide photographic ID, utility bill etc. both parties write a confirmatory letter, fill in a remittance advice form, send off the cheque for £35.25 and then nominet will conduct a thorough investigation into the transfer and if they agree it you get a transfer. I guess they really are trying to put people off transferring names.

dgridley

I don't think it's the "transferring" they're against, IMO it's the "speculation" in domains they're trying to stop. No way it costs "them" $60 to transfer a domain... that's plain rubbish.

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dyaimz

Let's look at what actually happens:
When you buy a UK domain you receive a letter (snail mail) (after a few weeks or months). It has a code concealed within the letter which you use at nic.uk to confirm that you are the lawful owner. You check your contact details & change as necessary.

If you give/sell the domain to someone else, you can enter their contact details at nic.uk & ask your registrar to push the domain to their (uk listed) registrar. (Or create a new account at your registrar for the new owner to use.)

Then next time nominet send out their letter (which they do every 2 years when the domain is renewed) the new owner will receive it (with the code) & they will be billed on their new account.

So in practice there is no cost to someone else having full control of the domain.

But in nominet's rules the true owner is the person whose name is on the domain, not who is using &/or paying for it. So there is an element of trust involved in doing this.

One solution may be to make up a company when registering the domain so that it is not your domain but some bogus company name. Then the person who buys the domain assumes the company name.
But if someone creates a genuine company they could claim your domain if they appear to be the lawful owner (perhaps!).
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=139016

(That last paragraph was just conjecture.)

My conclusion is that if a $60 dollar fee is making or breaking the deal then get some better domain names! :-D