I own .co.uk but someone else owns .uk, need help?

[Jamie10]

I bought www(dot)travelpartner(dot)co(dot)uk off of Sedo a few months ago and registered it with Nominet however the company that owned .co.uk before me still own .uk and I would like to register that as well. Do I have right of way when it comes to registering that domain or have I got a potential issue on my hands?

Thanks everyone, bit of a beginner when it comes to domains.

 

[loredan]

You have no rights over the .uk . The previous company owned the .co.uk and also registered the .uk as they had the right to register it. You should either make an offer to buy it from them or wait to see if they will drop the name. I doubt they'll start a business on .uk without owning the .co.uk

Hope this helps

 

[Jamie10]

You have no rights over the .uk . The previous company owned the .co.uk and also registered the .uk as they had the right to register it. You should either make an offer to buy it from them or wait to see if they will drop the name. I doubt they'll start a business on .uk without owning the .co.uk

Hope this helps

Okay thanks for the information, so if they register .uk as a website then my domain name becomes pointless basically?

 

[loredan]

Why would your domain become pointless? There are two different extensions you can also build a site on your domain if you like but then you'll compete with the .uk site.

This should be a sort of lesson ... never get into a .co.uk deal without making sure that either the .uk domain is included in the deal or you can somehow buy / register without any problems. If you plan to develop a proper business just make sure I own them both first

 

[Jamie10]

Why would your domain become pointless? There are two different extensions you can also build a site on your domain if you like but then you'll compete with the .uk site.

This should be a sort of lesson ... never get into a .co.uk deal without making sure that either the .uk domain is included in the deal or you can somehow buy / register without any problems. If you plan to develop a proper business just make sure I own them both first

Oh ok I understand, I'm not planning on starting a business with the name just looking to sell it.

Thanks for the information though.

 

[web3dev]

Oh ok I understand, I'm not planning on starting a business with the name just looking to sell it.

Recent trend of buyers for .co.uk is to get the right to .uk too, I've observed. But there are exceptions too. Recently a .co.uk common word with 25 million exact match searches dropped and someone registered it, leaving me a chance to register the .uk vesion. Another interesting fact is, Estibot valued the .co.uk version US$ 8,500 and the .uk version US$ 4,500.

 

[LucidDomains]

I'm from the UK and I can tell you that .uk domains are not taking off.

Stick to .co.uk and ignore the .uk extension.

The .co.uk extension has been ingrained into the UK's population's minds for over 25 years.

Investing in .uk is mistake in my opinion.

Yes it's shorter, but it's like saying would you register a .co over a .com because it's 1 character shorter?

.com is king.

.co.uk is king for the UK.

 

[LucidDomains]

I bought www(dot)travelpartner(dot)co(dot)uk off of Sedo a few months ago and registered it with Nominet however the company that owned .co.uk before me still own .uk and I would like to register that as well. Do I have right of way when it comes to registering that domain or have I got a potential issue on my hands?

Thanks everyone, bit of a beginner when it comes to domains.

They will more than likely drop the .uk extension. If registering it means a lot to you, I'd wait till they do and then register it for reg-fee.