Selling a .co.uk domain

[MikeBigg]

I have a number of .co.uk domains that I am considering selling.

As I understand it, Nominet charge a transfer fee of £30.

Does the buyer or seller normally pay this fee?

Are there any gotchas I should be aware of?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[hey.co.uk]

The fee is now £11.75

 

[dhscott]

It is £10 without the VAT

It is £22 for bulk transfers without the VAT. You will have to fill in a transfer form for each domain and send it to Nominet also

 

[MikeBigg]

Thanks guys,

the reduced fee is good news ... but what about who pays? Is it acceptable to write something like "buyer pays transfer fees" in the sales ad?

Mike

 

[PeterBrown]

Transfer it to 123-Reg.co.uk for free :P

 

[dhscott]

Transfer it to 123-Reg.co.uk for free :P

You still have to pay nominet to transfer actual ownership of the domain name.

And yes, it is acceptable to say Buyer pays NTF (Nominet Transfer Fee). I think it's more sensible to just include it in your price however, this way you can say that you're paying the NTF as an incentive :hehe:

 

[hey.co.uk]

With regards to who pays it I think it depends on the size of the deal.

If it is a £100 sale then a tenner fee is 10% whereas on a £10,000 deal it is less important.

I would not lose a deal for the sake of a tenner