Uk domain expiry

[jido]

Just got off the hook with Nominet, the UK Internet registry office. That was regarding a domain I was eyeing and which says SUSPENDED.

They told me that if the owner of a domain fails to renew, it goes into a grace period for 30 days. Then the domain gets suspended for an additional 60 days, after which it is dropped and available for registration.

In my case, the expiry date was 15 June. The domain got suspended on 23 July, which suggests that the rules above are not very strict. The Nominet lady told me the domain should be available around 23 September, though there is no guarantee.

Hope that is useful to someone else.

 

[liam_d]

Hmm not very accurate are they??

 

[BrandonG]

The grace period could be at maximum 30 days.

 

[jido]

Well that domain shows:

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 15-Jun-2005
Renewal date: 15-Jun-2007

Registration status:
Renewal required.
*** This registration has been SUSPENDED. ***

Nominet told me it was suspended on 23 July, I see no reason to doubt them. The domain is still not dropped to date.