A registrant transfer is the changing of the legal registrant (owner) of a .uk domain name from one entity to another.

If you no longer require your domain name, you may wish to transfer it to another party.

Transfer a single domain name

If you want to initiate the registrant transfer process, you will need to log in to your Online Services account and select the 'Registrant Transfer’ service. Please note that this service will cost £10 plus VAT, which can be paid by either the current or new registrant.

Read a step by step guide to the transfer process here.

Transfer multiple domain names

If all of the domain names you wish to transfer are in one account, and they are being transferred to the same new registrant, the cost of a mass registrant transfer is £10 plus VAT.

If the domain names you wish to transfer are in separate accounts where the registrant name and registrar match, we recommend you use our merge service first.

Chargeable and non-chargeable transfers

More information on chargeable transfers is available. There are also a variety of changes that can be made to the legal registrant's details that do not incur a charge.

Registrar  change also needed

During the registrant transfer process the new registrant can also choose to move their domain name to another registrar. Please be aware that a registrar can select a registrar change policy, which relates to whether the registrar accepts registrar changes or not.

Please note that the registrant transfer will not be completed until the registrar accepts this request.

Please note that if you only want to change your registrar and do not wish to transfer the legal registrant of your domain name there is a different process that you will need to follow.