.uk Domain Name Transfer Help

Transferring a .uk domain name can be a bit confusing if you’ve never done it before. This page will provide all the information you need to ensure you successfully transfer your domain name to us.

Transferring a .uk domain name is a push-pull process.

Preparation

Update your Contact Details

You must make sure your details in the WHOIS database are correct, particularly the email address. All .uk domains are administered by a company called Nominet and you have a login at their website - even if you don’t know about it. Login to the Nominet Online Service and ensure the Administrative Contact details are correct. You may need to use the “Find out how to access your account” link to recover your password.

Push

Before you place the order transfer at our website you need to do some preparation at the company you will be moving the domain name away from (referred to as the ‘loosing registrar’).

You need to change the IPS Tag. To do this you must retag the IPS to NETEARTHONE.

That’s all one word, all upper case.

Pull

Go to our Transfer In page, type your domain name into the “Begin Transfer In” box and click Lookup Domain.

You should then go through the order process to customise your domain and pay.

Email Confirmation

Once you have paid for your domain name transfer we will send an email to the administrative address. The email will contain a “Security Key”, this is like a one-time use password to prevent anyone but you transferring the domain name. Click here to create a support ticket, including your domain name and security key.

Once confirmed the transfer will then take place.

Complete

And that’s it! As soon as the loosing registrar releases the domain name to us you will be able to manage it through the Account Control Panel, this usually takes about 8 hours.