It is essential to keep the records at the domain registry up-to-date with any changes as they happen.
Failure to maintain correct contact information can lead to the domain being disabled or even deleted and made available again for 1st-come-1st-served registration by another person.
Updates to the registrant (owner) on a .co.uk / .me.uk /.org.uk / .ltd.uk / .plc.uk / .gov.uk / .uk domain name (as shown on a WHOIS at www.nic.uk) can only be made by us as your .UK Registrar with Nominet (the .uk Registry).
Updates to the registrant name, registrant type or registrant company number are treated as a change of ownership, for which there is a charge.
The fee varies based on the changes being made, whether any manual verification is needed, and the type of changes being requested.
The normal fee is currently £10+vat for change of name performed by us for the current registrant, £20+vat for a change of type/company and £35+vat for ownership changes which require additional verification/validation/checking (by us or by Nominet staff).
To pay the lowest fee, the registrant will have to open a support ticket in our client portal online - you will need to know your domain name (obviously) and what changes you require. If you do not know your login details, there is a recover/reminder/reset option on the login page.
If the current registrant cannot complete this process, then there is an extended proof-of-ownership and proof-of-identity process which must be followed and additional fees to pay.
If the domain is a .ltd.uk or .plc.uk there are restrictions as each LTD or PLC company is only entitled to one domain and it *MUST* match the full name of the company (as registered at companies house) or a verifiably in-use (or trademarked) abbreviation of the name - if your LTD or PLC has changed names, you will need to register a new domain, and not renew the current one - contact us for more details on the requirements and processes.
If the domain is a .gov.uk there are restrictions as each Parish Council, Government Department, political Party is only entitled to one domain and it *MUST* be unique whilst also matching all-or-part of the name of the organisation - if your Council has changed names, you will likely need to register a new domain and not renew the current one - contact us for more details on the requirements and processes.
Current domain registration terms can be seen at Terms & Conditions.
Nominet contact information ...
http://www.nominet.org.uk/
nominet@nominet.org.uk
+44(0)1865 332244
