Any .uk domain name, including .co.uk, .org.uk etc, will be undergoing some alterations in the way they are created, managed and transferred.
uk. are handled through a UK Government appointed body called Nominet. Infotex are proud to have been full members of Nominet for over 20 years, holding the IPS (Registrar) tag of INFOTEX. This allows us to directly and efficiently manage many of our clients domains, as well as contribute towards the policies and procedures that Nominet implement.
Over the last 4 years Nominet have been going through an evolution to modernise and standardise, learning from the last 30 years and looking to future-proof it for the next 30. Infotex staff members have attended various in-person and virtual meetings as part of Nominet’s consultancy period. Their new process will ultimately result in .uk domains being managed in a manner much closer to how .com domains are currently managed.
A date of February 2027 has now been set for the launch of Nominet’s next generation platform for domain management, this will also bring with it a number of changes to the policies and practices as to how the domains are created, managed, transferred and ultimately surrendered although at present there are no plans to change the pricing of these.
The most important change is domain transfers will no longer operate using the tag based “push” method – where you request your current registrar to move the domain to another registrar. Instead, the domain will be unlocked by the existing registrar, and “pulled” into the new registrar’s account.
The rules around the quality of name and address data on domains will also be changing as part of a drive to ensure that all domains are accurately recorded and registrars will gain additional capabilities to update these addresses in ways previously only available by direct contact with Nominet.
If you’re interested in the details, you can read more on the Nominet website and some details are still being worked out as part of this transition that will affect all .uk domain registrations. However, most Infotex customers will not notice any change as we will continue to manage your domains for you. The more observant amongst you may notice changes to what we require from you when updating, transferring or renewing your domain(s).
