About .co.uk

Connect with British customers online

The .co.uk domain is a popular choice for businesses, organizations, and individuals targeting the United Kingdom market. Whether you're a local startup, established enterprise, or e-commerce platform, a .co.uk domain provides a recognizable and relevant web address for reaching British customers. Strengthen your brand's British identity with a .co.uk domain.

Who it's for

  • UK businesses

    Companies trading in the United Kingdom.

  • Online stores

    Shops selling to UK customers.

  • Exporters

    Indian firms selling into the UK.

What comes with your .co.uk domain

Everything you need to point your domain at a website and start using email on it.

  • Free DNS & Mail Hosting

    Add our Free DNS & Mail Hosting plan at checkout for DNS management, email forwarding and two mailboxes (2 GB each, 4 GB total), free while your domain is registered with us. No website hosting is included.

  • Domain lock

    Lock your domain against unauthorised transfers and unlock it only when you want to move it.

  • Privacy protection

    Free on every .in domain. For most other extensions it's a low yearly add-on you can tick at checkout.

  • Full control

    Change nameservers and DNS, get transfer codes and renew early from your client area or the Motherhost app.

  • Renewal reminders

    We email you before your domain expires, so it doesn't lapse by accident.

  • Clear prices

    First-year, renewal and transfer prices are shown upfront, with a GST invoice for Indian customers.

FAQs

.co.uk domain questions

Straight answers on prices, registration, transfers and renewals.

A .co.uk domain is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom, primarily used by businesses, organizations, and individuals targeting the UK market. It provides a recognizable and relevant web address for connecting with British customers online.

Anyone can register a .co.uk domain, regardless of location or nationality. It's the preferred choice for businesses, organizations, and individuals looking to establish their online presence in the United Kingdom and connect with British customers.

Choosing a .co.uk domain helps you strengthen your brand's British identity and relevance in the UK market. It shows your commitment to serving British customers and helps you build trust and credibility within the local community.

.co.uk domains are registered through PDR Ltd. (PublicDomainRegistry.com), an accredited registrar, and managed by Motherhost. Motherhost is our brand.

It's an optional yearly add-on you can choose at checkout, where the .co.uk registry allows it. It keeps your personal contact details out of public WHOIS lookups.

Yes. Add our Free DNS & Mail Hosting plan at checkout for DNS management, email forwarding and two mailboxes (2 GB each, 4 GB total), free while the domain is registered with us. No website hosting is included. If you need more mailboxes, add business email hosting, or point the domain at any email provider you already use.

From 1 year, and up to 10 years for most extensions. You can renew early from your client area. The renewal price is shown on this page before you buy.

Yes. .co.uk transfers work differently from most extensions: there's no authorisation code. Instead your current registrar changes the domain's IPS tag to ours. Send us a message or open a ticket and we'll give you the tag and guide you through it.

Your website and email stop working on the expiry date. For a grace period after that, whose length depends on the extension, you can still renew at the normal price. After that a restore fee applies, and if the domain isn't restored it is deleted and anyone can register it. We email you reminders before your domain expires.

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