Sympli Domains
Buying and transferring a domain name
Buy with a clear route to registration in your name, move the domain to your own registrar, or leave the technical management with us.
Buying a domain
To ask about a domain listed for sale, use the enquiry form on that domain's page or call the relevant number. We will confirm the price and agree the transfer route with you before the transaction proceeds.
The domain is transferred only after full cleared payment has been received. If both parties prefer, we can discuss arranging an independent third-party escrow service, so funds can be held until the agreed transfer conditions are met.
Any escrow provider's fees, verification requirements and terms are agreed separately before it is used.
Who is Nominet?
Nominet is the registry for UK domain extensions including .uk, .co.uk, .org.uk and .me.uk. Registrars such as Sympli Domains manage registrations and changes at the registry on a registrant's behalf.
Sympli Domains is a Nominet TAG holder (OPSUK). That lets us manage a .UK domain for you, make a change of registrant, or arrange a move to another .UK registrar.
Choose how the domain is managed
Move it to your own registrar
Send us the Nominet TAG for the registrar you want to use. Where your receiving registrar requires it, it may also ask for a transfer authorisation code or other account details. We will use the appropriate registry process to release or transfer the domain.
Keep it hosted with us
Alternatively, the domain can remain managed by Sympli Domains under the OPSUK TAG. We can host the DNS and help with website, email and other domain settings, while the domain remains registered to you.
Details needed for the new registrant
Whether the new holder is an individual or a company, we need accurate registrant contact details so the domain can be registered in the right name.
- Full legal name, or company name and company number where applicable
- Registered or correspondence address, including postcode and country
- Named authorised contact for a company
- Telephone number and email address
What happens next
- Enquire about the domain.
- Agree the price and transfer route.
- Provide registrant and registrar details.
- Complete payment and transfer.
Terms and a clear handover
The transfer process and sale are subject to our Terms and Conditions. We will confirm the relevant steps for the particular domain before payment or a registry change is made.