Changing the owner of a domain

If you have sold a domain name or otherwise decided that you wish to give that domain name to someone else, you can change the owner for most of the domain name types (TLDs) that we register. That can be easily done by changing the contact information in the WHOIS record of the domain name. You can read the article "Updating the contact details (WHOIS) of a domain" - there you will also find a list of domain name TLDs that do not allow contact information changes. Further in this article you will find information about changing the ownership of domain TLDs that have specific conditions for that - .eu, .co.uk, .org.uk, .me.uk.

Please have in mind that after changing the contact information in the WHOIS record of the domain name, the ownership of the domain name will be changed, but that still does not provide the new owner with means to manage the domain name. Therefore, it is recommended that such domain names be moved to a separate account with us or transferred away to another company, which the new owner has an account with, so that they have full control over the domain name. You can read the "Domain transfer" article for more information on transferring a domain name.

Here are some TLDs with specific requirements regarding ownership change:

.EU Domain Names
Changing the ownership of .eu domain names is a specific procedure that is called a trade. This procedure requires a new registration fee to be paid and once the trade is completed, the new expiration date will be one year from the date the trade was initiated. Also, the trade procedure requires verification via e-mail with the current owner. Another option to change the owner of an .eu domain name is to simply initiate a trade for that domain name with another registrar - this will transfer the domain name and change the contact information. When requesting the trade with the new registrar, simply provide the contact information of the new owner.

.UK Domain Names (.co.uk, .org.uk, .me.uk)
Changing the ownership of any of the .uk domain name TLDs is considered a formal transfer and the .UK domain registry (NOMINET.ORG.UK) must be contacted in order to fill out the necessary form and pay the respective fee.