Overview

The advertised price of a domain name is rarely the final amount paid if you require secondary administrative services or extra security features.

Common Extras and Add-On Costs

• WHOIS Privacy Protection: In the UK, Nominet automatically shields non-trading personal registrants' data under GDPR guidelines. However, for commercial .com or global gTLD extensions, registrars may charge an extra £5.00 to £10.00 per year for privacy protection to hide phone numbers and home addresses from public scrapers.
• Domain Transfer Fees: Moving a .co.uk domain between UK registrars is typically free of administrative transfer fees. Conversely, transferring international gTLDs like .com often requires paying for a mandatory 1-year registration extension bundled into the transfer process.
• Premium Domains: If a short, desirable word or acronym is already owned, buying it via aftermarket brokers or auctions can shift pricing from standard retail rates into hundreds or thousands of pounds in one-off acquisition fees.