Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
You have just under six weeks to register your reserved .uk domain name before it’s made available to the public.
The deadline to register a reserved .uk domain is 6am BST (UTC+1) on 25th of June 2019. This marks the end of the ‘Right of Registration’ period set aside by Nominet in June 2014 to allow these third-level domain registrants plenty of time to decide if they want the shorter name.
Find out whether the right of registration affects you, how it works and what you need to do.
What can I do now?
Firstly, check if you have a reserved .uk domain name. This may apply to you if you own a domain name with the ending:
.co.uk
.org.uk
.me.uk
.net.uk
.plc.uk
.ltd.uk
You can check here to see if you have reserved .uk rights
Those who do have the rights to register a .uk domain name should contact their registrar to find out how to register it.
After 1st July 2019 any reserved .uk domain names that haven’t been registered will be released into the public domain and can be registered by anyone.
What if I don’t want to register a .uk domain name?
Just because it’s available to you, it doesn’t mean you have to