In June 2014 Nominet launched the registration of domain names
directly under the .uk domain extension. At that time, owners of
existing co.uk, org.uk, net.uk and me.uk domains were given five
years to secure the exact matching .uk domain. This reserved
"grandfathering" period gave owners of existing domains priority
to secure their matching .uk domains. The grandfathering period
will come to an end on 25 June 2019. After this date, the
reserved .uk domains will be released to the general public on a
first come, first served basis starting on 1 July
2019.
If you have not already done so, Lexsynergy recommends that
clients secure their rights in all eligible .uk domains before 25
June 2019 to ensure their brand is protected against domain
squatters who are likely to snap up domains as soon as they are
released to the public.
Currently, there are over 1 million unclaimed .uk domains that
will soon be available to the general public for the first time.
This includes high-quality domains containing generic terms and
limited characters. If there is a .uk domain that you wish to
register once it is released, Lexsynergy is offering an automated
registration queue. This registration queue will give you
priority access to this large pool of domains as soon as they are
available and is only offered by a handful of registrars. If you
are interested in learning more, please email support@lexsynergy.com.
.UK Domain Release - Registration Queue 13th Jun 19