Transfer .uk domains
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Transferring your .uk domain
Getting hosting with your domain transfer
If you have purchased a hosting plan with MD and wish to transfer your domain here, we recommend you contact your current domain registrar (the people you registered your domain with) and request that they update the DNS settings to the ones we gave you in the welcome email. You can of course do it yourself if you know how. This will make sure that your domain will work with your hosting a lot quicker.
Transfer procedure
When a domain transfer begins you will not be able to make any changes to the domain settings. Domain transfers are not instant and usually take 7 days to complete. You will be emailed once the transfer has been completed.
Step 1. Because .uk transfers are a push/pull process, you must initiate a transfer request with MD and then submit a request to the losing registrar to retag the domain.
Contact your current registrar and request to retag the domain name to the ISP tag 'ENOM' within 1 week of submitting the transfer request via our order form.
Step 2. Check the transfer pricing
Standard domain registration registration applies at current domain prices. Extends registration of domain name by 2 years.
Step 3. Place your transfer order request via our order form.
Proceed to the transfer order form. Select option 2 on the order form, 'Transfer my domain name to MD'. Enter your domain and click next. Proceed with order as normal.
Step 4. Wait for the transfer to complete.
Domain names transfers are not instant. Provided there aren't any errors / delays, it usually takes from 5 to 7 days for the transfer to complete from the time you approve the transfer. You will receive a welcome email to from MD to manage your domain name once the transfer is complete. Please be patient whilst your domain is being transferred. MD will email you once the transfer is complete or if there is a problem. The process can not be sped up.
Further Questions
Will a transfer affect my domain from working?
A domain transfer is a billing issue only. Transferring your domain name will not stop your current web site/email from working, as no settings are being changed. Whilst your domain name is being transferred, all settings are locked into the domain name and cannot be changed until the transfer is complete or it fails. This means you will not be able to update your domain name DNS settings whilst your domain is being transferred.
What is this error message - Failed transfer: Did not retag domain name
Because .uk transfers are a push/pull process, you must:
1. Initiate a transfer request with MD; and 2. Submit a request to the losing registrar and request to retag the domain name to the ISP tag ENOM.
You must submit the request to the losing registrar within one week from the transfer request otherwise the transfer order will be closed and the transfer will fail.
