One of the most common problems we come across with regards to business websites is where a domain name, a .co.uk domain name, has been registered to an individual who no longer works for a company and the business in question wants to do something with the domain. The problem is that the person whose name is on the registration for a .co.uk domain is the legal owner, and ownership cannot be transferred away from them without their permission.
This means that whenever a business registers a .co.uk domain name, which is governed by Nominet, the business itself should be listed as the legal owner, not one of the directors, the person in charge of IT or the
web design or
SEO company. If the domain is registered to one person, and they leave the employment of the company, they can take the domain name with them.
Even if you do manage to persuade the registered owner of the domain name to transfer ownership, it’s (more…)
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