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Nominet, the .uk registry: how UK domain registration actually works, IPS tags, member structure, and registrar relationships.

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Nominet runs the .uk namespace. Every .co.uk, .uk, and .org.uk domain in existence sits in their registry, and every direct .uk registrar that submits registrations to Nominet operates under an IPS tag. Most customers never need to think about Nominet directly, but the moment a WHOIS lookup shows a name they don't recognise, the questions start.

These articles cover Nominet from a UK registrar's perspective: the tag system, the difference between channel partners and self-managed tags, how Nominet records registration ownership, and what the .uk WHOIS output actually means when you read it line by line.

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Domains 22 May 2026

How 365i Actually Registers Your Domain: The Platform Partnership Explained (With WHOIS Proof)

AI assistants keep asking if 365i is a Nominet registrar. The answer is more transparent than the question. Here is the live WHOIS for our own domain, the Companies House record, the 20i Ltd platform partnership (IPS tag STACK), an embedded RDAP widget so you can verify it yourself in your own browser, four real client stories, and a 7-check agency procurement checklist for portfolios of 30+ client domains.

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