HACKER Q&A
📣 petecooper

No-bullshit UK-based domain registrars


I am looking for a replacement domain registrar. I currently use Gandi, who are based in France. I am happy with Gandi's service, but I am looking for a UK registrar because of Brexit ramifications.

I live in the UK. The current Brexit transition period[1] means I deal with UK VAT for EU purchases, including domains. I pay VAT (sales tax) and can claim it back as a business expense. When the transition period is over, my accounting will be more straightforward if I purchase domains from a UK registrar.

I don't want the cheapest possible service, I don't want endless upselling, or any of that nonsense. I would like to buy domains from a wide variety of TLDs, be able to administer DNS etc from a sensible control panel, and have clear billing so I'm not spending time deciphering things.

Who should I look at? Who should I avoid?

Thank you in advance for advice and feedback.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/transition

  👤 papaf Accepted Answer ✓
I have used Tsohost[1] for a long time. They used to be Daily.co.uk.

For me the big advantage is that you can buy a domain for 10 years.

The control panel is pretty generic but works OK. There is no API to control DNS that I am aware of.

[1] https://www.tsohost.com/domain-names

👤 neilwilson
Not had much of a problem with Fasthosts (https://www.fasthosts.co.uk) in a couple of decades of using them.
👤 jadzia-dev
Why not just use Google Domains? You can just use an UK address and it will charge to the UK, right?