Lease .CO.UK and Reserve .UK

[Edwin]

The process of first offer on it sounds perfectly fair... but I think expecting people to double their payments is extremely optimistic.

They're a business. They can test whatever business model they like. I assume if it doesn't work out for them, they'll have a rethink. Nokta are a big player and have been in the domain industry a very long time. They're not going to just sit there and spin their wheels if something's not going to plan...

 

[MJT]

'Monsieur, with this hypothetical offer, you're really spoiling us.'

 

[namealot]

They're a business. They can test whatever business model they like. I assume if it doesn't work out for them, they'll have a rethink. Nokta are a big player and have been in the domain industry a very long time. They're not going to just sit there and spin their wheels if something's not going to plan...

All for business making a profit but does it help the image of domaning when big players do things like this some might see it as strengthening that its all sharks, squatters and its still the wild west?

Many would see it akin to lessor of commercial unit telling the lessee there going to dig out the basement and if they don’t pay the same again there going to let to a competitor.

 

[Edwin]

Blame Nominet for that (if it happens) - the reality is that everyone will need to tweak their business appropriately to deal with the repercussions, that's just common sense.

 

[Nokta Domains]

Doesn't the current proposal give the owner (you) the right to register the .uk, not the lessee?

Yes, the current consultation gives us the right to register .uk if we have the oldest registery date among .co.uk, .me.uk, and .org.uk.

 

[websaway]

Yes, the current consultation gives us the right to register .uk if we have the oldest registery date among .co.uk, .me.uk, and .org.uk.

So If someone leased a domain from you last year they would now need to come back and negotiate a price to lease the equivalent .uk ? ( assuming of course that it is introduced )

 

[Edwin]

So If someone leased a domain from you last year they would now need to come back and negotiate a price to lease the equivalent .uk ? ( assuming of course that it is introduced )

Nokta already answered this earlier in the thread: they are setting the lease price for the .uk at parity with the lease costs for the existing .co.uk domain.

 

[websaway]

Nokta already answered this earlier in the thread: they are setting the lease price for the .uk at parity with the lease costs for the existing .co.uk domain.

The question of currently leased names , particularly names leased before the nominet announcement, has not been covered.
So I am, out of curiosity , asking the question.

 

[Edwin]

There's a lot more background to Nokta's domain leasing operations in this recent interview and associated transcript:
http://www.domainsherpa.com/merve-engine-domainleasing-interview/#transcript

I was interested to see that they're making about the same each month on leasing 500 names as they are on parking the rest of their 70,000 name portfolio.

 

[namealot]

Blame Nominet for that (if it happens) - the reality is that everyone will need to tweak their business appropriately to deal with the repercussions, that's just common sense.

I agree the new UK should make many revue business strategies and some realise the fragility of what they previously considered an ever increasing asset. and nominets coercive monopoly has not helped does that justify price gouging, basically profiteering?

Which becomes most desired by business will one be a status symbol the other a workhorse whatever the outcome “uk” will make interesting times ahead..?

 

[Nokta Domains]

What they should have put is



What you made it sound like is the person leasing your domain will be able to register the .uk for themselves.

That is partially true. We give right to lessee to lease .uk for themselves if they lease .co.uk.