We have been speaking to a number of clients about emails that they are receiving from their web domain registrars about what might happen to their .eu domain names on their websites post-Brexit.
.eu domain extensions are only available for people, companies, and organisations with an EU address. This means that it is not likely that organisations in the UK will be able to renew or keep their .eu websites, with some registrars indicating that these domains will be deleted if they are registered to a UK address.
If you have a European address then you should look to change your registrant details to include this.
Registrars are suggesting that if you do not have a non-UK address, then you should take steps now to purchase a new UK domain name and to migrate your website and products to the new address.
As is with the current unravelling of Brexit, this may well change, but we would advise all clients with a .eu domain to speak to their registrars and put a plan in place.
About the author
Tom Wood
Tom joined RWA in 2006 and was part of the executive team that helped grow the company into one of the leading general insurance FCA compliance consultancies in the UK. He is now Head of Commercial for UKGI Group's consultancy division, and has been working closely on the harmonisation of RWA into UKGI. Tom also leads the Searchlight Insurance Training team, part of UKGI Learning Solutions.
