How can I change the owner of a domain name

Depending on the domain name extension, a different procedures might apply to changing the owner of the domain name.

The first step is always to make sure you add a contact to your account with the details of the new owner. For this:

• Logged in into your account, from the account dashboard, go to the list of your contacts:
  
• Click the button to add a new contact:
  
• Enter all contact details and press submit.
  

In order to actually change the owner:

• Logged in into your account, from the account dashboard, go to your list of domain names:
  
  
  
• Search for your domain name:
  
• Click on the owner contact:
  

From here on, the exact procedure can differ depending on the domain name extension:

Easy

With many domain name extensions, the owner change can simply be requested by selecting a different owner from the drop-down in your account:

Confirming this update, will confirm that you agree to changing the ownership of this domain name.

Trade

Some registries do charge a fee and have somewhat of a procedure before they'll allow you to change the owner of a domain name. If that's the case, then you'll not be able to select a different owner from the drop-down, but you'll see further instructions below the contact fields: 

Via the "click here" option, you'll be able to select a new owner and start this procedure. When this is the case, the registration period does restart and you have to pay as if it's a new registration.

Complicated

Some extensions prefer to make it more complicated, asking for paperwork for example or using procedures that are simply hard to automate. In that case, get into contact with us and we'll assist you with the update!