How can I find out when my domain name expires?
If you want to find out if your domain name contact details are correct or when your, or any, domain name expires, go to the Nominet Website. You will find a search field that is labelled "WHOIS". Enter the domain name into this field, such as "bbc.co.uk". Please omit the "www" bit. You will then be presented with a page that contains information relating to your domain name.
On the data page, you will see the registrant's address if the registrant decided to display it. You will also see when the domain name was purchased and when it will expire.
Furthermore, you can find out the domain name server settings of a particular domain name. This will then allow you to find out about the web hosting company.
If you have lost your paperwork, this WHOIS lookup can be very useful to recover missing information about your domain name and your web hosting.
Also, if you want to purchase a particular .co.uk domain name and you know that it is not in use, you can wait until it becomes available and purchase it after the 3 month period it has to lapse without being renewed.