I've been advising UK colleagues to avoid .eu and other EU ccTLDs for domains recently specifically for this reason. Even if it is possible to buy them now, what happens at renewal? Even simple things like cross-border taxes could be a hindrance.
Too much uncertainty as to whether the UK will be receive a 'Swiss pass' or not. Actually .ch is a good stable ccTLD.
Do you have .io domains? If so, you need to get rid of them now because the status of the British Indian Ocean Territory is a lot less clear than the status of any EU country.
I don't know anyone personally with .io mainly due to the price and obscurity.
I do know people that have moved from privately-run TLDs like .info and .space to the Big Three or .uk after huge price increases. That was messy.
For all the failings of UK law it does still require a court order to seize a .uk domain. Back that primary domain with a less-catchy .com or .net for infrastructure and you have a stable, price-reslient arrangement.
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Wow that would be terrible news to wake up to.
I've been advising UK colleagues to avoid .eu and other EU ccTLDs for domains recently specifically for this reason. Even if it is possible to buy them now, what happens at renewal? Even simple things like cross-border taxes could be a hindrance.
Too much uncertainty as to whether the UK will be receive a 'Swiss pass' or not. Actually .ch is a good stable ccTLD.
Do you have .io domains? If so, you need to get rid of them now because the status of the British Indian Ocean Territory is a lot less clear than the status of any EU country.
I don't know anyone personally with .io mainly due to the price and obscurity.
I do know people that have moved from privately-run TLDs like .info and .space to the Big Three or .uk after huge price increases. That was messy.
For all the failings of UK law it does still require a court order to seize a .uk domain. Back that primary domain with a less-catchy .com or .net for infrastructure and you have a stable, price-reslient arrangement.