Transfer Desk
Domain and hosting from one supplier, without handing over the keys
Bundling the two is genuinely simpler and it is only safe if you know, before you order, exactly how the name gets out again.
The short answer
Buy them together for the administrative simplicity, take the free first year, and confirm the exit before you order — because a transfer out is a registry-protected right and bundling should be a convenience rather than a restraint.
The practical test is one question with a one-line answer: how do I get the authorisation code. If that answer involves a phone call, a fee or a delay, the bundle is a lock in a friendly font.
Below: what the bundle actually buys you, the registry rules that govern the exit, when to split them, and the plan we would order.
By the Hosting & Domains team · Reviewed 18 August 2026
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Keeping the registrar and the host apart is a habit from a period when providers really did obstruct transfers. Registries now compel the release, so the caution has outlived the thing it was protecting against — and for a business with one domain, a single login and a single renewal date is usually worth more than the separation.
What has not changed is that the mechanics reward reading in advance. Two registry rules and one habit cover almost everything that goes wrong: the 60-day window after a registration or transfer, the auto-renew grace period at the end of a term, and the habit of keeping your own contact address off the domain it protects.
What one account genuinely buys
One login and one renewal date, which is as simple as it gets. What that free first year is really worth once both appear on one order. A guaranteed way out, since a domain should never be leverage against you. And how much simpler DNS gets when registrar and host are the same party — the records for the site and the mailboxes are created together, so the commonest configuration error simply does not arise.
That last point is the underrated one. Most 'my email stopped working' incidents are a zone rebuilt at a new provider without the MX records copied across. When one party holds both, the zone arrives complete.
The registry rules that govern the exit
A newly registered or newly transferred domain cannot be transferred again for 60 days. That is a registry rule rather than a supplier policy, it applies wherever you buy, and it is the single most common reason a planned move has to wait. Plan around it rather than arguing with it.
At the end of a term there is an auto-renew grace period during which a lapsed name can be renewed normally. After that comes redemption, where the name is recoverable but at a redemption fee considerably above the renewal price. Diarise the expiry date from the registry record, not from a reminder email that might go to a mailbox nobody reads.
The exit itself is three steps and no negotiation: unlock the name, obtain the authorisation code, start the transfer at the receiving registrar. Whatever registration time remains carries over rather than being forfeited, and the name keeps resolving throughout because a transfer moves the registration and not the DNS.
When splitting them is the better call
Two situations. When there are dozens of names across unrelated projects, a dedicated registrar account with one renewal calendar is easier to run than several hosting accounts each holding a few. And when policy requires suppliers to be separated as a matter of principle. For a business with a single domain, splitting them adds administration and no protection whatsoever.
The trap to avoid, whichever way you go, is any arrangement making it harder to keep your own domain the moment you move the hosting elsewhere. So read the transfer terms before you order. Ours reduce to one line: once the registry's 60-day window has passed, the authorisation code is released on request.
What we would order
The Sprint option, with the name on the same order. One figure covering the certificate, the move, the copies and the mailboxes, and a tier above it that needs no second migration.
The rate you register at is the rate you renew at, so year two costs precisely what year one did. That is the figure to compare when a rival quotes a first-year price for the name.
Order annually and the first year of the registration is included, which is the part of the bundle with a real number attached rather than a feeling of tidiness.
How you leave, written down before you arrive
We take no referral fees and we would rather hold a name because moving it was easy and you chose not to. So the transfer-out steps live in the help centre rather than behind a retention script.
NVMe storage and LiteSpeed caching sit under every tier, the smallest plan included — that is the floor here, not an upgrade.
- Authorisation code released on request, not on appeal
- Remaining registration time carried over on transfer
- Expiry dates visible in the client area
- One zone holding the site and the mail records together
Why Hosting & Domains
Standard on every plan
One rate, printed where you can read it
The name and the hosting both renew at the figure you ordered at, so the bundle stays a bundle in year two.
Written out of real conversations
The 60-day rule is at the top of this page because it is the thing people find out about on the day they wanted to move.
The essentials inside, not added on
SSL, the migration, mailboxes and daily copies come with the plan rather than appearing at the checkout.
One zone, complete from the start
Site records and mail records created together, which is how you avoid the classic post-move email outage.
A refund without an argument
Thirty days on hosting plans and seven on reseller; registered names sit outside, because the registry charges immediately.
The verdict as an order line
Sprint is this page's conclusion with a price attached: one figure, the essentials counted in, upgradeable without a move.
Quick Start
Order placed to site online
- 1
Ask how the authorisation code is issued
Before ordering. A one-line answer from the client area is what you want; a phone call or a fee is the finding.
- 2
Note the 60-day window in your calendar
A new registration or a completed transfer cannot move again for 60 days. It is a registry rule, so plan around it.
- 3
Read the expiry from the registry record
Not from a reminder email. Redemption after the grace period costs considerably more than a renewal, and it is entirely avoidable.
- 4
Keep the contact address off the domain
If recovery and renewal mail arrives at an address on the name in question, a mail problem becomes a domain problem.
Built In
Fitted to every plan
- Authorisation code issued from the client area when you ask
- Remaining registration time carried over on a transfer in
- Expiry and renewal dates shown in the client area
- The name's first year included when you order annually
- A, AAAA, CNAME, MX and TXT on one screen, edits live in minutes
- Mailboxes that answer at the name you hold
- Free SSL on every plan, reissued before the old one lapses
- A daily copy, with restores you run yourself from the panel
- A renewal figure identical to the one you registered at
- Money back within 30 days on hosting plans, 7 on reseller
Frequently Asked
Questions we field again and again
How do I get the authorisation code if I decide to leave?
You request it from the client area and it is issued to you. Lift the transfer lock, take the EPP auth code, and start the transfer at the receiving registrar; whatever registration time remains carries over rather than being forfeited. Ask any supplier this question before you order, because the shape of the answer tells you what the bundle really is.
Why can I not move a name I registered last week?
Because of the 60-day window that follows a new registration or a completed transfer. It is a registry rule rather than a supplier policy, it applies wherever you bought the name, and there is no way to shorten it. Plan a move around it and it costs you nothing; discover it on the day and it costs you a fortnight.
Is bundling them actually risky?
Only where the supplier makes it one, either by pricing the renewal well above the market or by making the exit awkward. So read the transfer policy first; ours is a plain auth-code release once the registry's 60-day window is behind you. With that checked, there is nothing left to be nervous about.
When is separating them the better call?
Two situations. When there are dozens of names across unrelated projects, a dedicated registrar account with one renewal calendar is easier to run than several hosting accounts each holding a few. And when policy requires suppliers to be separated as a matter of principle. For a business with a single domain, splitting them adds administration and no protection whatsoever.
What happens if I miss the renewal date?
There is an auto-renew grace period first, during which the name can be renewed at the ordinary price. After that it moves into redemption, where recovery is still possible but carries a redemption fee well above the renewal figure. Reading the expiry from the registry record rather than from a reminder email is the habit that prevents it.
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Bundle it, and keep the exit open.
The first year included on annual orders, the authorisation code on request, one complete zone, and renewals at the rate you ordered at.
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