123 Reg

What to know about shopping at 123 Reg

123 Reg is one of the UK's largest domain registrars and web hosting providers, online since 2000 and now hosting more than 1.7 million websites. The product range spans domain registration across 400+ extensions (.co.uk, .com, .uk and many more), shared and managed WordPress hosting, a drag-and-drop website builder, business email and Microsoft 365, e-commerce store tools, SSL certificates, and VPS hosting — a full toolkit for getting a small business or personal project online without technical expertise.

The biggest savings come from introductory first-term pricing rather than ongoing renewals. New-customer offers regularly include .co.uk domains at a few pounds for the first year and .com domains for as little as a penny, with web hosting discounted up to around 50% and managed WordPress hosting up to roughly 48% off on the first term. The headline figures always apply to the initial registration or contract — renewal pricing reverts to standard rates, so the real value is in locking in a longer first term (two or three years) while the introductory discount applies.

Promotional codes appear most often around the new-year business-launch period (January), the spring small-business push, and Black Friday and Cyber Monday, when hosting and website-builder bundles are at their most competitive. Domain transfer promotions — moving an existing domain to 123 Reg at a discounted rate — also surface periodically and are worth catching if you are consolidating several domains under one account.

For first-time buyers, bundling a domain with a hosting or Microsoft 365 plan is usually better value than buying each separately, as 123 Reg frequently includes a free domain with annual plans. Check the renewal price as well as the introductory price before committing, set a reminder before auto-renewal, and consider a longer initial term to maximise the first-term discount. Adding an SSL certificate — or choosing a hosting plan that includes one — is essential for any site handling logins or payments, and the managed WordPress tiers are the simplest route for non-technical users who want a professional site without managing server software.

— MoneySaverCodes Team