Get a name someone else holds
We find the holder, make contact without your name, and negotiate the price and the transfer.
How brokering works →Australian domain names · brokered, recovered, bought and sold
Own the name your customers type.
We approach the holder of a name you want and negotiate for it. We help businesses get back names they lost. A person reads every enquiry.
Type the name you want. We check who holds it, then we tell you the options.
Example only
Certificate of Title
Volume 2026
Folio 1019
Folio 1019
penrithgutterpros.com.au
- Registered holder
- Your business, by its ABN
- Namespace
- com.au, auDA rule 2.4.4
- Transfer
- Change of registrant
- Status
- Example name, not for sale
Schedule of services
Four ways we help you hold the right name
Get your own name back
A lapsed renewal, an old web designer who holds it, or a drop-catcher. We find out which, then act fast.
Start a recovery →A name with a website on it
A web address plus a website built for your business. The name goes into your business, and you own both.
See the package →Buy or sell a name
Our register of names for sale is opening. Tell us the name you want, or the name you want to sell.
See the register →The register
Names for sale
The register is opening
We are adding names now. The register lists generic and brandable names only. Tell us the name, or the kind of name, that you want. We look for it and reply by email.
Name + website
A name and a website, and you keep both
A website builder plan is a subscription. You pay for it each year. Our package is a web address plus a finished website, with the name held in your business.
We build the site for your business and set it up. You get a quote before any work starts.
Website builder plan
Monthly price
- Billed as a subscription
- Free domain for the first year only, on many plans
- You build the site yourself
NameDeed package
Ask for a quote
- A name that suits your business
- A website built for you
- The name held in your business
Website builder facts from wix.com/plans, checked 19 October 2026. Our package price is in your quote.
Recovery
Three ways a business loses its web address
The renewal lapsed
The reminder went to an old email address. The site went dark and nobody noticed for a few weeks.
If your .com.au expired →The web designer holds it
Your old designer registered the name for you. Now they do not answer, or they want a fee to release it.
If a designer holds it →A drop-catcher caught it
The name was released and someone registered it straight away. Now it shows a parking page or a for-sale sign.
If a drop-catcher has it →The .au expiry clock
- Day 0Expiry
The licence period ends. The website and email on the name can stop working.
- Days 1 to 30Expired hold
Only the current holder can renew the name. Act here and recovery is simple.
- After day 30Drop list, 24 hours
The name goes on the public drop list for 24 hours. Drop-catchers watch this list.
- ThenPurged and released
The name is released. Any eligible person or business can register it. The first application wins.
If your name expired in the last 30 days, send us an enquiry today. We check its status and who can renew it. Then we tell you the fastest way to get it back into your business.
Brokerage
The name you want belongs to someone else
Many good names sit unused, and many holders will sell. A cold email from a stranger rarely gets a reply. We make the approach for you.
Tell us the name
Tell us your top price too. We keep that figure private.
We find the holder
We use the registry record and the name's history. We do not give the holder your name.
We negotiate
We bring every offer back to you. You decide yes or no.
Transfer
The holder moves the name to your business. We follow the transfer until it completes.
Enquiries
Tell us which name, and what you need
Use the form for a name on our register, a name someone else holds, a name you lost, or a name you want to sell.
What happens next
- A person reads your enquiry. No bot replies.
- We check the name on the registry record.
- We reply by email with what we found and your options.
Questions
Common questions
Can I get my .com.au back after it expires?
Often, yes. For 30 days after expiry, only the current holder can renew the name. After that, the name goes on the public drop list for 24 hours. Then it is released, and any eligible person or business can register it.
My old web designer registered my domain in their name. Can I get it back?
The registrant on the registry record controls the name. We check that record with you. Then we ask the holder to move the name to your business. If the holder does not meet the eligibility rules for the name, auDA takes complaints about that.
Who can hold a .com.au name?
The holder must be a commercial entity. The name must Match its business or company name, an acronym of that name, its Australian trade mark, or the name of a service or goods that it sells. This is auDA Licensing Rules, rule 2.4.4. We check this with you before a transfer.
Who can hold a .au direct name, such as example.au?
A .au direct name needs an Australian presence, for example an ABN. This is auDA Licensing Rules, rule 2.4.3. It does not need the name to Match a business name.
How much does a broker deal cost?
You pay our broker fee only if the deal completes. We agree the fee with you before we contact the holder. The price for the name itself comes from the negotiation.