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names.co.uk UK renewal prices: what it costs after the intro term
names.co.uk's Enthusiast plan advertises £1.00 a month in the United Kingdom and renews at £13.99 - 14.0x the advertised price.
That rate is not what is charged at signup: the 1-month term is billed as £1 up front, a total the host states itself. The next invoice after that is £14 for 1 months.
The advertised price covers 1 months. Over 1 years the service costs £12.91 a month, or £155 allocated to that period.
What the host publishes in the United Kingdom
Prices on this page are the figures the host publishes. Where the host publishes them excluding VAT, that is marked on the row and the figure is kept ex-VAT rather than grossed up, because the rate that applies depends on the buyer. VAT is not added to any total here.
| Plan | Type | Advertised | Cash due today | Renewal options as published | Increase | Conditions as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Shared hosting | £0.99 1-month prepaid term | £1 stated by the host |
| 10.1x | Billed monthly without a commitment: £9.99/month. Excludes VAT. The advertised price covers 1 month only, then renews. GBP0.99 for the first month then GBP9.99/month, ex VAT. An annual cycle is also published at GBP109.89 a year, which the host itself displays as GBP9.16/month. |
| Enthusiast | Shared hosting | £1.00 1-month prepaid term | £1 stated by the host |
| 14.0x | Billed monthly without a commitment: £13.99/month. Excludes VAT. The advertised price covers 1 month only, then renews. GBP1 first month then GBP13.99/month, ex VAT. Annual cycle GBP153.89, displayed by the host as GBP12.82/month. |
| Pro | Shared hosting | £2.00 1-month prepaid term | £2 stated by the host |
| 9.5x | Billed monthly without a commitment: £18.99/month. Excludes VAT. The advertised price covers 1 month only, then renews. GBP2 first month then GBP18.99/month, ex VAT. Annual cycle GBP208.89, displayed by the host as GBP17.41/month. |
| Pro-XL | Shared hosting | £5.00 1-month prepaid term | £5 stated by the host |
| 6.6x | Billed monthly without a commitment: £32.99/month. Excludes VAT. The advertised price covers 1 month only, then renews. GBP5 first month then GBP32.99/month, ex VAT. Annual cycle GBP362.89, displayed by the host as GBP30.24/month. |
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What it costs once the introductory term is over
A hosting price has three parts that are almost never shown together: the invoice charged at signup, the cost of the months inside the period you are comparing, and the invoice that arrives when the introductory term ends. These are different numbers and the two tables below keep them apart.
| Plan | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | £9.24 £111 of service | £9.62 £231 of service | £9.74 £351 of service | £9.84 £590 of service |
| Enthusiast | £12.91 £155 of service | £13.45 £323 of service | £13.63 £491 of service | £13.77 £826 of service |
| Pro | £17.57 £211 of service | £18.28 £439 of service | £18.52 £667 of service | £18.71 £1,122 of service |
| Pro-XL | £30.66 £368 of service | £31.82 £764 of service | £32.21 £1,160 of service | £32.52 £1,951 of service |
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What is actually charged, and when
| Plan | Cash due today | Next renewal invoice | Cash paid through 1yr | Cash paid through 2yr | Cash paid through 3yr | Cash paid through 5yr | Unused prepaid at 3yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | £1 stated by the host | £10 for 1 month, computed from the published monthly rate | £111 | £231 | £351 | £590 | 0 months |
| Enthusiast | £1 stated by the host | £14 for 1 month, computed from the published monthly rate | £155 | £323 | £491 | £826 | 0 months |
| Pro | £2 stated by the host | £19 for 1 month, computed from the published monthly rate | £211 | £439 | £667 | £1,122 | 0 months |
| Pro-XL | £5 stated by the host | £33 for 1 month, computed from the published monthly rate | £368 | £764 | £1,160 | £1,951 | 0 months |
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Service cost and cash paid are not the same number. A 48-month offer compared over three years has 36 months of service cost but a four-year invoice already paid. We show both and never call either one the total. No domain renewal, migration or overage charge is added to either. The full method is at Method.
How to read these figures
- On three-year service cost, Hostinger works out cheaper for shared hosting in the United Kingdom (£1.49 a month against £9.74) - its figures.
- Do not read the headline price as a rate. On Beginner it covers 1 month, after which the price is £9.99 - 10.1x.
- If any figure here is stale, the comparison is stale. Hosts change prices without notice and none of them tell us when. These were read on 2026-09-06.
Where to check this yourself
Go to names.co.uk and open its pricing page. Every United Kingdom figure above comes from https://www.names.co.uk/web-hosting, read on 2026-09-06.
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Written by Kaz, independent publisher. No commercial relationship with the companies named unless it is listed on the disclosure page.
Sources: hosts' own pricing and renewal pages only. Figures last verified 2026-09-06. I have not used these products. Nothing here is a personal test result.
Ranking method and formulas: Method. Listing position on this site is not for sale.
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