Exactly the same thing happened to charlie.uk (see Nominet Whois) - Who I believe to be a NED candidate? At the time of purchase, everything was completed above board and in good faith on my behalf whilst being clarified over the telephone with representatives, management and the domain admin team over email; there was nothing automated about the process whatsoever. I am entirely open and transparent and to my knowledge Fasthosts had explicit permission to register that domain to me, as nothing was misrepresented. I am currently in dispute with this, as there is prevailing consumer rights to this. I will instruct legal action if possible, as it's an injustice.
See Whois details:
Domain name:
charlie.uk
Registrant type:
UK Individual
Data validation:
Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address against a 3rd party data source on 28-Sep-2019
Registrar:
Fasthosts Internet Ltd [Tag = LIVEDOMAINS]
URL: http://www.fasthosts.co.uk
Relevant dates:
Registered on: 10-Jun-2019
Expiry date: 10-Jun-2020
Last updated: 17-Sep-2020
Registration status:
Renewal required.
Name servers:
No name servers listed.
WHOIS lookup made at 19:27:45 17-Sep-2020
See Whois details:
Domain name:
charlie.uk
Registrant type:
UK Individual
Data validation:
Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address against a 3rd party data source on 28-Sep-2019
Registrar:
Fasthosts Internet Ltd [Tag = LIVEDOMAINS]
URL: http://www.fasthosts.co.uk
Relevant dates:
Registered on: 10-Jun-2019
Expiry date: 10-Jun-2020
Last updated: 17-Sep-2020
Registration status:
Renewal required.
Name servers:
No name servers listed.
WHOIS lookup made at 19:27:45 17-Sep-2020