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Common questions
Is adviceonline.co.uk legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns adviceonline.co.uk?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for adviceonline.co.uk. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Dec 16, 2025 · 2 ownership changes since 2009 · last checked Aug 17, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageSep 27, 2006 – Mar 30, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described adviceonline.co.uk from Sep 27, 2006 to Mar 30, 2014 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“The AdviceOnline website was one of the very first independent money sites to offer regulated independent financial advice online when launched back in 1997. We have grown substantially since then and now offer a huge r…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
Fasthosts Internet LtdDec 16, 2025 – Sep 10, 2026 (latest)Registrar Fasthosts Internet Ltd in the registration data recorded, first on Dec 16, 2025 and most recently on Sep 10, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 1, 2026
Ownership
Ownership recordsJan 4, 2009 – Dec 16, 2025Registration records for adviceonline.co.uk are held from Jan 4, 2009 to Dec 16, 2025 (48 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Dec 2025 – Oct 2026Nameservers: transnexis.netNameservers: transnexis.netNov 4, 2018 – Mar 18, 2023Registration records listed transnexis.net nameservers (dns1.transnexis.net, dns2.transnexis.net, dns3.transnexis.net) for adviceonline.co.uk from Nov 4, 2018 to Mar 18, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Google Trust ServicesJun 9, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Google Trust Services issued 3 certificates for adviceonline.co.uk from Jun 9, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 4, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Let's EncryptJun 11, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (15)
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “The AdviceOnline website was one of the very first independent money sites to offer regulated independent financial advice online when launched back in 1997. We have grown substantially since then and now offer a huge r…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Sep 27, 2006 – Mar 30, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described adviceonline.co.uk from Sep 27, 2006 to Mar 30, 2014 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jan 4, 2009 – Dec 16, 2025Ownership: Registration records for adviceonline.co.uk are held from Jan 4, 2009 to Dec 16, 2025 (48 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jan 2, 2015Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jan 2, 2015. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Sep 24, 2015Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 24, 2015. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Current AboutUs recordJul 1, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Ownership change
Jan 2, 2015
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jan 2, 2015. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Ownership changeSep 24, 2015The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 24, 2015. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
2 ownership changes, 2009–2025
Nameservers: domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.ukOct 5, 2023 – May 8, 2024Registration records listed domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk nameservers (caught.with.domaincatch.co.uk, for.sale.at.domainlore.uk) for adviceonline.co.uk from Oct 5, 2023 to May 8, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.ukOct 5, 2023adviceonline.co.uk's nameservers moved from transnexis.net to domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk at some point between Mar 18, 2023 and Oct 5, 2023. Last seen at transnexis.net: Mar 18, 2023 (registration record). First seen at domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk: Oct 5, 2023 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 7 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: livedns.co.ukJun 11, 2024 – Dec 16, 2025Registration records listed livedns.co.uk nameservers (ns1.livedns.co.uk, ns2.livedns.co.uk, ns3.livedns.co.uk) for adviceonline.co.uk from Jun 11, 2024 to Dec 16, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to livedns.co.ukJun 11, 2024adviceonline.co.uk's nameservers moved from domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk to livedns.co.uk between May 8, 2024 and Jun 11, 2024. Last seen at domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk: May 8, 2024 (registration record). First seen at livedns.co.uk: Jun 11, 2024 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Let's Encrypt issued 2 certificates for adviceonline.co.uk from Jun 11, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 4, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate from Google Trust ServicesAug 7, 2026Google Trust Services certificate valid Aug 7, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026; the date it was observed was not recorded.Source: TLS check (observation date not recorded)
Nov 4, 2018 – Mar 18, 2023Zone file: Registration records listed transnexis.net nameservers (dns1.transnexis.net, dns2.transnexis.net, dns3.transnexis.net) for adviceonline.co.uk from Nov 4, 2018 to Mar 18, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Oct 5, 2023 – May 8, 2024Zone file: Registration records listed domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk nameservers (caught.with.domaincatch.co.uk, for.sale.at.domainlore.uk) for adviceonline.co.uk from Oct 5, 2023 to May 8, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Oct 5, 2023Zone file: adviceonline.co.uk's nameservers moved from transnexis.net to domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk at some point between Mar 18, 2023 and Oct 5, 2023. Last seen at transnexis.net: Mar 18, 2023 (registration record). First seen at domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk: Oct 5, 2023 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 7 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jun 11, 2024 – Dec 16, 2025Zone file: Registration records listed livedns.co.uk nameservers (ns1.livedns.co.uk, ns2.livedns.co.uk, ns3.livedns.co.uk) for adviceonline.co.uk from Jun 11, 2024 to Dec 16, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 11, 2024Zone file: adviceonline.co.uk's nameservers moved from domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk to livedns.co.uk between May 8, 2024 and Jun 11, 2024. Last seen at domaincatch.co.uk, domainlore.uk: May 8, 2024 (registration record). First seen at livedns.co.uk: Jun 11, 2024 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Dec 16, 2025 – Sep 10, 2026Registrar: Registrar Fasthosts Internet Ltd in the registration data recorded, first on Dec 16, 2025 and most recently on Sep 10, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 1, 2026
Jun 9, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 3 certificates for adviceonline.co.uk from Jun 9, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 4, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 11, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 2 certificates for adviceonline.co.uk from Jun 11, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 4, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 1, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 7, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services certificate valid Aug 7, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026; the date it was observed was not recorded.Source: TLS check (observation date not recorded)
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (failed)
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Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (failed)
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered May 28, 2023 — 3 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Fasthosts Internet Ltd — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 29, 2026).
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 69 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 69 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What adviceonline.co.uk said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
The AdviceOnline website was one of the very first independent money sites to offer regulated independent financial advice online when launched back in 1997. We have grown substantially since then and now offer a huge range of unbiased financial services via the Internet. We do not allow any banner advertising on the site as our aim is to offer unbiased easy to use independent financial services.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.