creating a free website

Im looking into a new business venture and i am going to need a website to help promote this,

I have read other posts and done a little research myself basically i am looking for a website (ideally e-commerse but not essential)

I have seen lots of free hosting and website set ups but there not strictly your own domain it is usually something like www.somecompany.com/mycompanyname when i am looking for something more like www.mycompanyname.com / .co.uk etc

who is the best company to deal with for this, I dont mind if it is a templated website to start off with as i would look to get a custom built one done in the future

also if anyone is a web designer or looking to have a go at designing one please let me know

Try this it's all free, my pal at business link said they are pushing it to help small businesses, he said there is a cap on how many domains they give away so it may be worth just signing up anyway just to get your free domain name.

http://www.gbbo.co.uk/

dannoble you can buy the domain from anywhere really because whoever you host with you will just change the dns settings to the new host.
Personally I buy all my domains and hosting from 1and1. I know some people hate them but I think they're fine, been with them for about 4 years now, both with hosting and a server and have probably spoken to them 5 times throughout that time.

in what niche is your website/product?