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BOE-A-2026-12141 ·5 June 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Administrative

Registration of deed of segregation and sale denied due to breach of the principle of successive chain of title

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has upheld the refusal to register a deed of segregation and sale due to a lack of successive chain of title (Art. 20 Mortgage Law). The individual who executed the segregation in 1989 was no longer the owner of the property at the time of filing, having sold the entire estate to a third party in 2005, who is already registered as the owner (legal grounds 1 and 2).

In 2 key points

  1. Registration is denied due to non-compliance with the principle of successive chain of title (Art. 20 Mortgage Law) (fundamentos de derecho 1)
  2. Two-month period to appeal by filing a claim before the Civil Court (Arts. 325 and 328 Mortgage Law) (fundamentos de derecho 3)

How it affects those involved

For the appellant, the resolution confirms that it is impossible to register the title of segregation without the involvement of the current registered owner or a judicial ruling (legal ground 3). The principle of registration priority prevents the registration of prior titles that are incompatible with the current entry (Art. 17 Mortgage Law). The procedure to challenge this decision is to file a claim before the Civil Court within two months (Arts. 325 and 328 Mortgage Law).

Lifecycle

2026-06-05PublishedPublished in the BOE
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