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BOE-A-2026-14842 ·8 July 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Ruling on the registration classification of covenants in business mortgage loans for social housing

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has ruled on an appeal filed by the Official Credit Institute (ICO) against a decision by a registrar in Alicante. The dispute arises from the suspension of the registration of several covenants in a business mortgage loan deed intended for the construction of social housing (art. II). The appeal challenges the registrability of clauses regarding auction valuation, contractual definitions, interest calculation formulas, and repayment conditions (art. III).

In 2 key points

  1. The appeal challenges the suspension of covenants regarding auction valuation, interest formulas, and early repayment (art. III)
  2. The loan falls under the ICO Housing and Urban and Rural Regeneration Programme 2022-2025 (art. II)

How it affects those involved

For financial institutions such as the ICO, the ruling affects the legal certainty of registering specific covenants in business mortgage loans (art. II). For real estate developers operating under social housing programmes (such as the ICO Housing Programme 2022-2025), the registration classification determines the effectiveness of guarantees and the conditions for loan enforcement (art. II). The dispute highlights the tension between party autonomy in business contracts and the Registrar's power to classify interest and repayment clauses (art. III).

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2026-07-08PublishedPublished in the BOE
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