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BOE-A-2026-15529 ·16 July 2026 ·Resolution not-relevant
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Decision by the Directorate General for Legal Certainty regarding the registration of resolutory conditions in the Land Registry

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has ruled on an appeal against a registrar's refusal to register an explicit resolutory condition from a previous sale. The case examines the validity of terminating a contract due to non-payment of the price and the subsequent re-registration of the property in favour of the sellers, in a situation where the buyer had not registered their right in the Land Registry.

In 2 key points

  1. The termination of a sale due to non-payment requires a formal demand via a notarial act, providing a new period of fifteen calendar days (Hechos I)
  2. The failure to register the buyer's right in the Land Registry ensures that the registered ownership remains with the sellers (Hechos I)

How it affects those involved

For parties involved in sale contracts with deferred payment, this ruling highlights the importance of registering resolutory conditions to ensure effectiveness against third parties. In this specific case, the buyer's ('Canarobra, SL') failure to register their right allowed the contract termination and the restitution of ownership to the sellers to be processed without altering subsequent registry entries that had not been formally registered.

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2026-07-16PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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