BOE-A-2026-17251 ·7 August 2026 ·Resolution not-relevant
Administrative

Denial of registry rectification: private application insufficient to cancel property entries

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has upheld the refusal of a request to rectify registry entries in the La Carolina Land Registry. The appellant sought to rectify seven properties via a private application, alleging a conceptual error; however, the Registrar denied the request as the document lacked notarial authentication and the necessary legal capacity to cancel entries made by public deed (Art. 3 of the Mortgage Law).

In 2 key points

  1. The private application lacks notarial authentication of the signature or ratification before the Registrar (Antecedentes de hecho Segundo)
  2. To register titles, they must be recorded in a public deed, a final court judgment, or an authentic document (art. 3 Ley Hipotecaria)

How it affects those involved

For individuals seeking to correct errors in the Land Registry, this ruling emphasises that a simple private application is invalid for rectifying entries originally recorded via public deed (Art. 3 of the Mortgage Law). It is mandatory to provide a document with notarial authentication or an authentic document issued by a judicial or government authority to proceed with the cancellation or re-registration of real rights.

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2026-08-07PublishedPublished in the BOE
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