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BOE-A-2026-2797 ·6 February 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
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Resolution of 15 October 2025, of the Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith, regarding the appeal against the classification of

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has ruled on an appeal against a negative classification issued by a Land Registrar. The dispute concerns whether a judicial order mandating the rescission of a sale and the re-registration of the property in favour of an assignee must explicitly include the cancellation of a mortgage of a later rank (Articles 18 and 19 of the Mortgage Law). The case examines the priority of ranks when a resolutory condition takes precedence over a mortgage charge registered subsequently.

In 2 key points

  1. Dispute over the requirement for an express order in a judicial mandate to cancel mortgages of a later rank (Hechos II)
  2. Analysis of the priority of rank of a resolutory condition against the registration of a mortgage (Hechos II)

How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies the requirements for judicial orders regarding the cancellation of subsequent mortgages when a resolutory condition is triggered, affecting the procedural certainty in land registry cancellations.

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2026-02-06PublishedPublished in the BOE
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