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BOE-A-2026-641 ·12 January 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Companies: Land Registry cannot be used to block entries via private petitions

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has ruled that private petitions intended merely to warn, illustrate, or condition the assessment of other documents—rather than to trigger a registry entry—must not be subject to a presentation entry (Art. 420.3 of the Mortgage Law). In this instance, an appeal by a commercial company was dismissed; the company had sought to have the registrar deny the registration of a title in favour of a City Council through a private objection.

In 2 key points

  1. Prohibition on extending a presentation entry to documents that cannot trigger a registry operation (Art. 420.3 Mortgage Law) (art. 420.3)
  2. Petitions intended to warn or condition the assessment of other documents have limited scope and must not interfere with the registrar's independence (Resolución de 24 de mayo de 2019)

How it affects those involved

For companies and individuals wishing to oppose third-party registry entries, this resolution confirms that the Land Registry is not the appropriate channel for submitting allegations or warnings that do not seek a specific registry operation. Affected parties must use judicial channels to challenge the validity of acts or request precautionary measures, such as the registration of a lawsuit, to protect their rights against registry publicity.

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2026-01-12PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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