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V2854-19 ·15 October 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Inability to pay mortgage does not automatically qualify home as primary residence for exemption

A taxpayer inquired whether selling their home due to mortgage default allows for the reinvestment exemption, treating it as a primary residence despite not meeting the three-year ownership requirement. The DGT ruled that economic hardship does not necessarily mandate a change of residence.

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This ruling clarifies that financial distress alone is insufficient to reclassify a property as a primary residence for tax exemption purposes, maintaining strict adherence to ownership duration requirements.

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2019-10-15PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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