Mortgage cancellation: Banco Santander can authorize the debtor to sign the deed with a zero balance certificate
25 Jul 202624 views
Who is affected:
Mortgage debtors, banks, notaries and property registrars
Summary
The DGSJFP resolves that it is valid to cancel a mortgage through an irrevocable power of attorney from the bank to the debtor, supplemented with a zero balance certificate issued by the entity. The registrar of Fuenlabrada had rejected the registration by considering that private certificate insufficient.
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The Directorate General for Legal Security and Public Faith resolves the appeal filed by a notary from Fuenlabrada against the registrar's refusal to register a mortgage cancellation of Banco Santander. The mechanism used consists of an irrevocable power of attorney granted by the bank's Executive Commission in favor o…
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