The Property Registry cannot require a public deed to cancel a resolutory condition if the contract allowed it by notarial deed
01 Jul 2026
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Who is affected:
Buyers and sellers of real estate with deferred payment guaranteed by resolutory condition
Summary
A ruling clarifies which documents are valid to cancel a resolutory condition at the Property Registry when the purchase agreement already provided for a specific procedure.
Detailed analysis
PRO
The General Directorate of Legal Security resolves an appeal against the negative qualification by the Property Registry of Algeciras nº2, which suspended the cancellation of a resolutory condition agreed as a guarantee for deferred payment. The registrar required a public deed, court ruling or notarial deed, while the…
Full official title
Resolución de 18 de marzo de 2026, de la Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública, en el recurso interpuesto contra la calificación del registrador de la propiedad de Algeciras n.º 2, por la que se suspende la cancelación de una condición resolutoria.