Property Registry refuses to register a house because the buyer acquired directly from the registered owner without real interrupted chain of title
08 Aug 202611 views
Who is affected:
Owners with private deeds of direct purchase from the registered owner who wish to register with the Property Registry
Summary
The General Directorate confirms that the title proceedings cannot be used to resume chain of title if the buyer acquired directly from the registered owner. The procedure only applies when intermediate deeds are missing.
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The resolution addresses an appeal against the refusal by the Registrar of Icod de los Vinos to register a 1991 judicial order on resumption of interrupted successive chain of title. The registrar denied registration because the promoter of the proceedings acquired directly from the registered owners, so there is no re…
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