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Property Registry: difference between mortgage subrogation and novation in divorces

11 Aug 2026 44 views
Who is affected:
Ex-spouses with jointly mortgaged assets, property registrars and financial institutions

Summary

A resolution clarifies how the assumption of a mortgage by one of the spouses in a divorce should be registered in the Registry. A distinction is made between mortgage subrogation and modificatory novation with debtor release.

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The Directorate General for Legal Security and Public Faith resolves an appeal regarding the registration qualification of a divorce judgment in Lleida. The conflict arises because the registrar recorded as mortgage subrogation what the appellant considers a modificatory novation with co-debtor release. The creditor ba…

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Resolución de 19 de mayo de 2026, de la Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública, en el recurso interpuesto contra la calificación de la registradora de la propiedad de Lleida n.º 1, por la que se practicó la inscripción de una sentencia de divorcio.

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