Notes on double registration

Abstract

In 2022, a company acquired a cinema in Sabadell, by purchasing a single registry plot. The Land Registrar denied registration as he deemed that it entailed a double registration: the building described in the cadastral certificate appended to the deed invaded a neighboring plot, owned by a company extinguished over forty years ago and whose existence was ignored by the parties.

In this paper we explain how we solved this complex situation, which could have had very negative consequences on the financing taken by the purchaser. We also analyze the different legal issues that arose throughout the process, some of which are connected to matters addressed in previous papers, such as joint mortgages.