Unilateral mortgage cancellation: the requirement must be addressed to the current registered holder, not the original one
13 Jun 2026
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Who is affected:
Owners with registered unilateral mortgages and assignee entities of mortgage credits
Summary
The DGRN confirms that to cancel a unilateral mortgage, the registered holder at the time of cancellation must be required, even if it has changed since the constitution.
Detailed analysis
PRO
The Directorate General of Legal Security and Public Faith resolves an appeal against the refusal to cancel a unilateral mortgage in Mataró. The registrar denied the cancellation because one of the original creditor entities (Banco Sabadell) had transferred its participation to Axactor España S.L., which was already re…
Full official title
Resolución de 3 de marzo de 2026, de la Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública, en el recurso interpuesto contra la negativa del registrador de la propiedad de Mataró n.º 3 a cancelar una hipoteca unilateral por figurar dicha hipoteca inscrita a favor de entidad distinta de aquella a cuyo favor se constituyó y a la que se requirió la aceptación.