Registro de la Propiedad

Official public institution that registers the ownership and encumbrances of properties in Spain. Registration provides legal certainty to the buyer: after the public deed before notary, the purchase must be registered for the buyer to be recognised as owner against third parties. There are Registries by territorial demarcation; each property is registered in a specific one. Procedures such as the nota simple, mortgage registration and cancellation of encumbrances are managed here.