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A home sale before liquidation and a good-faith buyer

Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 952/2026 · Appeal 8328/2021
· Note published and reviewed: 2026-10-27

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Buyers paying value were protected when relying on the register showing the seller as sole owner. Knowing that he was divorced did not itself defeat good faith or require investigation of every possible unregistered matrimonial interest.

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Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 952/2026 · Appeal 8328/2021 · 2026-06-18

Original explanatory note based on the official Civil Chamber weekly summary. This is not a claim to have reviewed the full judgment. The English version is explanatory, not an official translation.

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