Comparative analysis of the german and Spanish property registries: would a European common property register be possible?

Abstract

Based on a comparative analysis of the German and Spanish Property Registries, the aim of this paper is to tackle the study of the feasibility of creating a European Common Property Registry, which eliminates the uncertainties generated when a community citizen acquire a real estate in another country of the European Union, granting legal certainty in real estate traffic. In short, it´s about configuring a community cross-border registration system, which streamlines and grants legal certainty to the transfer of real estate.