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In Spain it is obligatory to make the sale of property public, for legal safety; however, it is an obligation sine die, i.e., it is left to the judgement of the parties to decide the exact moment of going public with the news, although if only one of the parties decides to go ahead they force the other to do the same.

Therefore, the sale is perfected once the contract has been signed, and from that moment on produces all the legal consequences, the signature of the public notary is a mere formalism that guarantees what has already been privately agreed (which is why his position is so important).

Only contracts relating to real estate or rights affecting the same (such as the rights of exploitation, easement, seizure,…) have access to the Property Registry once they have been made public through the public notary