Outstanding common expenses do not prevent title transfer

The legislation protecting trapped buyers was enacted to remedy a serious and long-standing distortion in the real estate market. Many purchasers, despite having paid the purchase price in full and complied with their principal contractual obligations, remained without title deeds for years due to omissions, financial difficulties or other outstanding issues affecting the vendor or the development itself.

This is not merely a legal problem but also an economic one, as the absence of title...