## [Updates Corporate 11-2012](/pt/en_GB/new/updates-corporate-11-2012)
# Updates Corporate 11-2012
03 / 15 / 2012
-
- [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.garrigues.com/pt/en_GB/new/updates-corporate-11-2012)
- []()
- []()
[Download Updates Corporate 11-2012
](/sites/default/files/noticias/files/Updates_Corporate_11_2012_1.pdf)
Previous Next
ROYAL DECREE LAW 6/2012, OF MARCH 9, 2012 ON URGENT MEASURES TO PROTECT LOW INCOME MORTGAGE DEBTORS
Royal Decree-Law 6/2012, of March 9, 2012, approving urgent measures to protect low income mortgage debtors (the “Royal Decree-Law”), was published in the Official State Gazette on March 10, 2012 and came into force on the following day.
The Royal Decree-Law was passed to protect a large number of households that, in the current drawn-out economic downturn, are unable meet their mortgage payments on their homes. Its provisions (i) define the persons falling into the group it aims to protect; (ii) establish the immediate moderation of late-payment interests applying to that group; (iii) set out a code of good practice, to which credit institutions may voluntarily accede, and aimed, firstly, to encourage the renegotiation of the loans of the referred group and, if this is not possible – and as replacement of foreclosure proceedings – the dation in payment of the home to the lender; (iv) set out specific tax measures to support those mechanisms; and, (v) lastly, relax the formalities for out-of-court foreclosure proceedings.
Consequently, the measures included in the Royal Decree-Law are confined to the mortgage loans held by the identified group, “without undermining the fundamental elements of mortgages, the security and reliability of which forms the historical basis for our mortgage system”, as expressed by the preamble to the Royal Decree-Law.
The main effects of the Royal Decree-Law are summarized below in the form of questions and answers.
---
This publication is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or advice of any other kind. It does not seek to offer a comprehensive summary of the legislation and developments to which it refers nor to cover all published material, but rather to provide an overview of selected topics. It is therefore recommended that the official texts be consulted and specific professional advice be sought. Garrigues does not accept any liability for the use made of this information and assumes no obligation to update it after publication.
---
### Contact
[Javier Ybañez](/pt/en_GB/team/javier-ybanez-rubio)
[Contact]()
- +34 91 514 52 00
[Madrid](https://www.garrigues.com/pt/en_GB/office/madrid)
[Find more professionals](../team)
### Related services
- [Corporate and M&A ](/pt/en_GB/services/corporate-and-ma)
-
## Find a publication
Select service Administrative and Constitutional Law Agribusiness and Food Automotive Banking and Finance Corporate and M&A Criminal Law and Internal Investigations Data Economy, Privacy and Cybersecurity Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration Energy EU and Antitrust Law Family Business Fashion Law Financial Regulation Human Capital Services Infrastructure Insurance Intellectual Property Labor and Employment Life Sciences and Healthcare Media and Entertainment Planning, Zoning and Environment Private Equity Real Estate Restructuring and Insolvency Securities Markets Sports Startups & Open innovation Sustainability Tax Technology, Communications and Digital Tourism and Hotels Transport, Logistics and Shipping Facet Services detail Facet Services detail
Select type of content Publications Newsletters Garrigues collection Laws: amendments at a glance News Facet Publication type detail Facet Publication type detail
Min
Max
## News search engine