Notary / PPAT

In Indonesia two offices are often combined in one person. A Notaris is a public official who draws up notarial deeds and certifies signatures (Notary Law UU 30/2004). A PPAT (Pejabat Pembuat Akta Tanah) is the official empowered to execute deeds over land rights (sale, lease, mortgage) and lodge them for registration at BPN.

In a villa deal the notary obtains the official BPN extract for the plot, verifies identities and authority of the parties (including the landowner's spousal consent), drafts or legalises the lease and the assignment deed, holds escrowed documents (certificate, consents) and registers the deal. Signing can be done remotely under a notarised power of attorney.

Fees are roughly 0.5–1% of the transaction. Choose the notary yourself or through your lawyer. The "seller's notary" is not your representative.

Read more in the blog

• How the deal is signed, the notary's role
• Buying a villa in Bali remotely, step by step

Where the term comes up

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• Selling your villa and doing the exit properly
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• BPHTB When Buying a Villa in Bali. Calculation, Payment and Refund
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Updated 2026-09-20. Not a public offer. Regulations change, so we cite enacted acts only and update the entry when they do.