Ownership & law
Assignment of lease
Переуступка лизхолда · Assignment of lease
A leasehold villa is sold not as land but as a contract: the buyer takes over the lessee's rights and obligations for the remaining term. It is formalised by a notarial deed of assignment (Akta Pengalihan Hak Sewa) with notice to, or consent of, the landowner — depending on the wording of the original lease.
What drives the price: years remaining and whether an extension is fixed (a lease with a 69-year horizon and a "25 years, no mechanism" lease are different assets), the villa's condition, its income history, clean paperwork (PBG, SLF, rental licences). The market discounts each remaining year more steeply once fewer than 15 are left.
Check in your own lease before buying: the right to assign without the owner's separate approval each time, no owner's fee on assignment, the notice procedure. Taxes on assignment — see the tax article and the BPHTB entry.
Read more in the blog
- Selling a Bali leasehold before expiry: discount and assignment
- Selling your villa: exit done properly
- Inheriting a leasehold villa in Bali: how to pass the asset to your heirs
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Updated: 2026-09-20. Not a public offer. Regulations change — we cite enacted acts only and update the entry when they do.
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