Legal & ownership
Leasehold vs freehold (simple view)
Freehold is ownership for eligible holders on qualifying land. Leasehold is a contract giving use for years—common for villas and land.
In everyday Bali real estate talk, freehold usually means Hak Milik–class ownership available to qualifying Indonesian individuals on land that legally supports it.
Leasehold (hak sewa) is typically a private agreement—or sometimes a notarized long lease—giving you use and enjoyment for a defined number of years, with conditions around renewal, transfer, and what happens at expiry.
Neither word replaces due diligence: read the chain of title, zoning, and any mortgage or encumbrance. Duration and extension clauses matter more than aesthetics.
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