Leasehold property especially nearby got freehold properties don't have advantage all the time.
10 years ago when I bought my first house also I die die said I will stay there till I die. After 10 years, I'm forced to sell the house as I have neighbor that always give problem. Buying new property for own stay the bad part is you won't know your neighbor until you move in.

You will have problem to get prospect buyer for leased expire less than 40 yrs. Bank may not give loan. Cash buyer will think twice b4 place the booking.

Same price, same location. Freehold anytime.

If this is a newly built condo...rest assure that the lease wont be 99 yrs...it will be 99 yrs minus the building time.

Lishold property in general is 20% cheaper than fh...u can tell by the lower psf.

In a place where there are fh and lh...lh will loose out...

But for condo projects...fh or lh makes little impact bcos after 70/80 yrs the condo will be condamned anywhere...but if u intend to sell with lease period of 80odds years...its still doable and make sure the location is 'wong enuf'.

Chill, Guys. Let's put things back into perspective. This is not a LH vs FH discussion to begin with. TS already said both properties at the same location & same price. The key difference is 1 bigger BU (LH) vs 1 smaller BU (FH).

Two key questions are:
1) At what point, in your guys opinion, is the crossing point where it makes leasehold more worth it?
2) Does the cheaper RM/sqft and bigger space make it worthwhile to go for leasehold with all the problems it has?

TS, the properties that u mentioned r landed or high rise?

Actually this question is very subjective... is that 500sf mean to you? Do LH 27% cheaper mean good deal to you vs FH?

Or you may need to do some research, find those area nearby have FH + LH and compare their selling price whether the $/sf different is more than 27%

The prime consideration is the property itself especially for own stay one.

Get the one better in term of quality, how it is maintained, and make your living life comfortable one, which is invaluable in term monetory.

LH or FH is a secondary issue.

Even 2 properties are adjacent, it can be maintained differently, which determine the value of property especially for highrise whereby the key issue of its value not come from LH or FH, but how it is maintained in a top notch condition.

Actually, what's d problem with LH, really?! If lease is up, just renew it. In pj, that costs only $1000 for another 99 years.
A good property is a good property. LH, FH, wateva hold don't really matter. What matters is how much money are people willing to pay for it. All else can b negotiated.
(If malay rizab land, above comments is void

Perhaps just let your wife to choose... so in future she don't "mengamuk"... lol...

so what is the conclusion ? 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆🐴😂😂😂😂😂

Tmn Desa.

Since TS mentioned about wife factor, perhaps some of the potential scenarios to assess in future ...

S1) Bought LH, if there is any unplesent neighbors / neighborhood activities / property matter happens in future, will she complain "l have already told you not to buy this property. We would have been better if staying at the FH one"?
Weightage is higher if she contributes to the purchase.

S2) Bought FH, if there is any unplesent neighbors / neighborhood activities / property matter happens in future, you reserve the right to turn the table and say "We would have been better if staying at the LH one". (You have the future arguement advantage)
She has to keep silent about this argument.
Human side to consider, wife in general, will consider sense of secured(price appreciation) and a purchase worth every ringgit spent for family.
(Not promoting/hinting anything but spend some time to discuss with her)

P/S..no show her this post.
If l were you, I will choose the FH...

wife will always find something else to nag, if not about properties.

Wan4..its not about renewal of lease. I dun think anyone here will live til renewal of lease...be it at the end of 99 yrs or 20 years left.
its more to do with ease of selling should one moves forward in life and the perception of lishold over freehold. End of day, perception of human win over the actual laws itself bcos you cant educate your potential buyers.

Again it become FH camp vs LH camp.
still waiting for TS to give more info....