Also not to forget the state is not obligated to renew even if you have money. And the state is not obligated to compensate you after the lease has expired. If the owner has a say then might as well make it freehold. The notion of leasehold means the state has the final say. Not you.

Just imagine you go lease a car from BMW. After 1 year must they compensate you if they wanna take back? Can you stop force them to renew? Remember it's a lease.

As for freehold, they can take your land but they must compensate for taking over your land.

If I am TS, I will buy only freehold. And go condo freehold if you must buy in good location but landed expensive. Never buy freehold in bad location.

If you do buy leasehold, remember to dispose the property after 25 years and upgrade to freehold. Because there are many in Malaysia who still believe lease guaranteed can be renewed. When 99 lease expired their kids will cry father cry mother "PA ma, I thought you said can renew this double story Kota Damansara house wan? Why? Why did you leave me with nothing?"