Minister Nusron Announces Land Title Transfer Service to Be Completed in Just 10 Days
The Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), Nusron Wahid, is targeting the acceleration of land services for the public, with land title transfer services to be completed within a maximum of 10 days.
According to him, the maximum 10-day title transfer service will begin to be implemented on 17 August 2026 as an effort to improve land services for the public.
“We have established the SOP: title transfers within a maximum of 10 days,” Nusron told journalists following a Coordination Meeting on Land and Spatial Planning Policy Programmes for East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province in Kupang, quoted on Wednesday, 5 August 2026.
According to Nusron, the 10-day service comprises three days for processing the Land and Building Acquisition Duty (BPHTB), two days for completing the Deed of Sale and Purchase (AJB), and five days at the ATR/BPN Office for document verification and other administrative processes.
He said one of the causes of the lengthy title transfer process has been the verification of BPHTB payments by each regional government, which takes considerable time.
Therefore, according to him, the Ministry of ATR/BPN together with the Ministry of Home Affairs will issue a joint circular adopting a positive fictitious approach. If the regional government does not carry out verification within three days, the BPHTB payment will be deemed approved.
In addition to accelerating title transfer services, the government is also working to resolve various land issues in NTT, including conflicts between community settlements and forest areas, government assets occupied by communities, and the acceleration of community land certification.
Nusron said the central government is also committed to accelerating the preparation of Detailed Spatial Plans (RDTR) in NTT. Of the target of 115 RDTRs, only 27 have been prepared so far, requiring acceleration.
He added that the government is also resolving a number of land issues, including land acquisition in Rote Ndao Regency and the arrangement of coastal and marine buffer zones in West Manggarai Regency.
According to him, coastal buffer zones constitute common property or common use, not private property, so their utilisation must comply with applicable regulations and obtain permits from the relevant authorities.
Nusron also called on low-income members of the public who own uncertified houses to take advantage of the free land certification programme in accordance with prevailing regulations.