Shaftsbury Residence is a freehold serviced-apartment or SOHO component within the Shaftsbury Square mixed-development setting in Cyber 6, Cyberjaya, completed around 2013. Public sources conflict on counts for the residence subset versus the wider scheme. The first investor decision is therefore component identification: obtain the parcel plan, title, current MC rules and a dated same-component comparable before choosing an operating model.
Investor verdict
Whole-unit long-term is the default; any room or short-stay model remains conditional on the written management rules and parcel evidence.
Operating context and demand signal for Shaftsbury Residence
The mixed-development setting is useful only after the exact component is known. Public sources support retail and food convenience around Shaftsbury Square and D'Pulze, but they do not prove a tenant segment, current demand or achievable rent for a particular parcel. Compare only current listings and achieved rents from the same residence or SOHO component, similar layout, floor and furnishing condition. Treat every tenant-profile or rent expectation as an owner hypothesis until enquiry evidence supports it.
What the project record identifies
The PropertyGuru Shaftsbury Residence record, StarProperty Shaftsbury Square insight and iProperty building record support a freehold serviced-apartment or SOHO component in the Cyber 6 mixed-development setting, Shaftsbury Capital or iKHASAS involvement, and completion around 2013. The MPSepang official site is the local-authority reference. The sources do not establish one safe residence-subset count, one canonical layout mix, current rent, the parcel title or current MC permission.
| Decision input | Verified record | Owner evidence still needed |
|---|---|---|
| Component and layout | Serviced-apartment or SOHO component; public counts conflict | Exact component, approved parcel plan and handover condition |
| Project scale | Mixed-development setting; no single residence-subset count is asserted | Component, block, floor and parking allocation |
| Tenure | Freehold | Individual title and restrictions |
| Jurisdiction | MPSepang (Selangor) | Building-specific management and renovation approval |
Why the freehold tenure and the MPSepang jurisdiction shape the verdict
The component label does not prove that a room or short-stay model is workable. Start with the approved parcel plan and as-built rooms. Whole-unit long-term is the reversible default; existing-bedroom sharing remains conditional on the actual layout and written MC rules, and short-stay remains blocked until the written rules permit it.
Three checks carry the verdict for Shaftsbury Residence. First, identify the exact residence or SOHO component and compare the parcel to its approved plan and as-built condition. Second, get the MC by-law and COB filing position on multi-tenancy, short stay, pets and submeters. Third, confirm the individual title category and obtain written management approval before any fit-out. The public project record supports the Cyber 6 mixed-development context, but only parcel and MC documents establish the permitted operating model. Freehold tenure does not create an unexpired-lease countdown; the owner's holding period, current transaction evidence and the approved RPGT schedule remain editable exit inputs.
Operating model verdict
For Shaftsbury Residence, the three operating models stack up as follows on a building-specific evidence basis:
- Whole-unit long-term — the default. A twelve-month stamped tenancy agreement with a single tenant household, full unit access and no partition. The SPEEDRENO standard fit-out capex (lean / premium) is an owner-editable calculator input — enter the values as the
fitout_capex_bandfield in the renovation-roi-diminishing-returns calculator below; the building-specific capex reference is the SPEEDRENO shared runtime preset, not a published Shaftsbury figure. Enter the achievable rent as the calculator'srent_target_bandand the NOI curve marks a higher-spend scenario as dominated when it produces no additional economic NOI. The downside is concentrated: one tenant's exit voids 100% of the unit until the next cycle. - Room rental / co-living — The residence and SOHO components sit within a mixed scheme, and the approved facts do not establish a canonical bedroom mix for the exact parcel. Obtain the parcel plan and title first, identify only the existing lawful bedrooms, and test the proposed household arrangement against permitted use, current MC by-laws and insurer requirements without adding partitions. If those checks are satisfied, enter dated comparable-room evidence as owner inputs; do not assume any occupant count, yield gain or vacancy benefit.
- Short-stay / Airbnb — a turnover-heavy model whose intended stay length, occupancy, cleaning cost and platform fee must be entered as owner planning assumptions. Per the Federal Court decision in Innab Salil & Ors v Verve Suites Mont' Kiara Management Corporation [2020] 6 MLRA 244, an MC may pass a binding by-law prohibiting short-term letting; the Shaftsbury Residence MC's stance is currently unverified. Treat the model as blocked until written management evidence is provided.
For Shaftsbury Residence in cyberjaya, the evidence-bound verdict is whole-unit long-term as the default. The shared calculator above lets the landlord plug in dated building-specific rent and the SPEEDRENO fit-out capex to see the marginal return at each scenario.
Costs and workload to model
Use actual figures for purchase, fees, furniture, annual charges and vacancy; do not freeze a building-wide rent or yield. Renovation belongs in the yield denominator. Whole-unit letting has the fewest operational events. Room rental needs separate applicant screening, agreements, collections and common-area standards. Short stay needs cleaning, guest support and actual operator/platform costs.
| Model | What the owner enters | Default result |
|---|---|---|
| Whole unit | Current comparable, annual charges, furnishings | Primary scenario |
| Existing-bedroom rooms | Room demand and written management stance | Conditional scenario |
| Co-living | Shared-service cost and tenant evidence | Conditional scenario |
| Short stay | Written permission, ADR, occupancy and operator quote | Blocked until evidence exists |
Building-specific checks before you commit
For Shaftsbury Residence, the practical on-site and documentary checks the landlord must complete before any tenant signs are:
- Title and permitted-use check: obtain the individual issue document of title and the written permitted-use record for the exact parcel. The public project record does not establish either one for a specific unit, so do not commit to an operating model before checking both.
- MC by-law text request: written request to the management office for the pet, multi-tenancy, short-stay, submeter and renovation-approval stances. The turnaround is operator-specific; track your own request and obtain the by-law text, not a verbal "yes/no".
- Recent sinking-fund and special-levy history: obtain the last 3 years' AGM minutes and any special-levy notices. Enter any pending special-levy exposure as an editable planning assumption against your unit's sqft. For freehold stock, also confirm any ground-rent or lease-renewal obligations are current.
- Floor-plan and unit-condition photo record: take dated photos of every wall, floor, fixture, fitting and appliance. Save to a tenancy-evidence folder. This is the inventory baseline for the move-in and move-out inspection.
- JMB/MC insurance scope: confirm the building's master policy scope in writing. The landlord's contents insurance covers in-unit items; the master policy is a separate instrument covering the structure and shared areas; treat the two policies as complementary, not duplicative.
- Surrounding 200m walk: confirm the actual walking distance to the nearest transit, supermarket, clinic and school on foot. Cyberjaya is feeder-bus from Putrajaya Sentral / Cyberjaya UTC; MRT Putrajaya Line serves the corridor but the station-to-building walk is operator-specific, not a generic 5-minute claim. the residence is a serviced-apartment/SOHO subset of a larger mixed scheme; the per-block / per-parcel title category and the MC stance on short-stay vary by block and the landlord must check the by-law for the specific block, not the scheme
- SPEEDHOME listing filter for cyberjaya: pull the current 3-5 comparable listings on SPEEDHOME to confirm the achievable rent. Use 6-12 months as an editable planning assumption for the local cycle length; a 12-month-old comparable may be off the current rate.
Set the due-diligence timeline from the management office's actual response date, the title search and the on-site inspection. Do not assume a fixed turnaround or zero cost.
Downside
The realistic downside scenarios for Shaftsbury Residence:
- JMB denies short-stay: cannot recover the short-stay premium. Pivot to long-term at the same fit-out. Treat the foregone short-stay rent differential over the next 12-24 months as an editable planning assumption; do not publish a fixed RM figure without a unit-specific comparable.
- JMB denies multi-tenancy: the room-rental premium is gone. Long-term whole-unit is the fallback. Treat the differential against whole-unit rent for the next 12-24 months as an editable planning assumption.
- MC denies renovation approval: SPEEDRENO fit-out may be limited to cosmetic works (painting, tiling, trunking) with no partition or kitchen relocation. Premium scenario restricted; lean scenario workable. Confirm what counts as alteration under this MC's house rules before scoping the work.
- Restrictive pet policy: use 0% above the no-pet baseline as the editable planning assumption for pet-friendly rent. A pet premium is not supported by public sources for this MC.
- Special levy during ownership: a pending special levy for major capex (lift replacement, facade repair) is a material capex hit. Obtain AGM minutes before purchase so any pending levy is in your purchase-decision calculus.
- Vacancy exceeds the owner's trigger: set the trigger and any rent change as editable planning assumptions, then compare them with current same-layout enquiries and carrying cost before re-listing.
- Title or permitted-use mismatch: do not assume the parcel supports the intended residential letting model. Obtain the individual title and written permitted-use evidence; stop the plan if those documents do not support the intended use.
The downside is bounded if the landlord obtains the by-law text, AGM minutes, and per-unit title before purchase. The downside is unbounded if these checks are skipped.
Calculator
The calculator compares scenarios and keeps the gated options visible without turning them into promises. Start with the whole-unit panel, then add room inputs only after the documents and actual comparable evidence are available.
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SPEEDRENO fit-out capex path for Shaftsbury Residence
For Shaftsbury Residence, the shared runtime preset supplies lean and premium planning scenarios, not a quotation or a promised scope. Replace those values with the written parcel-specific SPEEDRENO quote, current same-component rent and actual annual costs. Keep approval-dependent work outside the model until the MC approves it. The shared calculator marks a higher-spend scenario as dominated when it produces no additional economic NOI.
The SPEEDRENO decision path is: identify the exact component and parcel condition, obtain the written quote and MC approval, replace the runtime planning inputs with current evidence, and commit only if incremental economic NOI supports the extra capital. Prefer movable or restoration-light choices so a conventional whole-unit fallback remains practical; do not assume every work item is reversible.
What the freehold tenure and the MPSepang jurisdiction mean at exit and handover
Shaftsbury Residence's freehold tenure and Cyberjaya location shape the exit evidence, but they do not supply a resale price or holding period. Use the exact parcel condition, title, MC records, current comparable transactions and the approved RPGT schedule at the time of disposal.
- Reversibility within the SPEEDRENO scope: prefer movable furniture and approval-safe work. Enter restoration or demolition cost from the actual contractor quote rather than a fixed percentage.
- Exit (sale): use the approved RPGT schedule, the owner's planned holding period and current transaction costs as editable inputs; confirm all exit costs when the sale is planned.
- Handover at the end of tenancy: create an inventory and dated photo record for every wall, floor, fixture and appliance. Keep it with the tenancy documents for the owner's required dispute, accounting and tax period.
- Pivot between models: a whole-unit long-term can pivot to room-rental (or vice versa) with a marketing and MC notice period that you confirm with the management office before committing. The SPEEDRENO fit-out is preserved; the operating model changes.
- Re-list timing: choose the launch date from current enquiry volume, comparable listing age and the owner's vacancy cost. No fixed Cyberjaya lead time is asserted.
For Shaftsbury Residence, keep the fit-out approval-safe and test it against the owner's actual rent, vacancy and holding-period inputs. The mixed-development setting makes the exact component, parcel title and current comparable set more useful than a generic Cyberjaya yield assumption.
FAQ
Shaftsbury Residence whole-unit vs by-room?
Whole-unit long-term is the default for Shaftsbury Residence. Existing-bedroom sharing is only a candidate after the exact component plan shows usable approved bedrooms and the MC rules permit multi-tenancy. Obtain a separate written fit-out scope and model its actual cost; do not assume one scope fits both operating models.
Shaftsbury Residence short-stay stance?
Only if the MC by-law text explicitly permits short-stay. Per the Federal Court decision in Innab Salil & Ors v Verve Suites Mont' Kiara Management Corporation [2020] 6 MLRA 244, an MC may pass a binding by-law prohibiting short-term letting; obtain the Shaftsbury Residence by-law text in writing before considering this model. If the written rules do not permit it, keep short-stay blocked.
Shaftsbury Residence verify before fit-out?
Obtain the MC by-law text, the per-unit title category, the approved parcel plan and the written renovation decision. The page does not assert a fixed SPEEDRENO scope. Keep any approval-dependent work out until written approval exists, then model the actual quote against a dated same-component rent.
Follow the Landlord investment decision guide for the owner sequence, test workload with the Real cost of self-managing a rental, and treat Room rental and co-living as conditional on the written building rules.
Matched SPEEDHOME close
After the unit passes its checks, list the compliant long-term unit with SPEEDHOME. The tenant spoke continues to own live availability; this owner page is the decision layer before listing.
For a Shaftsbury Residence unit where the per-MC verdict is whole-unit long-term and the SPEEDRENO fit-out reframes the rent case, the matched SPEEDHOME close is the landlord service: tenant screening, stamped tenancy agreement, monthly rent collection, renewal and the renewal-tenancy cycle. SPEEDRENO's standard fit-out is the matched capex; SPEEDHOME handles the rest. List with SPEEDHOME once the calculator shows the yield you can live with and the SPEEDRENO quote is in hand: List with SPEEDHOME.