House prices will rise further if garden cabin rules are relaxed, Government is warned

"Housing charity Threshold warns of potential unintended consequences of modular units"

"House prices could rise even further if government proposals to relax planning rules so back garden cabins can be used for accommodation go ahead, the Social Democrats has claimed."

"The Government proposed new planning exemptions earlier this year to allow modular units in gardens be used to tackle Ireland's chronic housing shortage."

Threshold warns of potential unintended consequences from allowing modular units in gardens to be used as accommodation. The Social Democrats claim that house prices could rise even further if government proposals to relax planning rules for back garden cabins go ahead. The Government proposed new planning exemptions earlier this year to allow modular units in gardens to be used to tackle Ireland's chronic housing shortage. The proposals would permit modular units and garden cabins to provide accommodation under changed planning exemptions. Concerns focus on the potential market and housing outcomes of those exemptions.

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