Proposed exemptions to garden cabins open to abuse by landlords, warns TD

The party's spokesperson for housing has said the draft proposals do not provide protection against 'unscrupulous landlords' from building substandard sheds in back gardens and charging extortionate rents.

Government proposals to provide planning exemptions for cabin or modular-style structures in back gardens is open to abuse by landlords, according to Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin.

The party's spokesperson for housing has said the draft proposals do not provide protection against "unscrupulous landlords" from building substandard sheds in back gardens and charging extortionate rents.