People building modular homes in back gardens will be able to rent them on private market

Micheál Martin said he didn't think people 'would build something costing up to €80,000 if it was only to be used for a son or a daughter who might leave after two or three years'

Work in progress on a modular home at Big Man Tiny Homes in Bandon, Co Cork. File picture

Homeowners who build modular cabins at the rear of their properties will be permitted to rent them on the private market, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed.

The Government is due to introduce planning exemptions to allow modular cabins to be built in people’s back gardens without planning permission.