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A letter for confirming an offer of temporary accommodation to meet the main housing duty under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996.

The letter contains the information that must be included (under s.193(5)) if you want to end the duty should the applicant refuse the offer.

The letter also contains an optional section to include if the accommodation is to be let under a fixed-term assured shorthold tenancy, so as to ensure compliance with Griffiths v St Helens Council [2006] EWCA Civ 160.

In Griffiths the Court of Appeal held that the council must acknowledge that a fixed term AST will be temporary accommodation if the landlord exercises his right to recover possession at the end of the fixed term, i.e. the main housing duty will still be owed (unless the applicant's circumstances have materially changed).