Layout of a Formal Letter
(skip the line)
Dear Sir/Madam / Mr/Ms {name}, (← salutation)
(start under the ,)
I would like to address a situation that arose when I visited your store on Tuesday 22nd November
{paragraph 2}
{paragraph 3}
(skip a line after the body of the letter and sign off on right hand side of the page)
Yours faithfully/Yours sincerely, (← sign off with either phrases)
{name} (← sign off with name)
If you start the letter with Dear Sir/Madam you MUST sign off with “Your sincerely”. If you start with Mr or Ms {name} then you sign off with “Yours faithfully”.
The language used in formal letter should be formal, proper English.
There should be at least 3 paragraphs in a formal letter.